Southern Pimento Cheese Burgers
These hearty grilled cheeseburgers are layered with bacon, honey slaw, a pimento cheese spread, and crushed potato chips and are then toasted in the oven and served warm.

Ingredients
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Pimento Cheese:
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1 cup shredded extra-sharp cheddar cheese, at room temperature
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1/3 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese, at room temperature
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3 tablespoons mayonnaise
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2 tablespoons cream cheese, softened
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2 ounces jarred diced pimento peppers, drained
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1 tablespoon bread and butter pickle juice
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1/2 tablespoon creamy horseradish sauce
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1 teaspoon yellow mustard
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Honey Slaw:
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2 tablespoons mayonnaise
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1 tablespoon honey
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1-1/4 cups shredded cabbage
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8 slices thick-cut applewood smoked bacon
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Burgers:
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1-1/4 pounds ground chuck
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1/4 pound cured and smoked country ham, finely chopped (or chopped in a food processor)
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1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
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1/4 teaspoon black pepper
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4 potato hamburger buns, split
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1/2 cup crushed kettle-cooked potato chips
Directions
1.
Heat oven to 375 degrees.
2.
Pimento Cheese: In a medium bowl, combine cheddar, Monterey Jack, mayonnaise, cream cheese, pimento peppers, pickle juice, horseradish sauce and mustard; mix until well-combined.
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Honey Slaw: In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise, honey and cabbage; mix until well-combined.
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Heat a 12-inch nonstick grill pan over medium-high heat. Add bacon and cook 5 to 10 minutes or until crisp, flipping once. Drain on a paper-towel-lined plate. Pour off almost all of the bacon fat from the pan, leaving a very thin layer.
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Burgers: Combine the beef, country ham, salt and pepper in a large bowl. Handling the meat as little as possible to avoid compacting it, mix well. Divide the mixture into 4 equal portions and form into patties to fit the buns.
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Using the same grill pan, cook the hamburgers over medium-high heat for 8 to 12 minutes, turning once, until internal temperature registers 145 degrees on an instant- read thermometer for medium-rare.
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Meanwhile, place buns on a rack in the oven. Bake for 3 to 5 minutes or until lightly toasted.
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Assembly suggestions: Spread a generous amount of Pimento Cheese on the cut sides of the buns. On each bun bottom, place a thin layer of Honey Slaw. Top the slaw with a burger, 2 slices of bacon and crushed potato chips. Add the bun tops. Place the completed hamburgers on a nonstick baking sheet and bake in the oven for 1 minute. Serve burgers on warm plates.
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