{"id":163269,"date":"2025-03-29T06:55:58","date_gmt":"2025-03-29T06:55:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/recipes\/category-a-b\/barbecue\/the-mac-n-cheese-bun-burger-grillocracy\/"},"modified":"2025-03-29T06:55:58","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T06:55:58","slug":"the-mac-n-cheese-bun-burger-grillocracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=163269","title":{"rendered":"The Mac-N-Cheese Bun Burger \u2014 Grillocracy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.squarespace-cdn.com\/content\/v1\/54b2faf2e4b0c67d15add912\/1505772965823-INWA627NLWR4MV7LJLP8\/Macandcheeseburger2jpeg-3612894_p9.jpg?format=1500w\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>ULTIMATE MAC-AND-CHEESE BURGER<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>Yield:\u00a0 Serves 2<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>Prep Time: 45 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>Cook Time:\u00a0 10 minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>Ingredients <\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">\u00be lb. ground beef (preferably an 80\/20 blend)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">1\/8 cup shredded Colby jack cheese<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">4 slices thick cut bacon, cooked<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Panko crusted mac-and-cheese buns (recipe follows)<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>Instructions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Fire up a full chimney of Original Kingsford\u00ae\u00a0Charcoal, or light a pile of about 100 briquets. Configure the coals for a two-zone fire, placing the briquets on one half of the charcoal grate to create a hot zone for grilling and a cool zone for moving the burgers during flare-ups. Adjust the bottom grill vents for medium-high heat cooking, approximately 400-425 degrees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Form ground beef into 4 flat patties.\u00a0 Place 1\/2 of the grated cheese in the center of each of two patties.\u00a0 Top with the remaining two patties and pinch the edges closed to create cheese stuffed burgers.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Place the burgers on the grill and cook until they reach an internal temperature of 160 degrees.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">To assemble the burgers, place the cheese stuffed patties on the bottom mac-and-cheese buns.\u00a0 Add 2 slices of bacon and the top bun to each burger then serve immediately.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>PANKO CRUSTED MAC-AND-CHEESE BUNS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>Ingredients<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">2 (8oz.) boxes elbow macaroni and cheese mix<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">2 cups flour<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">1 tsp. Kosher salt<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">4 eggs, beaten with 2 tbsp. milk<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">4 cups panko breadcrumbs<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Canola oil or peanut oil for frying<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\"><strong>Instructions<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Make macaroni and cheese mixes according to directions.\u00a0 Place the mac-and-cheese in a large bowl and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes to cool completely and thicken.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">Using your hands, form 2 divided cups of the mac-and-cheese into two 4.5-inch wide disks for the bottom buns.\u00a0 To create the top buns, use 3-4 cups of mac-and-cheese to create two 4.5-inch wide domes.\u00a0 Wrap each bun half tightly with plastic wrap and place in the freezer for 15-20 minutes to harden but not completely freeze.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">As the grill comes to temperature, place the flour and salt in a shallow bowl and stir to combine.\u00a0 Place beaten eggs in a second bowl and the panko in a third.\u00a0 Working one at a time, dredge each bun half in flour, then the egg mixture, then panko.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" style=\"white-space:pre-wrap;\">In a medium saucepan, add approximately 4 inches and heat over medium-high heat.\u00a0 When the oil begins to shimmer, add the mac-and-cheese \u201cbuns\u201d one at a time and fry for approximately 2 minutes until golden brown.\u00a0 Remove the bun from the oil and set on paper towels to drain.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ULTIMATE MAC-AND-CHEESE BURGER Yield:\u00a0 Serves 2 Prep Time: 45 minutes Cook Time:\u00a0 10 minutes Ingredients \u00be lb. ground beef (preferably an 80\/20 blend) 1\/8 cup shredded Colby jack cheese 4 slices thick cut bacon, cooked Panko crusted mac-and-cheese buns (recipe follows) Instructions Fire up a full chimney of Original Kingsford\u00ae\u00a0Charcoal, or light a pile of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":163270,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[136],"tags":[58674,6255,24379,66501],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-163269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-barbecue","tag-bun","tag-burger","tag-grillocracy","tag-macncheese"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.4 - 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