Name: Pesto Hamburgers Freezer Recipe
Ingredients: 3 lbs lean ground beef ( not previously frozen!); 3 bread slices, crumbed (white or brown bread is fine); 2 onions chopped; 3 eggs; 3/4 cup Parmesan cheese; 6 tbsp pesto; 3 garlic cloves minced; 1/4 cup mayonnaise; 2 tbsp pesto

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A different spin on regular hamburgers, this time with basil pesto.

Makes 12 burgers.

Pesto Hamburgers Freezer Recipe

I love pesto, and these burgers are a nice change from the traditional burgers found in most once a month cooking.

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Servings 12 burgers

Equipment

freezer

Ingredients

3 lbs lean ground beef not previously frozen!
3 bread slices, crumbed white or brown bread is fine
2 onions chopped
3 eggs
3/4 cup Parmesan cheese
6 tbsp pesto
3 garlic cloves minced

On serving day

1/4 cup mayonnaise
2 tbsp pesto

Instructions

In a large bowl, combine egg, bread crumbs, onion, cheese, pesto and garlic, mixing well. Add ground beef, stirring until fully combined.
Divide into 12 and make 12 burgers (about 5" in diameter), making sure to depress the center of each slightly.
Flash freeze on cookie sheet, then transfer into freezer ziploc bag container. Or separate each with wax/parchment paper, and freeze stacked.

On serving day

Remove burgers from freezer the night before or morning of serving, and allow to defrost in refrigerator.
Cook on grill (indoor or outdoor) until center of burgers reach a temperature of 160F.
Serve with basil mayonnaise (mixing mayo and pesto together) on a bun with your choice of burger toppings.