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July 29, 2015 By Nancylynn 20 Comments

Blue Cheese Burgers

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Blue cheese burgers are a great meal for indoor or outdoor grilling. Extra lean sirloin and salty blue cheese make this a delicious, 21 Day Fix recipe!

Confession # 44 – I couldn’t live in a world without cheeseburgers.

I exaggerate not.

I consider myself a foodie with a diverse palate, but when it comes down to it, I think burgers are my favorite food.

And, sorry turkey burgers, I’m not talking about you.

If you think you can’t enjoy a delicious burger while on the FIX, think again.  Ground beef can actually be healthy and low fat!  It’s all in the cut.

Just a little background.  I learned how to make burgers from Bobby Flay on an episode of Boy Meets Grill.  That man knows his stuff.  My burgers have been a hit since, and everyone wants to know what’s in them.  No fancy sauces or mix-ins. No diced onions and fresh herbs. Just meat, olive oil, cheese, and some salt.

They are bad ass.

So how did I FIX these blue cheese burgers and still keep to my roots?  I definitely needed to make some modifications, but I think Bobby (apparently we are on a first name basis) would approve.

Blue cheese stuffed cheeseburger topped with mushrooms on a lettuce wrap "bun" plated with shoestring sweet potato fries.

First, he uses ground chuck, which definitely has a higher fat content.  Since being on the FIX, I have used grass fed lean ground sirloin and find it to be extremely flavorful.  Regular lean sirloin works, but grass fed is best.

Next, since the meat has a lower fat content, I worried about them drying out.  That would NOT fly in my house.  My solution?  Instead of topping my burgers with cheese, I gently mixed in some blue cheese to add fat, flavor, and keep them from drying out.

raw ground sirloin with blue cheese crumbles in a bowl

And that’s it- I kept the rest the same.  The result?  Damn good 21 Day Fix approved blue cheese burgers that I could serve at my family BBQs without a worry.

There are a couple of important steps to making these blue cheese burgers, so pay close attention to the directions.

raw sirloin patties with blue cheese crumbles on a long rectangular plate

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Blue Cheese Burgers - a 21 Day Fix approved recipe for indoor or outdoor grilling. Recipe on Confessions of a Fit Foodie

Blue Cheese Burgers {21 Day Fix}

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  • Author: NancyLynn Sicilia
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 10 minutes
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 4 burgers 1x
  • Category: Dinner
  • Method: Grill
  • Cuisine: American
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Blue cheese burgers are a great meal for indoor or outdoor grilling. Extra lean sirloin and salty blue cheese make this a delicious, 21 Day Fix recipe!


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Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 lb extra lean ground sirloin
  • 1/3 cup of blue cheese crumbles
  • Himalayan salt
  • 1 tsp of olive oil

Instructions

  1. Preheat grill
  2. Gently combine the blue cheese crumbles with the meat, but do not over mix! That will toughen your burger.
  3. Form burgers – this should make 4 very easily. Again, do not over handle the meat! They do not need to have a perfect shape at all.
  4. With your thumb, make a deep depression on one side of the burger.
  5. Brush olive oil on both sides of the burgers and season with Himalayan salt.
  6. Grill burgers on high for 3-5 minutes per side, depending on how done you would like them to be! We usually do 4 mins on each side.

Notes

Enjoy on a bun, wrap, or lettuce wrap! I went the lettuce route because I was saving my yellows for corn on the cob and sweet potato fries!  I also topped mine with sautéed mushrooms for some extra green.

21 Day Fix: 1 RED 1/4 BLUE (so add more cheese on top if you want!) per burger

WW Freestyle: 5 points per burger (calculated with 96% sirloin and reduced fat blue cheese)

Keywords: burger, beef, cheese, bleu cheese, grill, grill recipes, grilled foods, gluten-free, grain-free, high protein, dinner, lunch

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  1. Lori Pare says

    July 30, 2015 at 4:05 am

    Yum! We have a delicious Asher Blue in our cheese case upstairs. I’ll be making these this weekend! Love your healthy recipes!

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      July 30, 2015 at 12:10 pm

      That’s great! Let me know what you think!

      Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      July 30, 2015 at 12:10 pm

      And thank you 😉

      Reply
  2. Elaine says

    July 31, 2015 at 1:44 pm

    Ok this looks amazing can’t wait to try. Olive Oil tsp is enough to brush on 4 burgers front and back?
    Love the receipes thanks for sharing.

    Elaine Guerriero

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      August 1, 2015 at 2:25 pm

      Yes! But you can also add another tsp and count it as a 1/2tsp of your daily intake 😉

      Reply
  3. candice says

    August 10, 2015 at 9:38 pm

    How do you get them to stay together? Mine are falling apart. ..

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      August 10, 2015 at 9:40 pm

      Are they on the grill? Did you use beef? They shouldn’t fall apart – don’t handle them much.

      Reply
  4. Lindsay says

    May 15, 2016 at 12:21 am

    Thank you for sharing the recipe. How did you know what size to make the burger to equal a red container? Or did you break it up and put it in the red container after it was cooked to measure it? I didn’t want to fill the container with raw meat and then use that as a measure and then cook it, as I know the measurements for the containers are for cooked food. Thank you so much for the help.

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      May 15, 2016 at 12:51 am

      Hi! Try making your burgers between 4-5 oz. If you have a pound of meat, that should make 4, 4oz burgers. Hope that helps!

      Reply
  5. Jen says

    September 6, 2016 at 8:20 am

    I’m so excited to try this recipe. I also could not live without cheeseburgers and fitness.

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      September 6, 2016 at 2:51 pm

      Yay! Let me know what you think! Also – search for my bacon cheeseburger pizza!

      Reply
  6. Anna Pharr says

    June 30, 2017 at 6:09 pm

    When using recipes do you plan meals backwards?
    Dinner first – Proteins, veggies, Carbs, etc.
    Lunch – Proteins, veggies, Carbs, etc.
    Breakfast – Proteins, veggies, Carbs, etc.
    Then fill the rest?
    No one can answer this for me. I’m interested in planning a month’s worth of menus. This would be of great help to me. Thank you.

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      July 1, 2017 at 12:07 am

      I do backwards plan – I start with my dinners. Then I put in my breakfasts. I don’t have a particular formula for each meal, but I kind of decode on snacks and lunch based upon what I have left from my first and last meal. Hope this helps!

      Reply
      • Anna says

        July 4, 2017 at 11:17 am

        Thank you so much for the help.

        Reply
  7. Sabrina says

    July 25, 2017 at 1:37 pm

    I just started the 21 Day fix and this recipe looks so good!! I can’t wait to try it!

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      July 25, 2017 at 1:43 pm

      Yay! We just had it this weekend – we love it so much! Good luck to you – let me know how I can help.

      Reply
  8. John M. Williams says

    August 23, 2020 at 11:39 pm

    This burger was awesome. Made for me tonight and my college sophomore son. We loved it.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Nancylynn says

      August 24, 2020 at 8:19 pm

      Oh yay! I want to redo the pics on these – we love them, too! ❤️

      Reply

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