The World's Five Best Burger Recipes. Really.

Nothing is better than a good burger cooked on an open grill. Here are five recipes that can help you produce burgers that will delight your friends and family.

Grilled Inside-Out Southwestern Cheeseburgers- Serves 4

Next to my wife and my mother, Betty Crocker is my favorite woman. This recipe came from her website, bettycrocker.com.

Here's what you will need:

1 1/2 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef 2 tablespoons finely chopped onion 2 tablespoons drained Old El Paso chopped green chiles (from 4.5-oz can) 8 slices pepper Jack cheese, 2x1x1/4 inch (about 4 oz) 4 kaiser rolls, split 1/4 cup Old El Paso taco sauce or Old El Paso Thick 'n Chunky salsa

Prepare as follows:

Light and heat your grill. Mix the beef, the onion and the chiles. Make 8 thin patties. Top each of 4 patties with 2 slices of cheese. Place the remaining 4 beef patties on top and pinch the edges to seal securely. Place patties on grill over medium heat. Cover the grill and cook for 14 to 16 minutes, turning once. Remove when the burgers are slightly firm when pressed in the middle. Add rolls, cut sides down, for last 4 minutes of grilling or until toasted to your taste. Serve the burgers on rolls, covered with taco sauce.

Zesty Burgers- For 4

Thanks to http://southernfood.about.com for this delicious recipe.

The ingredients are:

1 to 1 1/4 pounds of lean ground beef 1/4 cup of chopped onion 2 tablespoons of green pepper, finely chopped 3 tablespoons ketchup 1 tablespoon of prepared horseradish 1 teaspoon of salt 2 teaspoons of prepared mustard 1 dash of pepper your favorite burger toppings 4 split buns, toasted

Preparation:

Combine lean ground beef with onion, green pepper, ketchup, horseradish, salt, mustard, and pepper; mix lightly. Shape into 4 patties about 1/2 inch thick. Grill or broil to desired doneness, about 5 to 7 minutes on each side. Serve with a variety of toppings and split toasted buns.

Texas Stuffed Grilled Burgers- Serves 5

I find this wonderful recipe at allrecipes.com, a site worth visiting.

Required ingredients:

5 pounds lean ground beef 6 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce 2 teaspoons hickory seasoning (optional) salt and pepper to taste 2 cups chopped onion 2 cups chopped fresh mushrooms 2 cups chopped cooked ham 3 cups shredded Cheddar cheese

To prepare:

Preheat your grill for high heat. When hot, oil the grate lightly. In an appropriately sized bowl, mix the ground beef, Worcestershire sauce, hickory seasoning, salt and pepper until everything well blended together. Hand shape between 8 and 10 balls, and then flatten them into patties for grilling. On half of the patties (4-5), distribute the onions, the mushrooms, the chopped ham and the cheddar cheese. Cover the piles with the remaining patties, making certain to enclose the filling and to tightly seal the patties together. Grill the 4-5 patties for somewhere between 8 and 10 minutes on each side, or until the cheese in the middle has melted and the burger is well done.

Marinated Hamburgers

Thank you razzledazzlerecipes.com for this culinary delight.

The ingredients you'll need:

3 T. Lemon Juice 1 1/2 tsp. seasoned salt 1 T. Worcestershire sauce 1 T. soy sauce 1 T. A-1 sauce 1 T. oil 1/2 C. beef broth 1 tsp. Heinz 57 sauce 1/4 tsp. garlic salt 1 tsp. vinegar

Instructions for Preparation:

Combine the ingredients.

Shape 1-1/2 bounds of ground beef into patties.

Place in a covered container and pour marinade mixture over the hamburgers. Cover and refrigerate 12 hours or overnight.

Remove from marinade and sear over high heat to seal in the juices.

Mushroom Stuffed Burgers- serves 6 people

Another tip of the hat to razzledazzlerecipes.com for this recipe. I've added them to my favorites list.

You will need:

a pound and a half of hamburger a quarter cup of finely diced onion two eggs, beaten lightly three quarters of a cup of soft bread crumbs a quarter cup of ketchup one half teaspoon of salt an eighth of a teaspoon of pepper two tablespoons butter one half pound of sliced mushrooms six Swiss cheese slices

Proceed as follows:

Mix together the first 7 ingredients. Create a dozen patties, each about a quarter of an inch in thickness. Lightly saute the mushrooms in the butter. Put the sauteed mushrooms on 6 of the patties. Then top with the remaining 6 patties, sealing the edges tightly.

Broil or grill the 6 burgers to your taste, top with cheese, and serve on toasted buns.

I hope you will enjoy all five burgers as much as I do. And, if you want even more variety in your backyard cooking, you can find many more good burger recipes on the net.