Suns out, buns out. Nothing says summer cookout like a cheeseburger. Your grill loves them. Nay, your grill expects them. Craves them even. Cheeseburgers are the quintessential choice for summer grilling.
But even if your family could eat a traditional cheeseburger with Cooper® Sharp every single day of the week, it never hurts to change things up a bit. Everyone needs a few good grilled cheeseburger recipes in their repertoire. Here, we offer up 15 fresh options:
1. Grilled Cheese Burger with Grilled Cheese Bun
Let’s get things started with the extreme burger. The fatty melt. THE burger sure to have your friend’s snapping pictures and updating their Insta: The grilled cheese bun burger.
Because grilled cheese sandwiches are amazing. Cheeseburgers are amazing. So why not replace your burger bun with full grilled cheese sandwiches? It’s an experience you need to have at least once in your life. Or summer. Or Tuesday. Yeah, at least once a Tuesday.
2. The Mac N Cheese Burger
Let’s be honest. Whoever invented the mac and cheeseburger … we owe that person a huge debt of gratitude. Now combine that historic innovation with the goodness of Cooper® Sharp, and you’re in bona fide food revolution territory. Try this cheese-on-cheeseburger recipe and you’ll gain a whole new understanding of the term “comfort food.”
3. Cooper® Cheese Beer Dip Tater Tot Burger
Sometimes, the more unruly your burger, the more delicious it is. That’s kind of the deal with this Cooper® Cheese Beer Dip Tater Tot Burger.
It’s chaos on a bun. But the absolute best kind of chaos. You know, with Tater Tots. And sautéed onions and mushrooms. And tons of Cooper® cheese sauce. We won’t lie to you … this is hard to eat while maintaining impeccable table manners. But, to be fair, we’re grilling out and impeccable table manners aren’t really the point here.
4. Cooper® Sharp Teriyaki Pineapple Cheeseburger
Pineapple on the grill is tough to beat. Pineapple on the grill, on top of a cheeseburger, when said cheeseburger is itself topped with Cooper® cheese … beating that might be a statistical impossibility.
So if you’re dreaming of Hawaiian beaches, planning a luau, or just in the mood for something sweet and savory and a little bit tropical, this Cooper® Sharp teriyaki pineapple cheeseburger is a meal you won’t want to pass up.
5. Cooper® Cheese Stuffed Cheeseburger
Delicious oozing cheese lava. That’s what you get with these cheese-stuffed burgers, also known as the Minneapolis-born Juicy Lucy.
Careful: It’s piping hot and ridiculously tasty. So tasty, your friends are going to request these all the time. Not that you’d ever get sick of making them … it’s just there are so very many Cooper® grilled cheeseburger recipes to try.
6. The Brat Burger
Is it a brat? Is it a burger? Is the question itself enough to spark your interest and your appetite? Do we even need to ask? This Cooper® Sharp brat burger is part brat, part burger, all Cooper® Sharp deliciousness.
7. Cooper® Cheese Crunch Burger Sliders
Remember when you were a kid, you’re at a backyard barbecue, making yourself a burger, grabbing some chips—and suddenly it hits you … what if you put those chips not next to your burger, but on your burger?!
People may have thought you were crazy. Maybe they gave you the side-eye. But today we know better. Today we know that adding the salty, crunchy texture of potato chips to your burgers is pure genius. You were just ahead of your time.
8. Cooper® Sharp Taco Crunch Cheeseburger
Taco … burger … taco … burger. How do you decide? You don’t. That’s how. You just put them together and go to town. We make ours with Cooper® Sharp, taco seasoning, guacamole, salsa, and crispy tortilla chip strips (look for them in the salad dressing/toppers aisle).
Now you can have the burger you’re craving with the crunchy, delicious tacos you’re, well, also craving.
9. Black Bean Burger with Cooper® Sharp
The word “hamburger” comes from the name of Germany’s second-largest city, Hamburg. So, cheeseburgers must come from Cheeseburg? And in that case, black bean burgers, of course, come from Blackbeanburg.
And if you were the mayor of Blackbeanburg, this is the burger you’d probably declare to be your official food. You are a wise mayor indeed.
10. Cooper® Cheese Penn Turnpike Burger
Crispy onions AND onion rings? Don’t mind if we do! Add bacon and Cooper® Sharp, and any way you look at it, this grilled burger recipe is packed with flavor that goes on for miles. So, buckle up and let this burger take your taste buds for a ride.
11. Cooper® Double Cheeseburger
There are cheeseburgers in the world, and then there are “stack burgers.” Anything with two or more patties qualifies and this one gets bonus points for the interstitial bun. (Hey, we didn’t make the burger rules, we just follow them and top them with Cooper® cheese.)
12. Cowboy Coleslaw Burger
Saddle up! I reckon this here Cooper® cheese cowboy coleslaw burger will put a shine on your boots and a skip in your spurs. Don’t be afraid to make this fine-lookin’, better-tastin’ chow for your next roundup, hoedown, or hootenanny.
PS: Cowboy coleslaw = no mayo, no vinegar. Just plain ole nekked slaw.
13. Egg and Jalapeno Brunch Burger
Want to add a little spice to brunchtime? Forget the mimosas. This brunch burger with egg, jalapeño, and Cooper® Sharp, is a surefire way to heat things up. And relax … we’re just kidding about the mimosas.
14. Hamburger Sliders
You know what’s great about mini burgers? More burgers equal more toppings and flavor combinations. We suggest accompanying these with a build-your-own burger bar. Everyone likes to customize.
Just set out a whole host of toppings and invite your guests to mix and match and load ’em up. Add to the fun and ask your guests to bring a burger condiment or spread to add to the buffet. Just be sure to stock lots of Cooper® Sharp – because everyone’s going to want that.
15. Pub Burger
Just what makes this a “pub burger” you ask? Foodies and fancy pants editors disagree on what, exactly, earns a burger the moniker “pub.” So we’re going to go ahead with our own definition: We give thee, the no-nonsense burger.
A classic. Grilled the way you like it and topped with the timeless condiment triumvirate of mayo, ketchup, and mustard. And cheese – of course, Cooper® cheese.