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Recipe courtesy of Ree Drummond

Show: The Pioneer Woman

Episode: Surprise!

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Ree's Smashed Burgers (02:37)

Total:: 20 min
Active:: 20 min

Yield:: 14 servings

Level:: Easy

Ingredients

56 ounces (3 1/2 pounds) ground beef
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
14 slices American cheese
14 small, soft hamburger buns
Serving suggestions: shredded lettuce, pickles and tomatoes

Directions

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Divide the beef into 2-ounce portions and form into balls; you will have 28.

Heat a large skillet or griddle over medium-high heat. Working in batches, place the beef balls on the surface and use a large spatula to smash them as flat as they can possibly go. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Cook for 2 minutes.

Flip and immediately place a slice of cheese on half of the patties. Thirty seconds later, transfer the other patties onto the ones with the cheese. Wait a few seconds, then place on the buns. Keep going until you have 14 burgers.

Serve with lettuce, pickles and tomatoes on the side.

My Private Notes

Name: Smashed Burgers
Cook time: P0Y0M0DT0H20M0.000S
Total time: P0Y0M0DT0H20M0.000S
Yield: 14 servings
Ingredients: 56 ounces (3 1/2 pounds) ground beef; Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper; 14 slices American cheese; 14 small, soft hamburger buns; Serving suggestions: shredded lettuce, pickles and tomatoes