EGGS BENEDICT BURGERS

To feed my daughter’s hungry cowboy friends after a rodeo, I created these burgers featuring bacon, eggs and hollandaise sauce. They were a huge hit!

—BONNIE GEAVARAS-BOOTZ SCOTTSDALE, AZ


PREP: 25 MIN. • GRILL: 10 MIN. • MAKES: 4 SERVINGS

1 /2 pounds ground beef

1 /2 teaspoon salt

1 /4 teaspoon pepper

4 hamburger buns, split

1 envelope hollandaise sauce mix

1 /2 teaspoons stone-ground mustard

4 large eggs

4 lettuce leaves

4 slices tomato

6 bacon strips, halved and cooked

1.  In a large bowl, combine beef, salt and pepper, mixing lightly but thoroughly. Shape into four 1 /2 -in.-thick patties.

2.  Grill burgers, covered, over medium heat 4-6 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 160°. Grill buns, cut side down, until toasted. Meanwhile, prepare sauce mix according to package directions using milk; stir in mustard. Keep warm.

3.  Heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Break eggs, one at a time, into pan; reduce heat to low. Cook until desired doneness, turning after whites are set.

4.  Place lettuce, tomato and burgers on bottoms of buns; top with bacon, eggs and sauce. Replace tops.

PER SERVING 723 cal., 45g fat ( 19g sat. fat ) , 364mg chol., 1198mg sod., 30g carb. ( 7g sugars, 1g fiber ) , 48g pro.