About the Jucy Lucy Burger:
Two bars in Minneapolis, Minnesota (Matt’s Bar and the 5-8 Club) claim to be the originators of the Jucy Lucy. It’s characterized as a burger that has the cheese cooked inside the burgers instead of on top. The cheese cooked inside the burgers results in a “juicier” burger. One story about how the burger got its name is that a customer in 1954 remarked “Oooh, that’s one juicy lucy!” after biting into it.
Hero Dinners:
This copycat recipe for Jucy Lucy Burgers comes from a new cookbook by Marge Perry and David Bonom: Hero Dinners- Complete One Pan Meals That Save the Day. This is a handy cookbook to have around for easy dinners- especially as all the kids are headed back to school, and this time of year starts to get so busy. It’s nice to have some new ideas for dinner- all made in either a skillet on the stove or a sheet pan in the oven. Every recipe truly makes a complete meal, including protein and a vegetable or grain- and usually both. Here are a few recipes that have caught my eye from the book– ones that I have bookmarked to make on my busy weeknights! My list here is rather short, but everything in the book seriously looks good.
Lemon Chicken with Artichokes Dijon-Roasted Chicken and Apples Drumsticks Osso Buco Weeknight Herb-Roasted Turkey Breast Classic All-American Meatloaf Rib Eye Steaks with Thyme-Shallot Butter Shaved Vegetable and Prosciutto Pizza Pork Chops with Italian Salsa Verde Apricot-Honey Spare Ribs Sweet Chili-Glazed Salmon Greek Shrimp with Feta Ooey Gooey Mac and Cheese Skillet Lasagna with Caramelized Onions and Spinach Skillet Cinnamon Buns
These Jucy Lucy Burgers are adorned with sauteed sweet onions, a lettuce leaf and a slice of beefsteak tomato.
When you bite into a Jucy Lucy, you get to experience that core of cheese melted within. The cheese melts when the burger is cooking, so it helps keep the center of the burger nice and juicy! You don’t really need any condiments on this burger because there are so many great flavors going on, but you can certainly add ketchup or mustard if you’d like.
Because the cookbook is focused on sharing complete meals, the recipe in the book for Jucy Lucys includes a side dish of Garlicky Swiss Chard. It’s completely optional, but I’ve included it on the recipe below because it’s a delicious veggie to serve with these burgers!
Here are a few more burger recipes you might enjoy:
Bacon Burgers with Balsamic Caramelized Onions Turkey Garden Burgers Blue Cheese Burgers Cauliflower Burgers Maple Bourbon Burgers with Bacon Mustard Sauce Greek Turkey Burgers Hawaiian Chicken Burgers Veggie Burgers with Cilantro Mayonnaise
