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Recipes
Summertime Eats
4 servings
1 hour total (Active 20 minutes)
  • Prepare Caramel Puffs and begin to bake (10 minutes)
  • Preheat grill for burgers, then prepare dip through step 1 (30 minutes)
  • Prepare burgers, then complete dip and puffs; serve (20 minutes)

Easy Smokehouse Burgers

Ingredients

  • 4 (⅓ lb) frozen burger patties
  • 1 tablespoon barbecue seasoning (or rub)
  • 1 package sliced smoked ham (9–10 oz)
  • 8 slices smoked cheddar cheese (about 6 oz)
  • 4 hamburger buns
  • ½ cup bread-and-butter pickle chips
  • 2 cups smoky barbecue potato chips
  • 4 tablespoons smoky barbecue sauce, divided

Steps

    1. Preheat grill (or grill pan) on medium. Sprinkle burgers with seasoning; divide ham into 4 even stacks. Place burgers and ham stacks on grill (wash hands).
    2. Grill ham stacks 2–3 minutes on each side until hot and grill-marked. Grill burgers 6–8 minutes on each side until 160°F. Place 1 ham stack on each burger, then top with 2 slices cheese.
    3. Toast buns on grill if desired. Place 1 burger on each bottom bun; top evenly with pickles and potato chips. Spread 1 tablespoon sauce on each top bun, then place on top to complete burgers. Serve.

Creamy Pickle Dip

Ingredients

  • 8 oz cream cheese
  • 1 large shallot
  • 1 cup dill pickles + ¼ cup pickle juice
  • 2 teaspoons garlic stir-in paste
  • 1 teaspoon seafood seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • Potato chips (optional for dipping)

Steps

    1. Place cream cheese in large bowl to soften. Chop shallot and pickles.
    2. Add shallots, pickle juice, garlic paste, seasoning, and pepper to bowl with cream cheese; beat with electric mixer on HIGH until combined. Stir (fold) in pickles. Chill until ready to serve. Serve with potato chips, if using.

Caramel Puffs

Ingredients

  • Nonstick aluminum foil
  • ½ cup unsalted butter
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ cup light corn syrup
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 bag butter (or cheddar) flavored puffed corn (3–4 oz)

Steps

    1. Preheat oven to 300°F. Line baking sheet with foil. Combine butter, brown sugar, and corn syrup in medium, nonstick saucepan on medium. Bring mixture to a boil; cook 2 minutes, stirring frequently, until mixture blends and thickens. Remove from heat and stir in baking soda.
    2. Place puffs in large bowl. Pour butter mixture carefully over puffs and stir to coat. Use caution, mixture will be very hot. Spread puffs in single layer on baking sheet; bake 30 minutes, stirring halfway through cook time. Let stand to cool 5 minutes before serving.

Serving Suggestions

  • Complete your meal with macaroni salad, fresh chopped salad, and cupcakes for dessert.
  • The Caramel Puffs recipe can be made days in advance and stored in an airtight container.

Easy Smokehouse Burgers

Amount per ¼ recipe serving: Calories 910, Total Fat 56g, Sat Fat 25g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 185mg, Sodium 1280mg, Total Carb 44g, Fiber 2g, Total Sugar 11g, (Incl. 7g Added Sugars), Protein 47g, Vitamin D 0%, Calc 30%, Iron 30%, Potassium 0%

Creamy Pickle Dip

Amount per ¼ recipe serving: Calories 220, Total Fat 20g, Sat Fat 11g, Trans Fat 0.5g, Chol 55mg, Sodium 860mg, Total Carb 7g, Fiber 0g, Total Sugar 3g, (Incl. 0g Added Sugars), Protein 4g, Vitamin D 0%, Calc 4%, Iron 0%, Potassium 4%

Caramel Puffs

Amount per ⅙ recipe serving: Calories 340, Total Fat 22g, Sat Fat 10g, Trans Fat 0.5g, Chol 40mg, Sodium 300mg, Total Carb 36g, Fiber 1g, Total Sugar 21g, (Incl. 21g Added Sugars), Protein 1g, Vitamin D 0%, Calc 2%, Iron 6%, Potassium 2%