Creamy Mushroom Cheeseburger

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 2 shallots
• sliced
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 cups sliced cremini mushrooms
• Dash balsamic vinegar
• 1/4 cup beef broth
• 1/2 cup mascarpone
• 3 tablespoons chopped chives
• Pinch salt
• Pinch cracked black pepper
• 2 pounds ground beef
• 4 teaspoons steak seasoning (recommended: Montreal)
• 8 slices smoked Cheddar
• 4 large seeded hamburger buns
• split and toasted
• Dijon mayonnaise blend
• for garnish (recommended: Dijonnaise)
• 1 cup french fried onion pieces

Instructions

1. Preheat a grill on high.
2. In a medium-sized saute pan over high heat, add 2 tablespoons of olive oil.
3. Add the shallots, garlic and mushrooms and cook until a nice color develops, about 3 to 4 minutes.
4. Stir in the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and a splash of balsamic vinegar.
5. Whisk in the beef broth and bring the mixture to a simmer.
6. Cook until the mixture thickens, approximately 3 to 4 minutes.
7. Remove the pan from the heat, then mix in the mascarpone cheese, chives and the salt and pepper.
8. Add the ground beef and steak seasoning to a medium bowl and mix well.
9. Form the meat into 4 burgers.
10. Put the burgers on the grill and cook for 4 to 6 minutes on each side.
11. Top each with a slice of cheese and cook until the cheese melts, about 1 minute.
12. Remove the burgers from the grill and put on a platter.
13. Spread the cut sides of the rolls with Dijon mayonnaise blend and top with a burger patty.
14. Sprinkle each burger with a liberal amount of fried onion pieces.
15. Spoon a good amount of creamy mushrooms on top and cover with the other half of the bun.
16. Serve.