Name: Pancetta Cheeseburgers Recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 4 slice pancetta; 1¼ lbs ground chuck; ¾ tsp coarse salt; ½ tsp chili powder; ¼ tsp paprika; freshly ground pepper; 4 oz fontina cheese; 4 hamburger buns

Pancetta Cheeseburgers Recipe

How To Make Pancetta Cheeseburgers

Unlike the usual, this cheeseburgers recipe is given an Italian flair with bacon and fontina cheese replacing the typical bacon and cheddar combo.

Preparation: 5 minutes

Cooking: 25 minutes

Rest Time: 5 minutes

Total: 35 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

4slicespancetta
1¼lbsground chuck
¾tspcoarse salt
½tspchili powder
¼tsppaprika
freshly ground pepper
4ozfontina cheese
4hamburger buns

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Place pancetta on a rimmed baking sheet. Bake for about 15 minutes, flipping the slices halfway through, until crisp. Drain on paper towels.
Meanwhile, combine ground chuck, salt, chili powder, and paprika in a bowl, and season with pepper. Shape into 4 patties (about 4 inches in diameter).
Preheat grill to medium. Grill burgers 4 to 5 minutes. Flip burgers, and top with cheese.
Grill 3 to 4 minutes more for medium-rare. Remove, and let rest 5 minutes.
Top burgers with pancetta, and serve on buns. Enjoy!