A couple of weeks ago I printed off an Eat at Home Meal Plan that included 50s Prime Time Meatloaf.  I love that meatloaf, but I really wanted to grill out instead.

Thankfully, I realized that the meatloaf recipe would make fantastic burgers!  I adapted it by skipping the bread crumbs and eggs, but using the rest of the ingredients.  It made wonderful burgers that had lots of flavor and were very moist.

I chose to top the burgers with white American cheese.  That was really good, but I think next time I’ll try cheddar instead.

Here’s what you’ll need:  

This made about 10 burgers.  If you don’t need that many, you can either cut the recipe in half or freeze half of them before grilling.  I love having things like that in the freezer.

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50s Prime Time Burgers

Servings: 10 burgers

Ingredients

• 2 lbs. Ground beef
• 1 lb. ground pork
• ⅓ cup finely diced onions
• 1/3 cup finely diced red bell pepper
• ⅓ cup finely diced green bell pepper
• 2 Tbs. worcestershire sauce
• ½ cup ketchup
• 1 Tbs. brown sugar
• 1 tsp. Dijon mustard
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 10 slices American or cheddar cheese
• 10 hamburger buns

Instructions

• In a large bowl, combine all ingredients except the cheese and buns. Mix very well with your hands until completely combined.
• Divide into 10 patties.
• Grill over medium hot coals, about 6 minutes on each side or until desired doneness.
• Top with cheese and serve on buns.