Top the grown-ups'
burgers with the caramelized onions with barbecue sauce and
be sure to have mayonnaise and mustard on hand. Serve corn on
the cob and the baked potato wedges to the whole crowd.
3 1/2 pounds lean
ground beef
1/2 cup purchased barbecue sauce
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
12 sesame-seed hamburger buns, lightly toasted
Lettuce leaves
Sliced tomatoes
Mix first 4 ingredients
in large bowl until blended. Mix in pepper. Shape half of meat
mixture into eight 1/2-inch-thick patties. Shape remaining meat
mixture into four 1-inch-thick patties. (Can be made 8 hours
ahead. Cover and chill.)
Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Grill patties to desired
doneness, topping with cheese for last minute of cooking, about
4 minutes per side for medium-rare 1/2-inch-thick patties, and
about 6 minutes per side for medium-rare 1-inch-thick patties.
Place burgers on bottom halves of buns. Top with lettuce, tomatoes
and upper halves of buns.
