Thyme for Blue Burgers

Ingredients
- 1/2 cup crumbled blue cheese (2 ounces)
- 1 tablespoon Schnucks unsalted butter, softened
- 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves
- 4 ground chuck hamburger patties
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 4 onion-topped sandwich rolls or English muffins, toasted
- lettuce, tomato and red onion slices (optional)
- Dijon mustard (optional)
Directions
- In small bowl, with fork, mix blue cheese, butter and thyme until blended.
- Make indentation in center of each burger. Place one-fourth of blue cheese mixture in each indentation. Shape ground beef around cheese, then flatten each burger into ¾-inch-thick patties. Sprinkle burgers with salt and pepper.
- Preheat large skillet or grill pan over medium heat. Add burgers and cook 10 to 12 minutes, turning once, for medium doneness and an internal temperature of 155°F.
- To serve, place lettuce, tomato and onion on bottom half of rolls; top burgers with mustard, if desired.
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