This new take on burgers will have your guests begging for seconds. Serve these cheeseburger onion rings with spicy ketchup or your favorite dipping sauce.
PREP: 25 MIN. • COOK: 15 MIN./BATCH • MAKES: 8 SERVINGS
- 1 lb. lean ground beef (90% lean)
- ⅓ cup ketchup
- 2 Tbsp. prepared mustard
- ½ tsp. salt
- 1 large onion
- 4 oz. cheddar cheese, cut into squares
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp. garlic powder
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1 ½ cups panko bread crumbs
- Cooking spray
- Spicy ketchup, optional
1. Preheat air fryer to 335°. In a small bowl, combine beef, ketchup, mustard and salt, mixing lightly but thoroughly. Cut onion into ½-in. slices; separate into rings. Fill 8 rings with half of the beef mixture (save remaining onion rings for another use). Top each with a piece of cheese and remaining beef mixture.
2. In a shallow bowl, mix flour and garlic powder. Place bread crumbs and eggs in separate shallow bowls. Dip filled onion rings in flour to coat both sides; shake off excess. Dip in egg, then in bread crumbs, patting to help coating adhere.
3. In batches, place the onion rings in a single layer on greased tray in air-fryer basket; spritz with cooking spray. Cook until golden brown and a thermometer inserted into beef reads 160°, 12-15 minutes. If desired, serve with spicy ketchup.
1 cheeseburger onion ring: 258 cal., 11g fat (5g sat. fat), 96mg chol., 489mg sod., 19g carb. (4g sugars, 1g fiber), 19g pro.
WHY YOU’LL LOVE IT…
I have made a different version of these in the past, but this is a better recipe, with the ketchup and mustard flavoring the beef! I added a chopped green chile with the cheese for little kick. For a really good coating, let them rest on a sheet of waxed paper before frying.
