Dinner · 20 min · american

Copycat Whataburger with Cheese (Whataburger style)

An American dinner built around lean ground beef (90/10) and large burger buns (5-inch) — on the table in 20 minutes. At 510 calories and 38g protein per serving, it fits easily into a high-protein day. No specialty equipment and nothing hard to find at a regular grocery store.

Ingredients

• 3/4 lb Lean ground beef (90/10)
• 2 Large burger buns (5-inch)
• 2 slices American cheese
• 2 tbsp Yellow mustard
• 1/4 cup Yellow onion, finely diced
• 8 Dill pickle chips
• 1 cup Shredded iceberg lettuce
• 4 slices Tomato

Steps

1. Form two wide, thin 6-oz patties — the Whataburger patty is a five-inch blanket of beef, thin enough to get lacy edges.
2. Sear in a dry, hot cast iron for 3 minutes; flip, cheese, and give it 2 more minutes.
3. Toast the big buns until just golden; a Whataburger bun should bend, not crunch.
4. Mustard goes on both halves — at Whataburger, mustard is the house sauce, and it goes on heavy.
5. Pickles, diced onion, lettuce, and tomato on the heel, patty over the top so the produce stays cool and crisp.
6. Wrap in paper for a minute before eating; the steam marries the mustard into the cheese.

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