Six Burgers You Need to Try This National Burger Month

With warm weather and sunny days on the horizon, we’re busting out the sunglasses and grilling gear! May is National Burger Month and this year we’re celebrating by building better burgers. Elevate your plain patty with a dose of essential nutrients and umami flavor by blending your meat with mushrooms: add a little zest with some white button or cremini, or take your patty to the next level with a bold portabella or shiitake.

Building a Blended Burger is simple:

1. Chop up your favorite mushroom variety to match the consistency of the ground meat.
2. Blend the chopped mushrooms with the ground meat (we recommend a 30/70 blend of mushrooms/meat for burgers).
3. Cook your mushroom-meat blend to complete the burger recipe.

Optional: Prior to chopping, roast mushrooms for 10-15 minutes to enhance flavor. Cool, then chop and blend.

This National Burger Month, we’re challenging you to BYOB (Build Your Own Burger)! Need some inspiration? Browse our bounty of burger recipes below.

Cremini-Lamb Burger
Designed by renowned chef Hugh Acheson, this tantalizing blend burger is filled with bold umami flavors and topped with creamy Boursin cheese.

Blended Chicken Cheeseburger
Add a little variety to your burger with a flavorful chicken burger that’s simple to make, and a lighter alternative to your beef burger.

Graffiti Burger
Put some zing into your burger by blending beef with an array of mushrooms and exotic spices. Top with crispy enoki “fries” for a truly unique and delicious experience!

Loaded Blend Burger
It's all about the fixings with this burger. Dress up your blend burger with creamy brie, zesty onion relish and deep fried sweet pickles!

Portabella Mushroom BBQ Burger
Top this juicy, meaty portabella with coleslaw for a tasty veggie burger that packs a flavorful crunch.

Beef & Maitake Mushroom Meatball Burger
Dive into this decadent Italian-style meatball burger topped with a sweet tomato butter sauce and gooey provolone cheese.