{"id":3412,"date":"2025-04-08T12:26:03","date_gmt":"2025-04-08T12:26:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/?p=3412"},"modified":"2025-04-08T12:26:03","modified_gmt":"2025-04-08T12:26:03","slug":"whipped-feta-garlic-butter-bacon-smash-burgers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/08\/whipped-feta-garlic-butter-bacon-smash-burgers\/","title":{"rendered":"Whipped Feta &#038; Garlic Butter Bacon Smash Burgers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udf54\ud83e\uddc4 Whipped Feta &amp; Garlic Butter Bacon Smash Burgers \ud83d\ude0d<br \/>\nIngredients:<br \/>\nFor the Burgers:<\/p>\n<p>1 lb ground beef (80\/20)<br \/>\n1 tsp salt<br \/>\n\u00bd tsp black pepper<br \/>\n\u00bd tsp smoked paprika<br \/>\n4 slices bacon, cooked &amp; crumbled<br \/>\n1 tbsp butter<br \/>\nFor the Whipped Feta:<\/p>\n<p>4 oz feta cheese<br \/>\n\u00bc cup cream cheese, softened<br \/>\n2 tbsp Greek yogurt or sour cream<br \/>\n1 tbsp olive oil<br \/>\n1 tsp lemon juice<br \/>\nFor the Garlic Butter:<\/p>\n<p>2 tbsp butter, melted<br \/>\n1 clove garlic, minced<br \/>\n\u00bd tsp dried parsley<br \/>\nFor Assembly:<\/p>\n<p>4 brioche or potato buns<br \/>\n4 slices cheddar or provolone cheese<br \/>\n\u00bd cup arugula or lettuce<br \/>\n\u00bc cup sliced red onion<br \/>\nDirections:<br \/>\nMake the Whipped Feta:<\/p>\n<p>In a food processor, blend feta, cream cheese, Greek yogurt, olive oil, and lemon juice until smooth. Set aside.<br \/>\nPrepare the Burgers:<br \/>\n2. In a bowl, season ground beef with salt, pepper, and smoked paprika. Form into 4 small balls.<br \/>\n3. Heat a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Melt 1 tbsp butter.<br \/>\n4. Place a beef ball in the skillet and smash it down with a spatula. Cook for 2 minutes, flip, and cook another 1-2 minutes. Top with cheese. Repeat for all patties.<\/p>\n<p>Make the Garlic Butter:<br \/>\n5. Mix melted butter with minced garlic and dried parsley. Brush onto toasted buns.<\/p>\n<p>Assemble &amp; Serve:<br \/>\n6. Spread whipped feta on the bottom bun. Add arugula, a smash patty, crumbled bacon, and red onion.<br \/>\n7. Top with the bun and enjoy!<\/p>\n<p>Time &amp; Serve:<br \/>\nPrep Time: 10 minutes<br \/>\nCook Time: 15 minutes<br \/>\nTotal Time: 25 minutes<br \/>\nServes: 4<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\ud83c\udf54\ud83e\uddc4 Whipped Feta &amp; Garlic Butter Bacon Smash Burgers \ud83d\ude0d Ingredients: For the Burgers: 1 lb ground beef (80\/20) 1&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3413,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"slim_seo":{"title":"Whipped Feta & Garlic Butter Bacon Smash Burgers - Grandma Baking Recipes","description":"\ud83c\udf54\ud83e\uddc4 Whipped Feta &amp; Garlic Butter Bacon Smash Burgers \ud83d\ude0d Ingredients: For the Burgers: 1 lb ground beef (80\/20) 1 tsp salt \u00bd tsp black pepper \u00bd tsp smoked papr"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3412"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3412\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3414,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3412\/revisions\/3414"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/breckas.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}