Boby Flay's Crunchburgers (simplified)

Total Time: 13 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 lbs ground chuck (80% lean, may substitute 50% lean ground turkey)
• kosher salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 1/2 tablespoons canola oil
• 8 ounces american cheese, in 1/4-inch slices
• 2 ounces potato chips

Recipe

• 1 divide the meat into 4 equal portions (about 6 oz. each). form each portion loosely into a 3/4-inch thick burger and make a deep depression in the center of each with your thumb. season both sides of each burger with salt and pepper.
• 2 cook the burgers, using the oil and topping each one with 2 slices of cheese. cover pan during the last minute of cooking so the cheese melts.
• 3 toast the buns, if desired, and place the burgers on the bun bottoms and any condiments that you wish. divide the potato chips into four piles and place one pile on each burger, top with the bun tops and serve immediately. by the way, flay's recipe calls for "a handful" of chips on each burger but the computer wanted a more exact measurement. however, you may be content to just put a handful on each burger.