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The Bacon Turtle Sausage Burger

by Jess on July 18, 2011

The Bacon Turtle Sausage Burger on the Grill

HERE IT IS!!!
It’s the Bacon Turtle Sausage Burger! If you read our last post (It’s a pig! It’s a turtle! No, it’s a Pig-Nosed Turtle!), then I’m sure you’ve been anxiously waiting for these juicy pork details!

Bacon Turtle Sausage Burger

Ready to go in the oven

Prep Time: 5 mins
Total Time: 45 mins

Ingredients:

8 ounces ground sausage, shaped into a patty
4 slices bacon
3 hot dogs
2 slices American cheese
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
1 teaspoon virgin olive oil

Directions:
1) Add Garlic salt, black pepper, worchestire and oil to the sausage burger.
2) Cut hot dogs in half, and then make 4 slits in the ends of 4 of them for feet. Use the other two
hotdog halves for the head and the tail.
3) Weave the bacon slices in a criss cross fashion (1 under, 1 over – 1 over, 1 under, etc).
4) Place sausage burger patty over bacon.
5) Press hot dogs into burger at proper places for legs, head and tail.
6) Place slices of American cheese on top.
7) Stretch bacon strips over the burger and around the hot dogs to secure it in place.
8 ) Bake in oven on cookie pan for 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
9) Finish it on the grill or frying pan until bacon is crispy.
10) Serve on a bun with your favorite condiments or by itself

(NOTE: You may need to use toothpicks to hold the bacon and hotdogs in place)

Let us know what you think of it!

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Impress Your Mom

by Bethany on May 5, 2011

Mother’s Day is this weekend.  Just in case you forgot, don’t go to the store and buy some flowers just yet.  Mom may just appreciate a day off more than anything you could fit into a box.  If you are really looking for something fantastic for Mother’s Day check out these recipes.

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Time to impress your Mom by showing off your culinary skills and by choosing a lean and delicious protein.  She will appreciate the day off and of course three delicious meals.

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Pork. Bacon. Summer sausage. All grilled to perfection on a stick. Does life really get any better than this? This concoction is for the certified pork fanatic and is the first in our series of “Porktastic Nine” recipes. Intersperse with red onion and bell peppers and you’ve got a winning meal. In fact, we’ll place [...]

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