Copycat Steak 'n' Shake Frisco Melts

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons thousand island dressing
• 1 tablespoon ketchup
• 1 lb ground beef or 1 lb chuck
• 8 slices sourdough bread
• 1 tablespoon butter or 1 tablespoon margarine
• 2 tablespoons onions, diced fine
• 8 slices american cheese
• 4 slices swiss cheese
• tomato
• lettuce

Recipe

• 1 combine thousand island dressing and ketchup thoroughly, set aside.
• 2 form ground beef into 8 thin patties.
• 3 pan fry to desired doneness, set patties aside.
• 4 while patties are cooking, lightly toast all 8 slices of bread in a toaster.
• 5 drain the excess fat from the skillet, add 1/2 tablespoon butter or margarine to the skillet (medium heat) and add all the onions when butter has melted.
• 6 cook onions 2-3 minutes or until softened, remove and set aside- do not drain skillet.
• 7 place 4 slices of bread in the skillet (or as many as you can at once; repeat the following steps in smaller increments if necessary).
• 8 cook 1-2 minutes, or the bread is until lightly toasted. flip bread and toast other side.
• 9 remove from the skillet, melt the remaining butter and repeat the toasting with the remaining slices of bread.
• 10 top bottom slices of bread with one slice of american cheese.
• 11 layer one beef patty on top of cheese, then a slice of swiss cheese, another beef patty, another slice of american cheese.
• 12 distribute grilled onions evenly on all four sandwiches.
• 13 spread top slices of bread with the dressing mixture, and close sandwiches.
• 14 cut each sandwich in half diagonally, and serve with 2 lettuce leaves and 2 tomato slices.