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My wife got me hooked on thick-cut bologna burgers and sandwiches. They are like the grown-up versions of the bologna sandwiches I had as a kid. I get the deli to cut chub bologna 1/2″ thick and then either fry, grill, or smoke it. Then I slather the bologna with Ross’ Pool Room sauce and serve it on buns topped with onion and pimento cheese. Yeah, that’s a Southern bologna burger right there!

Any pimento cheese will work on these southern bologna burgers. I didn’t go crazy making one of my more complicated versions. Simple is just fine. For a bit of a kick substitute pepper jack cheese for the Colby or add a minced seeded jalapeno pepper.

You can make these delicious burgers with Ross’ Pool Room bologna sauce or my hot bologna sauce.

I recently discovered Blue Plate mayonnaise, which I think is the best around. If you can’t find it locally you can pick it up online for a fair price.

Blue Plate Real Mayonnaise, Homestyle Mayo For Chicken Salad to Deviled Eggs, 30 Fl Oz (Pack of 1)

I highly recommend that you shred or grate your own cheese at home. Don’t buy the pre-shredded or pre-grated stuff. It has stuff added to it to keep it from sticking together. That ‘stuff’ affects how the cheese melts. Get the real stuff.

Geedel Rotary Cheese Grater, Kitchen Mandoline Vegetable Slicer with 3 Interchangeable Blades, Easy to Clean Rotary Grater Slicer for Fruit, Vegetables, Nuts

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Southern Bologna Burgers

I slather the bologna with Ross’ Pool Room sauce and serve it on buns topped with onion and pimento cheese. Yeah, that’s a Southern bologna burger right there!

Course Main

Cuisine American

Keyword bologna, sandwich

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 15

Total Time 20

Servings servings

Calories 640kcal

Author Mike

Ingredients

For the burgers

8 slices bologna thick-cut
Ross’ Pool Room Bologna sauce
8 hamburger buns

For the pimento cheese topping

2 cups sharp cheddar cheese shredded
2 cups Colby cheese shredded
2 4 ounce pimentos diced, drained
1 cup mayonnaise
kosher salt to taste
freshly ground black pepper to taste

Instructions

For the burgers

Make a 1″ cut in the bologna from and edge towards the center.
Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat or fire up a grill for direct cooking.
Fry or grill the bologna, brushing with the sauce as it cooks. You want to get a light char on he bologna.
Toast the buns if desired.
Assemble the burgers by placing the bologna on the bun bottoms. Add the pimento cheese and bun top and serve.