Aloha Burgers

Aloha Burgers
Recipe By : TASTE OF HOME - FEB/MARCH 1996
Serving Size : 4

8 our pineapple slices
3/4 cup teriyaki sauce
1 pound ground beef
1 large sweet onion -- sliced
1 Tablespoon butter or margarine
4 lettuce leaves
4 onion or sesame seed buns, -- split and toasted
4 slices Swiss cheese
4 bacon strips -- cooked

Drain pineapple juice into a small bowl; add teriyaki sauce. Place 3 Tablespoon in a re-sealable plastic bag. Add pineapple and rotate to coat; set aside.

Shape beef into four patties; place in a 8" square baking dish. Pour the remaining teriyaki sauce mixture over patties; marinate for 5-10 minutes, turning once.

In a skillet, saute onion in butter until tender, about 5 minutes.

Grill or broil burgers until no long pink. Place pineapple on grill or under broiler to heat through.

Layer lettuce and onion on bottom of buns. Top with burgers, cheese, pineapple and bacon. Replace tops; serve immediately.