Ranch Burgers from Hidden Valley

This is very good. I scaled this back because I was only making burgers for one person, so I adjusted everything accordingly. I used dried minced onion instead of fresh. I buttered and toasted the buns then got that skillet smoking hot and sprinkled a little table salt into the pan and added the burger and smashed it down so it would thin out and have more crispy bits at the edges. I do not like fat thick burgers, so I semi smashburgered it, and I let it cook undisturbed until the bottom got that beautiful brown crusty look from the maillard reaction, flipped it, added a slice of american cheese on top and removed it as soon as the cheese was melted. I dressed my burger with some mayo, ketchup (since I don't like tomato's texture), iceberg lettuce, and some Grillo's dill pickle chips. It didn't need anything else. This was fantastic and I loved every single bite. I skipped the optional bread crumbs.

I made this exactly per the recipe, adding only 1/4 the called for bread crumbs. My husband thought it needed more ranch seasoning, and he prefers the onion as a slice on the burger rather than diced in it. All said, it was still a good burger for a weeknight meal.