Southwestern Backyard Burgers

By Ellie

6 Person

30 Minutes

495 Calories

Whether you're in the stadium parking lot or on your patio, these Southwestern-style burgers are great on the grill. Sometimes I make six patties rather than eight because I like my burgers bigger and better!

Ingredients

Toppings of your choice
Lettuce leaves and tomato slices
8 sesame seed hamburger buns, split
8 slices pepper jack cheese
1/2 pound bulk pork sausage
2 pounds lean ground beef (90% lean)
1/2 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. salt
3 tsp. ground cumin
4-1/2 tsp. chili powder
1/2 cup crushed butter-flavored crackers (about 12 crackers)
1/2 tsp. hickory liquid smoke, optional
1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce
1 can (4 ounces) chopped green chilies

Method

01

In a large bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. Crumble beef and sausage over mixture and mix well. Shape into eight patties.
02

Grill, covered, over medium heat for 5-7 minutes on each side or until no longer pink. Top with cheese. Grill 1 minute longer or until cheese is melted.
03

Grill buns, cut side down, for 1-2 minutes or until toasted. Serve burgers on buns with lettuce, tomato and toppings.

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Southwestern Backyard Burgers

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( By Ellie )

01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 6 servings
Calorie 495 Kcal
Prep Time 10 Mins
Cook Time 20 Mins
Total Time 30 Mins

02 Ingredients

Toppings of your choice

Lettuce leaves and tomato slices

8 sesame seed hamburger buns, split

8 slices pepper jack cheese

1/2 pound bulk pork sausage

2 pounds lean ground beef (90% lean)

1/2 tsp. pepper

1/2 tsp. salt

3 tsp. ground cumin

4-1/2 tsp. chili powder

1/2 cup crushed butter-flavored crackers (about 12 crackers)

1/2 tsp. hickory liquid smoke, optional

1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce

1 can (4 ounces) chopped green chilies

03 Method

Step 1

In a large bowl, combine the first eight ingredients. Crumble beef and sausage over mixture and mix well. Shape into eight patties.

Step 2

Grill, covered, over medium heat for 5-7 minutes on each side or until no longer pink. Top with cheese. Grill 1 minute longer or until cheese is melted.

Step 3

Grill buns, cut side down, for 1-2 minutes or until toasted. Serve burgers on buns with lettuce, tomato and toppings.

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