Chile Rellenos Burgers

In case you were tripped up by the name of this recipe, I give you, le dict-shun-air-ee:

chile re·lle·no : a stuffed chili pepper that usually contains cheese or meat and is fried or grilled

But silly me, I should know that my readers are refined and intelligent and already knew what "chile rellenos" meant.

As for the rest of you, "Mexican Burgers." Is that better?

These burgers are da bomb. You can fancy them up however you want--avocado, cilantro, whatever. They're great with or without the bread, so YUM. IT. UP.


Chile Rellenos Burgers

1 pound ground beef or ground turkey
1 medium onion, finely chopped
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
4 ounces green chiles, drained and diced
1 cup shredded Colby-Monterey Jack cheese
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1/2 cup salsa
2 tablespoons ketchup
4 large sandwich buns
sour cream
lettuce

Mix first eight ingredients. Shape into four patties. Grill for four minutes a side (or cook on George Foreman grill for 4 minutes total). In a small bowl, combine salsa and ketchup. Place burgers on buns; serve with the salsa mixture, sour cream, and lettuce if desired. 4 servings.


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