Hatch Chile Cheeseburger
 
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This is an easily adaptable recipe. It works with your ground meat of preference -ground beef, turkey, chicken, buffalo. I prefer mild to medium heat level for my Hatch Chiles, if you like it hot use hot Hatch Chiles or a blend of Hot/Mild Hatch Chiles
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Recipe type: Entree
Cuisine: Southwestern/New Mexico
Serves: 4-6
Ingredients
  • 6 roasted mild/medium Hatch Chiles diced (seeded/peeled)
  • 4 roasted mild/medium Hatch Chiles seeded/peeled to garnish burger
  • 1 pound ground meat of your choice (beef, turkey, chicken, buffalo)
  • 8 strips cooked bacon
  • 1 tomato sliced
  • 1 avocado sliced
  • White cheddar sliced to top burger
  • salt and pepper
  • Hamburger Buns
Instructions
  1. Place ground meat, diced hatch chiles in a bowl and mix. Add salt and pepper. Form patties, and refrigerate patties for about 20 minutes while you do prep work for toppings.
  2. Heat large skillet or grill on medium-high. Place patties directly in skillet/grill and let cook approximately 6-8 minutes until meat lifts and flips easily. Cook approximately another 6 minutes. Reduce heat to low. Top with sliced cheese and cover with lid about 5 minutes until cheese has melted.
  3. While cheese is melting, toast hamburger buns.
  4. Place cooked meat inside a toasted hamburger bun. Layer with Hatch Chile, avocado, tomato and bacon and eat.
Recipe by Tout va bien! (tm) at https://christymajors.com/new-mexico-burgers-bubbles-brews/