Squashed Burgers and Chips

2Bleu's Note:

I don't care much for potato chips alone, but when I dine out and they serve them as a side to burgers, I just put em right in the burger. It adds a wonderful crunch to plain ole burgers (Ruffles work great, but regular or any flavor chip will do. Try BBQ flavored!). We hope you enjoy the fun in this recipe. You may also like Taco Burgers :)

• Total Time: 25 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

Burgers

• 1 lb lean ground sirloin (or chuck)
• salt , to taste
• black pepper , to taste
• 8 slices American cheese
• 4 hamburger buns
• ruffles potato chip

condiments

• mayonnaise
• lettuce
• sliced tomato
• red onion , sliced thin
• ketchup

Directions:

1. Heat skillet or grill to medium-high. Using the ground beef, form 4 patties of uniform size.
2. Place in skillet or on grill and season with salt and black pepper to taste. Cook 5-6 minutes per side or until desired doneness. Add cheese the last few minutes to melt.
3. TO THE BOTTOM BUN: place the burger with cheese. Top with potato chips (be generous here).
4. TO THE TOP BUN: spread some mayo. Place a leaf of lettuce, followed with a few slices of tomato and onion. Squirt a bit of ketchup over the chips.
5. NOW HERE'S THE FUN PART: Carefully fold top half over chips. Now using your palm, squash it down firmly, hearing the chips crunch down good (really just to get it to fit in your mouth, lol). Grab lots of napkins and enjoy.

Reviews

[Sydney Mike]

Just had to make these for lunch for the 2 of us, so cut the recipe in half & had a great meal! Your suggested potato chips are my favorite, & the whole idea was absolutely great! Thanks for sharing it! [Tagged & made in Please Review My Recipe]

[Shuzbud]

I love chip sandwiches so this was a great idea! I tried mine two different ways- the first as directed, when I found the juice from the tomato made the chips go soft quite quickly. So the second time I put the chips under the burger and they retained their crunch a lot better this way. Thanks for a lovely idea and a thoroughly enjoyed recipe!

[Shelby Jo]

Yummy yummy. If your going to have potato chips with a burger, might as well throw them on the burger! I did use plain ruffles chips, but it would be fun to try flavored ones...maybe dill pickle flavored? or some of the spicy kinds? I like the crunch for a different texture. What a simple and tasty burger. Thanks for sharing! Made for PRMR tag.