Stuffed Border Burgers by Pam Traylor

Submitted by peggylyn

"These yummy burgers were found in the May 2004 issue of Southern Living.....They recommend serving with seasoned steak fries. Enjoy."

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 15
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 lbs lean ground beef
• 1⁄2 cup finely chopped onion
• 1 (4 1/4 ounce) can chopped ripe olives, drained
• 2 tablespoons ketchup
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon fajita seasoning mix
• 6 slices monterey jack pepper cheese (1 ounce each)
• 6 onion rolls, split and toasted

• Toppings

• shredded lettuce
• sliced tomatoes
• guacamole

• Tex Mex Secret Sauce

• 1⁄2 cup sour cream
• 1⁄3 cup ketchup
• 1 (4 1/2 ounce) can chopped green chilies
• 1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro

directions

1. Combine first six ingredients.
2. Shape mixture into 12 four inch patties.
3. Fold cheese slices into quarters.
4. Place cheese on each of six patties.
5. Top with remaining six patties, pressing to seal edges.
6. Grill, with lid on, for four to five minutes over medium high heat on each side or until done.
7. For the Tex Mex Secret Sauce.
8. Combine Sour Cream, Ketchup, Green Chilies and Fresh Cilantro and chill until ready to use.
9. Serve burgers on Onion rolls with the Secret Sauce and toppings--.

Reviews

[KristenMisten]

I made these for my family last night and they were a BIG hit. We forgot to use the secret sauce, but they were awesome with the usual ketchup, mustard, lettuce, pickle and tomato.

 

[iris5555]

Very good burger. The seasonings are not too spicy and next time I might add a bit more--but that may be because I didn't have pepper jack cheese and just used cheddar. I omitted olives and added extra onion. Thanks for sharing.

 

[mmlwjr]

I have made something like this in the past, don't think I will put the olives in it next time they seem to burn a bit if they are on the outside, but it is a make again recipe for sure....

 

[RogerOH]

I found this recipe difficult to review. The burgers were excellent and rated a 5 star. I did not care much for the Tex Mex Secret sauce. Thus the 4 stars. The burgers with the pepper jack cheese inside were great. I had never had guacamole before and was leary after tasting it, but it definitely complimented the burger. I felt the Tex Mex Secret sauce was over powering with cilantro. The next time I make it I will reduce the cilantro to perhaps 1 tsp. Some of my family don't like anything spicy. I substituded swiss cheese for the pepper jack on theirs and they loved them.

 

[Howtex]

We really liked the flavor of these burgers. We made them twice in a week which is really unusual since we normally only eat hamburgers once in a while. We cooked them outside on the grill and they turned out yummy!