Bacon & Ranch Cajun Baby Cheeseburgers (For ZWT-9)

Submitted by twissis

"This sure-to-be-tasty recipe was found at picky-palate.com. While the ingredients for the Cajun Seasoning are included as part of the recipe, feel free to use your preferred concoction or a commercially prepared Cajun Seasoning. Times have been estimated. Prep time will depend on your choice for the Cajun Seasoning. Enjoy!"

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Yields: 8 Baby Burgers
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• For Cajun Seasoning

• 1 teaspoon smoked paprika or 1 teaspoon regular paprika
• 1⁄2 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1⁄2 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1⁄4 teaspoon dried oregano

• For Cheeseburgers

• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 1 teaspoon cajun seasoning
• 1 teaspoon hot sauce (such as Siracha or Tabasco)
• 2 slices monterey jack pepper cheese (quartered to 8 pieces)
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 8 hamburger buns (mini-size & split May use small dinner rolls)
• 1⁄4 cup ranch dressing
• 8 slices roma tomatoes
• 4 slices bacon, cooked-crisp
• 16 arugula leaves (optional) or 16 lettuce, of choice (optional)

directions

1. Combine Cajun Seasoning ingredients in a sml bowl & mix well.
2. Place beef, seasoning, hot sauce & garlic in a large bowl & mix until just combined. Form the mixture into 8 equally-sized patties.
3. Place oil in a lrg skillet over med-heat. In batches as needed, place patties in hot skillet & cook until browned (about 3-4 min per side). Place a quarter of cheese on top of ea burger to melt. When cheese melted, set burgers aside & keep warm.
4. Place buns (or rolls) split-side-down into same skillet until toasted (about 1 min).
5. Spread dressing onto insides of warm toasted rolls. Layer bottom roll w/arugula leaves (or lettuce of choice), add a burger, tomato slice & a halved bacon slice. Close w/top roll.
6. NOTE: The burgers will be tall & it was suggested to place a pick or sml skewer in ea burger to hold them together.

Reviews

[weekend cooker]

Made these as written though I omitted the tomatoes. The Ranch dressing and the cajon seasonings really were the hit with us. They made a great dinner along with some fries, and some soup. Made for your win in Football Pool.

 

[lazyme]

Yum! These were fun and good. I used King's Hawaiian rolls for the buns and regular tomatoes and monterey jack cheese for these. These were easy to make and made a cute presentation. Thanks twissis for sharing this keeper recipe. Congrats on another win in the football pool!

 

[breezermom]

Made these exactly as posted except I cooked them on the charcoal grill. We love that smoky taste! We really enjoyed the cajun seasoning, and I used the ranch on my burgers. DS tried one with ranch, and then switched to regular mayo and ketchup. Great quick little meal or appetizer. Thanks for sharing! Made for your win in Football pool.