Best 6 Southwest Chipotle Burgers Recipes

SPICY CHIPOTLE TURKEY BURGERS

Steps:

• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat, and lightly oil grate. Place the ground turkey, onion, cilantro, chipotle chile pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, seasoned salt, and black pepper in a mixing bowl; mix well. Form into 4 patties.
• Cook the hamburgers on the preheated grill until the turkey is no longer pink in the center, about 4 minutes per side. Place the mozzarella slices on the patties 2 minutes before they are ready. Serve on the toasted buns.

SOUTHWEST BURGER

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first six ingredients. Crumble beef and sausage over mixture; mix well. Shape into eight patties. , Grill, covered, over medium heat for 5 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 160° and juices run clear. Top each burger with a cheese slice. , Grill 1-2 minutes longer or until cheese begins to melt. Serve on buns with the lettuce, tomato, avocado and mayonnaise or mustard if desired.

SOUTHWEST CHIPOTLE BURGERS

Steps:

• Prepare medium hot fire for direct grilling. In a large bowl combine beef, pork, chipotles, egg, cilantro, brown sugar, adobo sauce, cumin, salt & pepper. Mix gently & shape into four patties. Place patties on prepared grill, cook 5 minutes per side, top each burger witth cheese, place buns cut side down on outer edge of grill to toast, about 2 minutes. To serve spread cut sides of buns with chipotle mayonnaise (see note). Top burgers with lettuce, tomato, avacado or onion if desired. Chipotle mayo-1/2 cup mayo 1 tsp adobo sauce(from canned chipotles)

SOUTHWEST CHIPOTLE CHICKEN BURGERS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in saute pan over medium heat. Add onions and saute for 2 minutes, peppers and saute for 3 more minutes. Add black beans, chipotle and cumin, cook for an additional 2-3 minutes. Place aside to cool. Combine chicken and vegetable mixture to form into a patty, season both sides with pepper.
• Shape into 5 patties. Can be individually frozen at this point, let thaw for 1 day in refrigerator before sauteing.
• Saute patties in small amount of olive oil about 4 minutes / side or until done. Place burger on bun and top with avocado slices and lettuce.
• **Chipotle pepper in adobo sauce- comes in a small can in the International foods aisle of the grocery. Fish out needed peppers with a little sauce, chop and add to recipe. Freeze the rest of the can contents in a freezer ziplock bag. Whenever you need some, you can just break off a chunk and add it to your recipe (like chili, tacos, etc).

SOUTHWESTERN BEEF BURGER WITH CHIPOTLE AIOLI

Steps:

• To Make the Chipotle Aioli: Add all the ingredients to a food processor and puree. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• To Make the Burgers: Heat grill.
• Combine all burger ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix well. Form into four patties. Grill both sides, top each with slice of cheese and transfer to grilled buns.
• Dress burgers with sliced red onions, jalapenos, lettuce, pickles, bacon and Chipotle Aioli, as desired.

SIZZLING SOUTHWEST BURGERS

Steps:

• Preheat grill for high heat.
• In a large bowl, mix together the ground beef, taco seasoning mix, bell pepper and onion using your hands. Form into 6 patties.
• Lightly oil the grill grate. Cook burger patties for 5 minutes per side, or until well done. Place buns cut side down onto the grill to toast during the last minute or so. Top each burger with a slice of cheese before removing from the grill. Serve burgers on toasted buns topped with salsa and sour cream.