Burgers make me happy inside.
Regular burgers, cheeseburgers, bacon cheeseburgers, barbeque burgers with onion rings, bacon cheeseburgers with fried eggs on top… I’ll take one of each with a side of fries. Because it’s Friday.
Oh, and how about those weird burgers they have at hole-in-the-wall burger joints, like the ones with peanut butter? Have you had one of those? And then you think they’re gonna make you gag and you’ll never be able to look at that place the same way again, but they’re actually, like, kinda good, and you end up coming back every weekend for the rest of time?
These chipotle burgers aren’t that much of a stretch. It’s a spicy, juicy, texturally chippy burger (and yes I mean chips, as in my favorite food ever, because putting one of my favorite salty foods inside of one of my other favorite salty foods is definitely a good idea), covered with melted cheddar, and then loaded with a proper slathering of guacamole.
I think this would also be a good time to substitute a tortilla for a bun.
Very much unlike a person ordering the “whole wheat tortilla” for their all-American cheddar, pickles, lettuce, and tomato burger because they think it’s a flavor of hamburger bun. A flavor. #bjork
Nope. Tortilla is not a flavor. And I won’t be sad if you toss away your buns and use tortillas instead on this one. I stuck with regular buns because tortillas are not in particularly high demand here in the Philippines, and it was still yummy as white bread loaded with a burger and cheese and guac usually is, BUT as I was making this I definitely had visions of some kind of a burger-burrito-hybrid-melty-thing shmooshing around in my head. Can someone make that happen please?
Southwest Chipotle Burgers with Guacamole
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 6-8 1x
Description
These southwest chipotle burgers have smoky chipotle flavor and crushed tortilla chips right in the burgers. Topped with guacamole – perfect!
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lb. ground beef
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup salsa
- 1 onion
- 1 chipotle pepper (canned in adobo sauce)
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 3/4 cup finely crushed tortilla chips
- 6–8 slices cheddar cheese
- 6–8 burger buns
- 2 avocados
- 1 bunch cilantro
- 1/2 small red onion
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon lime juice
Instructions
- Cut the avocado in half and remove the pit. Scoop the flesh out of the skin with a spoon and place it in a small mixing bowl. Mash the avocados with a fork until mostly smooth. Finely chop the red onion and cilantro. Stir the onion, cilantro, salt and lime juice in with the avocado. Cover with plastic wrap and store in the refrigerator for up to 12 hours.
- Place the meat in a large mixing bowl. Add the cumin, chili powder, cayenne, salt, and salsa. Use your hands to thoroughly combine the ingredients. Chop the onion and chipotle pepper and add to the mixing bowl. Mix well. Add the eggs and tortilla chips and use your hands to thoroughly mix ingredients again.
- Form the meat into round patties, about 1 1/2 inches thick. Heat a nonstick frying pan over medium heat. Cook the burgers, 2-3 at a time (or however many fit in the pan). Cover the pan with a lid and allow the burgers to cook for 5 minutes, checking once or twice to avoid burning on the bottom. After 5 minutes, the bottom side should be browned and the there should be little to no pink on the top side. Flip the burgers and cook uncovered for another 2-3 minutes to achieve desired browning. Also, this is a good time to add the cheese to the tops of the burgers because it will melt slightly in the hot pan.
- Serve burgers on toasted buns (just 3-4 minutes under the broiler will do the trick) and top with a dollop of chilled guacamole.
Notes
You can omit the chipotle pepper for less heat (spicy).
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Dinner
- Cuisine: American
Keywords: southwestern chipotle burger, chipotle burger, burger with guacamole
Making extra guacamole is not a bad idea. It’s just not.
My mouth is watering!
These look amazing! I’d love to veganize them (and put them in a tortilla). haha!
Another great use for guacamole! Guacamole happens to be our post today! Herb’s fave… he will be excited at the prospect of throwing it on a burger!
The toppings look so drool-worthy that I wouldn’t even miss the bun!
I’ve never had peanut butter on a burger but vie had almond butter, and yes, it is delish!
This looks so yummy!! Guacamole makes me happy 🙂
These look so good! I think I need to go out for burgers tonight and cook these next week, because who wants to cook on a Friday? Buh.
I love burgers too… Your one is very great !
I totally wish I was having this for lunch today!
Wow that looks awesome. To be honest I have heard of and included avocado several times on my burgers, but never have I considered guacamole…brilliant!
I think I could eat these every night. Every single night. Yup.
Okay, I could demolish a tray of these! They sound and look amazing!
Burgers make me happy as well. This makes me very happy!
I love guac, but haven’t thought about it as a burger topping. Thanks for the tasty idea!
these do look pretty incredibly amazingly mouth-watering!!
May I have a bite of your burger? I love guacamole and I can see how tasty this burger will be just by looking at your picture. Brilliant!
This looks absolutely yummy! I love guacamole 🙂 I will definitely make this very soon…^^
Burgers make me happy too and these ones look amazing!
I just discovered you from Annie’s Eats and I love what I see so far! These burgers look so amazing. I never really understand why burgers mostly go away once fall and winter arrive. I could eat them all year!
I will definitely try these with tortillas. They look delicious!
OMG, now this is a burger! yum! I’m trying to eat less meat but dang, these photos are too mouthwatering! yum!
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