Tex Mex Burger (recipe)

Tex-Mex Burgers with Charred Onion, Salsa and Avocado

 

main meals

POINTS® Value: 5 Servings:  4 Preparation Time:  15 min Cooking Time:  9 min Level of Difficulty:  Easy

Liven up your July 4th celebration with our Southwest-inspired burgers. They're tasty made with lean ground turkey, too.

Ingredients

• 1 pound raw extra lean ground beef
• 1/2 cup cilantro, fresh, chopped, divided
• 4 oz canned green chili peppers, drained, diced
• 1 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp minced garlic
• 1/2 medium vidalia onion(s), or other sweet onion, cut into four 1/4-inch-thick rounds
• 3 sprays cooking spray
• 4 cup romaine lettuce, shredded
• 1/2 cup salsa
• 2/3 medium avocado, Hass, diced

Instructions

• Preheat grill (or grill pan).
  
  
• In a large bowl, combine beef, 1/4 cup of cilantro, green chilies, chili powder and garlic until thoroughly mixed; form into four 1/2-inch-thick patties.
  
  
• Coat patties and onions with cooking spray. Grill, flipping once (or more as necessary if using a grill pan), until burgers are desired degree of doneness and onions are lightly charred and tender, about 7 to 9 minutes for medium.
  
  
• To serve, place 1 cup of lettuce on each of 4 plates. Top each with 1 burger, 2 tablespoons of salsa, 1 onion slice, 1/4 of diced avocado and 1 tablespoon of remaining cilantro.