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Chili's Nacho Burger

Pico de Gallo:

2 medium tomatoes, diced
½ cup diced Spanish onion
2 tspn chopped fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded and de-ribbed
2 tspn finely minced fresh cilantro
1 tspn lime juice
pinch of salt

guacamole:

2 small or 1 large avocado
2 tbsp sour cream
¼ cup diced tomato
½ tspn diced jalapeno
¼ tspn chopped fresh cilantro
¼ tspn lemon juice
1/8 tspn salt

Chili Queso:

3 oz ground beef
1 tspn all-purpose flour
pinch of salt
pinch of ground black pepper
16 oz bottle Cheez Whiz
2 tbsp milk
½ tspn chili powder
½ tspn cumin
½ tspn paprika

burger:

2 lb ground beef
4 large sesame seed buns
2 cups iceberg lettuce, shredded or chopped thin
2 tbsp mayonnaise
1 green onion, chopped
16-20 tortilla chips
2-3 fresh jalapenos, sliced


Make the pico de gallo by combining all of the ingredients for the pico in a small bowl and mixing well. Cover bowl and chill in the refrigerator.

Make the guacamole: In a small bowl, mash up most of the avocado, being sure to leave several un-mashed chunks. Add the remaining ingredients for the guacamole to the avocado and mix well. Cover bowl and chill in the refrigerator.

For making the chili queso: In another small bowl, mix together ground beef, flour, a pinch of salt, a pinch of black pepper, and a pinch of chili powder. Work the dry ingredients into the ground beef by hand. Brown the beef in a small skillet over medium heat for about 5 minutes. Use a spoon or spatula to crumble the beef as it cooks. Cook until it's brown, then set aside.

Melt the Cheez Whiz with 2 tbsp of milk over low heat. When milk and cheese has been combined, add the remaining queso ingredients. Heat while stirring often until cheese is smooth and creamy, then cover saucepan and remove it from the heat.

Preheat a griddle or large frying pan over medium heat. Lightly butter the face of each bun and brown the buns face-down on the heat.

Separate the ground beef into four ½-pound portions. Roll each portion of meat into a ball and then pat the meat down into a circular patty slightly larger in diameter than the hamburger buns. Cook the hamburger patties for 5-10 minutes per side, until done. Lightly salt and pepper each burger patty.

Build the burger open-faced in the following order starting with the bottom bun.

On the bottom bun: ½ cup shredded lettuce - hamburger patty - 2 tbsp chili queso - 4 or 5 crumbled tortilla chips - 2 tspn green onion

On the top bun: ½ tablespoon mayonnaise - 2 tbsp pico de gallo - 2 tbsp guacamole - 4 jalapeno slices


Serve burger with extra queso and guacamole.

Makes 4 burgers.