Chipotle Burgers

This was absolutely a restaurant quality burger. I used about 1 lb of beef and it made 4 good sized burgers. The thing that makes this burger is the mayo. Although I'm not a mayo fan, this was delicious. The recipe writer suggests serving with pepperjack cheese. We garnished with avacado, romaine lettuce, and a tomato. Delicious.

picture from ourbestbites.com

Southwest Chipotle Burgers

(Recipe by Our Best Bites) Burgers:

1 1/2 lb ground chuck or ground sirloin

1-1/2 chipotle peppers canned in adobo sauce, diced (Hint, chipotle peppers are by the Mexican food and canned peppers. By the smallest can they sell. Use more peppers if you like a burger with more kick.)

1 1/2 T adobo sauce (from the chipotle chili can--this is at the bottom of the can)

1/4 C finely chopped onion

1 t garlic powder (I used 2 cloves crushed garlic)

1/2 t cumin

1 1/2 t kosher salt

1/4 t pepper

Place the beef in a bowl and gently crumble with your fingers. Add the chipotle peppers, adobo sauce, grated onion, garlic powder, cumin, kosher salt, and pepper. Use your hands (yes, your hands!) to gently mix things together. If you go crazy and over-work ground beef it gets a yucky texture. Just mix it enough to distribute the ingredients and call it good.Divide into 4 patties (or 6 little ones) and place on a preheated grill, indoor grill pan, or skillet.

Chipotle-lime Mayo:
1/2 C Fat free Mayo

2 t lime juice

1 1/2 t adobo sauce (from the canned chipotle chilis)
2T chopped fresh cilantro

Place mayo, adobo sauce, lime juice and cilantro in a small bowl.
Stir it all together. (I halfed the recipe and still had plenty of mayo left over) .