Southwest Style Stuffed Cheeseburgers Recipes

SOUTHWEST TURKEY BURGERS

Steps:

• Chop your garlic and veggies.
• Cook bacon in a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat until crisp. Wipe excess grease from pan and return skillet to heat.
• While bacon cooks, combine turkey meat, garlic, shallot or onion, thyme, cilantro or parsley, bell pepper, serrano or jalapeno pepper, cumin, hot pepper sauce, grill seasoning or salt and pepper. Divide mixture into 4 equal mounds then form meat into patties. Drizzle patties with vegetable oil to coat. Cook in skillet over medium high heat for 5 to 6 minutes on each side. Place sliced cheese over the patties in the last 2 minutes of cooking, use 1 or 2 slices for each patty, as you like.
• Pile cooked cheeseburgers into buns. Spread sweet relish or jelly on bun tops and set red leaf lettuce into place, using the relish or jelly as glue. Top cheeseburgers with 2 slices of cooked, crisp bacon or turkey bacon and lettluce. Then serve with tortilla chips, tossed salad and/or spicy o-nuts.

SOUTHWEST STUFFED ACORN SQUASH RECIPE BY TASTY

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F (200°C).
• Cut off the ends of squash before cutting squash in half horizontally. Scoop out seeds and save for roasting.
• Drizzle squash with olive oil and sprinkle salt and pepper. Place cut-side up on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet.
• Bake for 40 minutes, or until tender.
• In a medium saucepan, add vegetable stock and rice.
• Stir and bring to boil over high heat.
• Cover and simmer for 45 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat.
• Heat olive oil in a large saucepan or skillet over medium heat.
• Add onions, stirring frequently until translucent.
• Add garlic and cook until fragrant.
• Add bell pepper, salt, pepper, chili powder, cumin, paprika, onion powder, cayenne pepper, and dried oregano. Stir until spices are evenly distributed.
• Mix in black beans, corn, tomatoes, and cooked rice.
• Fill squash halves with rice mixture and sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake for 5 minutes, or until cheese is melted.
• Top with avocado slices and cilantro.
• Enjoy!

GRILLED SOUTHWEST STUFFED BURGERS

Steps:

• Preheat greased grill to medium-high heat.
• Mix meat, 3 tablespoons of the Mayo and the seasoning mix; shape into 12 thin patties.
• Combine cheese with 2 tablespoons salsa.
• Spoon over 6 of the patties.
• Cover each with one of the remaining patties, making a 'sandwich', pinching edges together to seal.
• Grill approximately 7 minutes on each side, or until cooked through (160 degrees F).
• Meanwhile, combine remaining 2 tablespoons salsa with remaining 1 tablespoon Mayo.
• Place a lettuce leaf, tomato slice and burger on bottom half of bun.
• Top with salsa mixture; cover with top of bun.

SASSY SOUTHWEST STUFFED SHELLS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. Cook pasta according to package directions for al dente. Drain and rinse in cold water., Meanwhile, in a large skillet, cook beef and pork over medium heat until no longer pink, breaking into crumbles, 8-10 minutes; drain. Add carrot, green onions and garlic; cook 1 minute longer. Stir in chiles, 1 cup cheese, half of the fried onions and the cilantro. In a large bowl combine picante sauce, tomato sauce and water; stir 1 cup picante mixture into pan., Spread 1 cup remaining picante mixture into a greased 13x9-in. baking dish. Fill pasta shells with meat mixture; place in baking dish, overlapping ends slightly. Top with remaining sauce. Cover and bake 30 minutes. Uncover; top with remaining cheese and remaining fried onions. Bake until cheese is melted, 5-10 minutes.

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-STUFFED HAMBURGERS

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium heat.
• Mix meat, seasoning mix and 3 Tbsp. mayonnaise just until blended; shape into 12 (1/4-inch-thick) patties.
• Combine cheese and 2 Tbsp. salsa; spoon onto centers of 6 patties. Cover with remaining patties; pinch edges together to seal.
• Grill 5 to 6 min. on each side or until done (160ºF). Meanwhile, mix remaining mayonnaise and salsa until blended.
• Place lettuce on bottom halves of buns; top with tomatoes, burgers and mayonnaise mixture. Cover with tops of buns.

SOUTHWESTERN STUFFED BELL PEPPERS

Steps:

• Combine beef, onion, seasoning mix and egg in a large bowl.
• Add rice and mix well.
• Cut peppers in half lengthwise; remove seeds and membrane.
• Spread tomatoes on the bottom of an ovenproof 12 X 9 inch baking dish. The liquid from the tomatoes will reduce during cooking so if (like me) you like lots of sauce, add about a cup of water. This also helps make the peppers softer.
• Place peppers, cut side up, on top of the tomatoes.
• Spoon beef mixture into peppers, mounding as necessary.
• Top each pepper with salsa.
• Bake in preheated 375°F oven for 40-45 minutes or until beef is cooked thoroughly and peppers are soft.
• Cover each pepper with cheese and return to oven, under the broiler, until the cheese melts- less than a minute, so watch carefully!
• Serve with sour cream and additional salsa.

SOUTHWESTERN STUFFED BELL PEPPERS (LOW CARB)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil; cook peppers until just soft, 6 to 7 minutes. Drain and transfer to the prepared baking sheet.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium heat; add chicken and 1 1/2 teaspoon taco seasoning mix. Cook and stir until chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 8 minutes. Chop or shred chicken and transfer to a bowl.
• Cook and stir onion and garlic in the same skillet over medium heat until tender, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Mix onion mixture, black beans, tomato sauce, and cauliflower rice into the bowl of chicken. Stir in 1 1/2 tablespoons taco seasoning. Fill the bell pepper halves with the chicken mixture.
• Bake in the preheated oven until heated through, 10 to 15 minutes. Top chicken mixture with Cheddar cheese and continue baking until cheese is melted, about 5 minutes more.
• Mix Greek yogurt, cilantro, lime juice, and 1/2 teaspoon taco seasoning together in a bowl; serve over stuffed peppers.

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.

SOUTHWESTERN STUFFED CHEESEBURGERS

Steps:

• 1. Mix ground beef, onion and chilies. Shape mixture into 8 thin patties. Mound about 1/4 of chopped mushrooms on center of 4 of the patties. Top each with 2 slices of cheese. Place remaining beef patties on top; pinch edges to seal securely.
• 2. Cover and grill patties 4 to 5 inches from medium coals 14 to 16 minutes, turning once, until burgers are slightly firm when pressed in center. Serve on hamburger buns with taco sauce or salsa and, if desired, sliced onions.