Mexican Hamburgers

By carvalhohm2

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground meat
• Fajita seasoning blend
• 1 can refried beans (I made my own from pinto beans I cooked with not so much salt and no lard)
• grated Cheddar or Monterey Jack or Pepper Jack cheese
• lettuce shredded (like for tacos)
• diced tomatoes
• chopped Hatch green chiles (roasted, peeled and diced)
• grilled onions
• salsa (hot or not to your taste) (I used my home canned salsa)
• sour cream
• avocados sliced or guacamole
• sliced pickled jalapenos
• large flour tortillas (I had whole wheat)
• Form

Details

Servings 4
Adapted from tumbleweedcontessa.com

Preparation

Step 1

Form the ground meat into patties about 5” long by 3” wide. Sprinkle with the dry fajita seasoning blend or seasoning of your choice. Set aside.

Grate the cheese, dice the tomatoes, prepare the avocados. Set up a serving station with all the burger toppings and sides in small dishes so everyone can make theirs according to their taste.

Fry the patties and allow to form a good caramelized crust on both sides. Meanwhile toast the tortillas in a non-stick skillet or on a round griddle. Toast just until slightly crisp and warmed.

Assembly:

A layer of beans spread on the entire surface of the tortilla
Meat
Grilled onions
Cheese
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Green chiles
Avocado/guacamole
Salsa
Sour cream
Fold over to make a very large taco
Several napkins
This will make 4 very large Mexican hamburgers.