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Quesadilla Burger

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After seeing a national restaurant chain come out with this, it looked so good I had to prepare a homemade version. Use a BIG spatula to turn these burgers on the grill or pan, although they shouldn't break apart, because the ingredients make them firm. You'll need a big appetite to finish a whole one of these!

TIP: After forming your burgers, press down the center of the burger with your fingertips to compress it a little, to within 1 to 1 1/2" of the edge of the burger. While grilling/frying, this will allow the burger to remain flat on top, instead of a bulging disc that lets the other ingredients fall off.

"Excellent chipolte sauce...although next time, with my crowd, I will double the chipolte peppers. We enjoy hot foods and loved the flavor. I served the remains of the chipotle amd adobe sauce (finely chopped) on the side for everyone to spiceup on their own. Served stuffed jalapenos as a side dish along with chips and more Pico de Gallo Salsa. Perfect summer evening meal, everything can be prepared ahead of time and all preparation done at the grill with a little planning." - bpowelltx

Yield: 4 Ready in 45 minutes

Cuisine: AmericanMain Ingredient: Alcohol

(4.7, 49) 96% would make again (reviews)

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 4
Hamburger
1 lb12% ground beef
1 lbGround pork
1 Egg
1/4 cmilk
1/4 cCatsup
1 tspyellow mustard
1/2 tspGarlic powder
1/2 tspOnion powder
Italian breadcrumbs
Pico de Gallo Salsa
4 plum tomatoes; seeded and chopped
1/2 cupOnion; finely chopped
2 fresh chile peppers; mild or hot, seeded and finely chopped
2 tablespoonsred or yellow bell pepper; chopped
1 1/2 teaspoonsfresh cilantro; finely chopped
1 teaspoonLime juice
salt and pepper
Smokey Cilantro Mayo
1 cupMayo
1 TBSPLime juice
1 TBSPHoney
1 TBSPWorcestershire Sauce
1 cloveGarlic; minced
1/4 TSPCumin
1 pinchSalt
1 pinchBlack pepper
2 tbspCilantro; chopped
1 Chipotle Pepper; minced
Additional
6" diameter Flour Tortillas
Lettuce; shredded
Cheddar Cheese; Slices
Pepper Jack Cheese; Slices
Bacon; Cooked and Crumbled

Quesadilla Burger Preparation

-= Hamburger Prep Instructions =-

In a medium sized bowl mix egg, milk, catsup, mustard, onion powder and garlic powder. Add ground meat. Mix together thoroughly. Add breadcrumbs until meat mixture no longer sticks to bowl. Make your patties about 6" in diameter, so after grilling/frying they will be approx. 5", just the right size for the tortillas. Grill or fry to your doneness, then add the cheddar and pepper jack slices on top just before you take the burger off the grill.

-= Pico De Gallo Prep Instructions =-

Combine ingredients in a glass or other non-reactive bowl and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving. Makes about 2 cups.

-= Smoky Cilantro Mayo Instructions =-

Combine all ingredients, and refrigerate covered for 1 hour to develop the flavors. You can put more chipoltes in if you're a chile head but I think the key to this is to not go real hot so you don't mask the other flavors. Makes approx. 1 cup.

Heat and lightly brown 2 flour tortilla's in a skillet. Build your burger by spreading some Smokey Cilantro Mayo on both tortillas (placing the mayo on both tortillas will help hold the ingredients together), then add the lettuce and crumbled bacon. Add the cheeseburger and some pico de gallo on top. Place the other tortilla on top of the pico de gallo, slice in half and chow down.

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  • Calories Per Serving: 1813
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    Quesadilla Burger Reviews

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    1 weeks, 2 days, 14 hours, 41 minutes ago
    I made these last night really good but the tortillas got soggy after I put the burgers on them. It was great on bread.
    4 weeks, 11 hours, 30 minutes ago
    Delicious Made some minor adjustments to suit taste and preferences,... Have added this to the house menu :)
    1 months, 5 days, 10 hours, 53 minutes ago
    Excellent! I will definitely make these again.
    1 months, 2 weeks, 5 days, 13 hours, 6 minutes ago
    I prepared this dish but found no ingredients resembling alcohol. I still found this extremely delicious and would definitely moreish. Even my boyfriend loved this and he doesn't usually like fast food or foreign food.
    2 months, 1 days, 1 hours, 27 minutes ago
    There's a lot to like about burgers, and with this one I think the star of the recipe was the fixings on it. Worth all the assembly, they were SUPER YUMMY! By far the smoky chipotle sauce was a win, and the salsa was great too. TY!
    2 months, 1 days, 6 hours, 27 minutes ago

    Made as directed and all I can say is this is this is absolutely awesome with wonderful flavor!! Everyone loved it :)
    2 months, 5 days, 9 hours, 9 minutes ago
    Really tasty, but kinda messy to make and eat. We had trouble keeping everything together during assembly. That said, all the flavors were great.
    2 months, 1 weeks, 6 days, 12 hours, 18 minutes ago
    My husband said it was THE BEST BURGER he ever ate!! YAY me!
    2 months, 2 weeks, 1 days, 20 hours, 59 minutes ago
    So good, my whole family thought it was great!
    3 months, 6 days, 18 hours, 45 minutes ago
    My mother had this at a restraunt and has been eanting to make it at home. We now have the recipe (:
    4 months, 2 days, 23 hours, 21 minutes ago
    Excellent recipe!! My hubby now only wants his burgers made this way! Two thumbs up! ;)
    4 months, 3 days, 17 hours, ago
    I tried to adapt the recipe a bit to suit our family diets by using turkey vs. pork, and extra lean ground beef. By finishing the patties under the broier, they held together fine. The burgers had great flavor and it was a nice twist on the standard. The chipotle mayo added a great smokey flavor. Will definitely make again, however, I think I will roll out the patties to make them a bit thinner. As written, definitely a meat lovers dish!
    4 months, 2 weeks, 5 days, 6 hours, 52 minutes ago
    Just made this today for my hubby and I it was will good, will see make this again!
    5 months, 2 weeks, 5 days, 14 hours, 38 minutes ago
    Omg this is sooo good I was scared cuz I don't like mayo but it was really really good
    6 months, 1 weeks, 2 days, 8 hours, 5 minutes ago
    7 months, 1 weeks, 12 hours, 24 minutes ago
    We loved these!!! Even my two five year old picky eaters liked this
    7 months, 1 weeks, 4 days, 13 hours, 33 minutes ago
    Try putting BBQ sauce and pico on it instead!!! That's what they did at a restaurant I worked at, I would eat one every day I worked! Aaammmazzziiinnnggg!
    7 months, 2 weeks, 6 days, 16 hours, 24 minutes ago
    This is far better than the AppleBees version! My husband and kids request this every week almost. The Chipolte sauce really brings out the flavor of the meat.
    8 months, 2 weeks, 5 days, 12 hours, 13 minutes ago
    Delicious! My family LOVED this recipe...even my pickiest eater (whom I had to bribe to try a bite). I think the Pico was a perfect addition to the burger & can't be left off. This recipe is going to be added to our list of favorites!
    9 months, 1 weeks, 2 days, 17 hours, 15 minutes ago

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