Mock Chili's Nacho Burger

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 medium tomatoes, diced
• 1/2 cup diced spanish onion
• 2 teaspoons chopped fresh jalapeno peppers, seeded and de-ribbed
• 2 teaspoons finely minced fresh cilantro
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 -2 hass avocado
• 2 tablespoons sour cream
• 1/4 cup diced tomato
• 1/2 teaspoon diced jalapeno
• 1/4 teaspoon chopped fresh cilantro
• 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 3 ounces ground beef
• 1 teaspoon all-purpose flour
• 1 pinch salt
• 1 pinch ground black pepper
• 1 (16 ounce) bottle cheez whiz
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 2 lbs ground beef
• 4 large sesame seed hot dog buns
• 2 cups iceberg lettuce, shredded or chopped thin
• 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
• 1 green onion, chopped
• 16 -20 tortilla chips
• 2 -3 fresh jalapenos, sliced

Recipe

• 1 first make the pico de gallo.
• 2 this is easy.
• 3 just combine all of the ingredients for the pico in a small bowl and mix well.
• 4 cover bowl and chill in the refrigerator.
• 5 now we'll make the guacamole.
• 6 in a small bowl, smash up most of the avocado, but be sure to leave several unsmashed chunks.
• 7 add the remaining ingredients for the guacamole to the avocado and mix well.
• 8 cover bowl and chill in the refrigerator, next to the pico.
• 9 next we'll make the chili queso.
• 10 in yet another small bowl, mix together ground beef, flour, a pinch of salt, a pinch of black pepper, and a pinch of chili powder.
• 11 use your hands to work the dry ingredients into the ground beef.
• 12 brown the beef in a small skillet over medium heat for about 5 minutes.
• 13 use a spoon or spatula to crumble the beef as it cooks.
• 14 cook until it's brown, then set aside.
• 15 melt the cheez whiz with 2 tablespoons of milk over low heat.
• 16 when milk and cheese has been combined, add the remaining queso ingredients.
• 17 heat while stirring often until cheese is smooth and creamy, then cover saucepan and remove it from the heat.
• 18 pre-heat a griddle or large frying pan over medium heat.
• 19 lightly butter the face of each bun and brown the buns face-down on the heat.
• 20 separate the ground beef into four 1/2-pound portions.
• 21 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.
• 22 cook the hamburger patties for 5-10 minutes per side, until done.
• 23 lightly salt and pepper each burger patty.
• 24 build the burger open-faced in the following order starting with the bottom bun: on bottom bun: 1/2 cup shredded lettuce, hamburger patty, 2 tablespoons chili queso, 4 or 5 crumbled tortilla chips, 2 teaspoons green onion on top bun: 1/2 tablespoon mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons pico de gallo, 2 tablespoons guacamole, and 4 jalapeno slices.
• 25 serve burger with extra queso and guacamole.
• 26 may also serve french fries on the side and use the chili queso for dipping.