Taco Burgers

These Taco Burgers are loaded with all your favorite taco fixings: cheese, sour cream, pico de gallo, and crunchy pickled jalapenos!

📝 Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lb ground beef
• 2 Tablespoons homemade taco seasoning
• 4 slices pepper jack or cheddar cheese
• 4 buns
• Tortilla strips
• Sour cream
• Avocado slices
• Pico de gallo (recipe below)
• Pickled jalapenos
• Lettuce
• 1 lb. tomatoes (chopped)
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1 jalapeno (diced)
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
• 1 lime (juiced)
• Salt (to taste)

👨‍🍳 Instructions

1. 1Preheat the grill to medium high heat.
2. 2To make the pico, combine the tomatoes, onion, jalapeno, cilantro, and lime juice in a bowl. Stir and season to taste. Allow to marinate while preparing the burgers.
3. 3In a large bowl, combine the ground beef and taco seasoning, using your fingers to gently distribute the seasoning throughout the meat.
4. 4Form the meat into 4 or 5 patties, depending on how big you like your burgers. Use your thumb to place an indent into the center of each one.
5. 5Grill for 5 minutes then flip and grill an additional 4-5 minutes, or until the burgers reach an internal temperature of 160 for well done. Melt the cheese during the last 2 minutes of cooking time or add it directly after the burgers come off the grill.
6. 6Top the burgers with pico de gallo, sour cream, lettuce, avocado, jalapeno slices, and tortilla strips. Enjoy!