Give grilled burgers an extra jolt of flavor without a lot of fuss with pepper-flecked Jack cheese and a bit of spicy seasonings.
Grilled Chili Burgers
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 25 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 7
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean (at least 80%) ground beef
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne), if desired
- 4 slices onion
- Cooking spray or vegetable oil
- 4 burger buns, split
- 4 slices (1 oz each) hot pepper Monterey Jack cheese
Instructions
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Step1Heat gas or charcoal grill. In medium bowl, mix ground beef, chili powder and ground red pepper. Shape mixture into 4 (4-inch) patties, 1/2 inch thick. Spray both sides of onion slices with cooking spray or brush with oil.
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Step2When grill is heated, place patties and onion slices on gas grill over medium heat or on charcoal grill over medium coals; cover grill. Cook 11 to 13 minutes, turning patties and onion slices once, until thermometer inserted in center of patties reads 160°F. During last 2 minutes of cooking, place buns, cut sides down, on grill and cheese on patties; cook 1 to 2 minutes or until buns are golden brown and cheese is melted.
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Step3Place patties on bottom halves of buns. Top with onion slices. Cover with top halves of buns.
Nutrition
440
Calories
25g
Total Fat
31g
Protein
23g
Total Carbohydrate
4g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Sandwich
- Calories
- 440
- Calories from Fat
- 220
- Total Fat
- 25g
- 38%
- Saturated Fat
- 11g
- 56%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 95mg
- 32%
- Sodium
- 440mg
- 18%
- Potassium
- 330mg
- 9%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 23g
- 8%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 7%
- Sugars
- 4g
- Protein
- 31g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 30%
- 30%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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