Tex mex burgers

I took Rachel Ray's Burger of the month recipe in her March issue and made it my own. And let me tell you...No matter if you make my version or hers.... It is DELICIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!

I took 12 slices of turkey bacon.I put 8 of those slices and placed in a pre-heated 375 degree oven and cooked for 15-17 min. or until crispy.

In the meantime, I took 1 lb. of 98% lean ground beef. Diced up the other 4 pieces of turkey bacon, grated 1/2 of a Spanish onion, 2 teaspoons of minced garlic, 2 tablespoons of chipolte in adobo sauce,  2 teaspoons of Worcestershire sauce, and mixed together with my hands. Once mixed together I made the meat mixture into 4 burgers.
Place the burgers on the grill or an indoor panini press. Cook for about 5-7 min. per side.
Then I took buns and toasted.
Added some homemade salsa(you could use salsa from a jar)
then placed the burger.
then placed 2 slices of the turkey bacon
Then added queso(see below), onion, jalapenos,2 tortilla chips,  and cilantro...
OMG!!! What a GREAT burger!!! For Rachel Ray's recipe see her burger of the month in her March 2012 issue.

For the queso:

Take a small log of Velveeta cheese and place in a crock pot. add 1 can of rotel and 1/2 log of cooked spicy sausage! Once melted... You have a great Queso!

a take on one of Rachel Ray's burger's of the month OMG!!!

Ok.. So, Rachel Ray posted an AMAZING recipe in her August issue of her magazine. I have been dying to try it. So, what I do is take the basics and change it up just a bit. So, this is what I did(I did not think the hubby would like it.. well he didn't.. he LOVED IT)!

I took 1 pkg of 97% lean beef. I mixed my favorite seasonings, minced garlic(or you could do onion..This is to make the meat moist since it is so lean), and 1 tblsp. of Worcestershire sauce. mix well with your hands and make into 4 patties. Then I grilled the patties and 1 pablano pepper. when the pepper is done, I took off the grill and let cool. Once the patties were almost done, I made an egg over medium on a skillet and took 2 pieces of 100% whole grain(pepperidge farm)bread and added I can't believe it's not butter to one side of each piece. (Oh i forgot.. while the burgers are on the grill, I took turkey bacon, placed on a cooling rack over a baking sheet and baked on 375 until crispy). I then cut the bread down to size to fit the burger(they are large pieces). i added the pepper, the burger, the egg, the bacon,your fav. cheese,  and the other piece of bread(butter side out), and placed on my panini press(or a skillet). Just like a grilled cheese. cook until the bread is crispy and waaalllaaahhh! YUMMYYYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks Rach! Happy eating y'all!