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Southwest Burgers with Guacamole Recipe

Southwestern burgers with guacamole have smoke, spice, and cheese PLUS the best food of all time: guacamole. This burger packs a heaping helping of flavor in every juicy bite, making it a burger to beat all burgers this summer.

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I love guacamole.

I would run away with it. I would live in a house made of it (ok, that wouldn’t really work, but you get the idea).

All in all, I am a guac-aholic.

Southwest Burgers with Guacamole Photo
(Meghan Bassett)

Putting guacamole on eve-ry-thang has become a habit of mine this summer. Something about the cooling and creamy avocado, the bite of the jalapeño and red onion, and the delicious cilantro (I seriously don’t understand anyone who is a cilantro hater….) come together to provide a refreshing flavor that I just can’t get enough of.

So why not put a heaping helping of my favorite stuff on top of a burger?

Why not indeed….

Southwest Burgers with Guacamole Image
(Meghan Bassett)

The beauty of these Southwestern Burgers with Guacamole is the amazing combination of flavors.

Let’s just start with the burger patties. The combination of ground beef and ground pork gives the burgers an injection of flavor that makes them extra juicy.

Southwest Burgers with Guacamole Pic
(Meghan Bassett)
Southwest Burgers with Guacamole Picture
(Meghan Bassett)

By adding in chopped onion, jalapeño, chili powder and cayenne, you get a smoky and spicy accent to the flavorful meats.

Top it off with some spicy and creamy pepper jack cheese, creamy guacamole, sweet corn kernels, rich black beans, refreshing tomato and salty cotija cheese…. That’s an epic burger than no one can resist finishing off.

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I swear, if I could whip up one of these burgers for lunch or dinner every day, I would totally do it. It has all the flavors I love, and enough variety to keep your taste buds excited and jumping for joy.

Get to grilling while the weather’s still hot, my friends!

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Southwest Burgers with Guacamole Recipe

Meghan Yager
Southwestern burgers with guacamole have smoke, spice, and cheese PLUS the best food of all time: guacamole. This burger packs a heaping helping of flavor in every juicy bite, making it a burger to beat all burgers this summer.
5 from 3 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 10 minutes
Total Time 15 minutes
Servings 2 1 burger
Calories 730 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1/3 pound Ground Beef
  • 1/3 pound Ground Pork
  • 1/3 Yellow Onion finely diced
  • 1 jalapeños Jalapeño finely diced
  • 1 teaspoon Chili Powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cayenne Pepper
  • 4 slices Pepper Jack Cheese
  • 1/3 cup Corn Kernels
  • 1/3 cup Cooked Black Beans
  • 1/4 cup Chopped Red Onion
  • 1 Roma Tomato seeded and chopped
  • 2 Hamburger Bun toasted
  • Guacamole
  • Cotija Cheese crumbled

Instructions
 

  • In a medium bowl, mix together ground beef, ground pork, onion, jalapeño, chili powder and cayenne pepper.
  • Split the mixture in half and form two patties. Set aside.
  • Heat a cast iron skillet or grill to medium-high heat.
  • Cook patties to desired temperature, approximately 2 to 3 minutes per side for medium rare.
  • In the last minute of cooking, top each patty with two slices of pepper jack cheese.
  • Cover with a metal bowl or close grill lid to allow the cheese to melt.
  • Add cooked burgers to the bottom halves of the toasted buns.
  • Top with guacamole, corn kernels, black beans, tomato and cotija cheese.
  • Serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 730kcalCarbohydrates: 38gProtein: 48gFat: 41gSaturated Fat: 16gSodium: 747mgFiber: 5gSugar: 6g
Keyword Avocados, Beef, Burgers, Corn, Grilled, Grilling, Ground Beef, Ground Pork, Hamburgers, Sandwiches, Spicy
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5 from 3 votes (3 ratings without comment)
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