- Calories 328
- Fat 11.3g
- Satfat 4.9g
- Monofat 3.5g
- Polyfat 1.6g
- Protein 32g
- Carbohydrate 26g
- Fiber 1.7g
- Cholesterol 74mg
- Iron 3.7mg
- Sodium 696mg
- Calcium 209mg
Southwest Salsa Burgers
Chipotle chiles and fresh salsa give these burgers a Southwestern kick that will heat up the dinner table in just 20 minutes.
How to Make It
Step 1
Combine first 5 ingredients and 2 tablespoons salsa. Divide mixture into 4 equal portions, shaping each into a 1/2-inch-thick patty.
Step 2
Heat a large skillet or grill pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add patties to pan; cook 5 minutes on each side or until desired degree of doneness. Top each patty with 1 cheese slice; cook 1 minute or until cheese melts.
Step 3
Place 1 lettuce leaf on bottom half of each bun; top with 2 tomato slices, 1 patty, 1 1/2 teaspoons salsa, and 1 bun top.
Chef's Notes
This updated version of Southwest Salsa Burgers is based on a recipe that originally ran in Cooking Light, August 2010. The recipe was retested and updated for Cooking Light Crave!, Oxmoor House, 2013.
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no tomatoes for slices in the ingredient list!
the recipe states to add tomato slices to each burger before serving but they are not in the ingredient list. May want to correct that. I shopped the ingredient list so my burgers will not have tomato slices tonight.
triciadavid's Review
One of our favorites. I use one chipotle pepper in adobo sauce instead of ground chipotle pepper. Very easy to double recipe.
sukeedog's Review
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GritsinNH's Review
Couldn't find ground chipotle chile pepper. Subtituted about 1/4 tsp smoky paprika and really liked that flavor. Really enjoyed these burgers.
VJasper's Review
Very good! The burgers were so tasty and full of flavor with the salsa... we ended up adding the whole amount listed of salsa in the burgers...just depends on the salsa you use too...defiantly make these again.
RachelKro's Review
Yum! I also drained the salsa and served it with pepper jack cheese. I wonder if it would be equally good with ground turkey?
carolfitz's Review
Superfast & easy. Made to recipe, combining the shallots & chunky chipotle salsa in the minichop. Cooked patties on the George Foreman so used grated cheese when assembling the burgers rather than melting jack. Juicy & tasty sandwiches. Served with no-recipe side of black beans/corn/red bell pepper/jalapeno/scallion/cilantro/lime.
JoannahZ's Review
Fast, easy, and absolutely delicious! We love it with pepper jack or colby jack cheese.
moonburst37's Review
This was a solid recipe, just nothing super special.
Great Burger!!