Reeni at Cinammon Spice & Everything Nice started a Burger Club, a sort of burger of the month club. The idea is for bloggers to make the posted burger and rate the fixings, toppings, and preparation of the burger more so than the burger itself.
The ratings will be based on a four-star rating:
1 Star = Didn’t like and wouldn’t make again.
2 Stars = Liked but wouldn’t make again.
3 Stars = Liked and will make again.
4 Stars = Loved! Will make often.
My boys are always happy to eat a burger, but not always happy to stray from just ketchup on their burgers. So I thought it would be fun to expand their horizons and give the Burger Club a try, especially with BBQ season just around the corner.
Since I’m usually satisfied with half a burger and I didn’t want to hear too much complaining, I decided I would make sliders instead of full sized burgers. That way if they didn’t like the burger of the month, they could have another one with just ketchup. (I was planning on making homemade slider rolls, but ran out of time and found some sourdough rolls at Winco that were the perfect size and had a great texture and flavor.)
The first recipe was Green Chile & Cream Cheese Burgers. I thought I would hear lots of complaining putting chilies and onions on their burgers, but surprisingly the boys liked the peppers on the burger. Their only complaint was they didn’t care for the cream cheese. Since I used hot green chilies, I thought the cream cheese was a good balance to the spiciness of the chilies. I did feel like it needed something more though. Just not enough juicy, crunchy goodness going on. So I am giving it a 2 Star rating. I liked it but wouldn’t make it again.
Thanks Reeni! Bring on the next burger.
Ingredients
- 1 small yellow onion, diced
- 1 - 4.5 ounce can Green Chiles or Jalapenos, diced
- Vegetable/Olive oil for sauteing
- Sea Salt & Fresh Black Pepper
- 10 ounces Ground Beef, 80-85% lean or Ground Turkey
- 2 sturdy but soft Burger-size Buns (I used slider buns)
- 4 ounces Cream Cheese (I used reduced fat)
Directions
- Saute onion in a small skillet in a tablespoon or so of oil over medium-low heat until translucent. Add chiles, season with salt and pepper and saute for five minutes.
- Cook the burgers in whatever way you like.
- Divide and slather the cream cheese evenly over top halves of the buns. Place burgers on bun bottoms and divide the chile mixture evenly between them. Place the tops on.
Notes
by Reeni
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It sounds good, but not sure I'd like the flavor combo either!
My Godness, I love this recipe.I have to tried, my husband loves jalapenos. Yummy, yummy!
Siento mucho de que ellos no hayan gustado esas hamburguesas. Se ve muy deliciosa en la foto de todas maneras.
Looks like your burgers turned out great! Those buns look pretty delicious too…much better than the buns I usually get at the store!
great review! we love our burgers too, i'll have to try these!
I think maybe another cheese other than the cream cheese might be a better choice, but your burger sure does look good!
Ottimo questo Hanburgher..credo che tu sia troppo dura con te stessa e con i voti forse un 3 stelle lo meritava!!
Ciao
Thank you for participating Barbara! Your burger looks delicious! The round-up is posted now if you would like to see it.
Yum, looks good to me.
Mimi
Barbara, you have been a busy girl. I think we would love the chilis. Did you ever have the green chili burger that had swiss cheese on it at the Training Table? They discontinued it years ago but we loved it. Your photos are great!
I just love your picture of this burger…looks dreamy!
That burger with all of its trimmings loooks so tasty & aprt too!
Very stylish too!
That is one burger I would like to try. I love chilies. Last winter I froze and canned a ton and theya re nearly gone. I guess that says it all.
Any excuse to cook up a burger is OK with me.
Barbara
You said the magic words: green chiles!
Love them chiles!
I like the idea of a burger club! I'm not sure about these flavours either but it sure looks tasty!
Those hamburger buns look so good that I thought they were homemade! I wish I could find bakery goods like that around here. I would love to try this combination for myself and see what I think. It certainly sounds and looks delicious:D
oh wow great burgers
Interesting burger experience… A four-star rating is a fair practice…
Sawadee from Bangkok,
Kris
how tasty green chile burgers..yum
burger club how neat and so many recipes to try
sweetlife
it sounds very good!!!Delicious!!!Have a great day!
A burger club, mmmm sound good! This burger with cream cheese and green chile is perfect
Cheers,
Gera
Your sliders look wonderful, Barbara…they made my mouth water! Sorry they didn't go over as well as you'd hoped. Hard to please all palates!
I think the idea of a burger club is great and can't wait to see what else you come up with!
This burger sure looks good. Very smart to make it as a slider. I'm glad to hear that winco has nice sized buns for sliders.
Your pictures are awesome! Will you give me a photo lesson in San Fran?
Mmmmm..green chiles and I have loads on hand due to your 'fill in blank' 'thingy'
Love the idea of cream cheese paired with them. Great idea to make them into sliders. For some reason, sliders just seem yummier. They look phenomenal!
This looks delicious – I love the star rating – great idea!
Barbars, love the idea of using cream cheese in the burger…I have to try this one…looks delicious
Well, this looks delicious. I can't wait to see your next burger!
xxMK
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Interesting burger. It is always fun to try new flavors!