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    Home » Recipes » Main Dishes » Beef

    Queso Bacon Burgers with Avocado Salsa

    Published by Melissa on June 19, 2016 | Updated June 10, 2022 | 65 Comments

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    BBQ queso bacon burger

    These Queso Bacon Burgers are loaded with bacon and two kinds of peppers sandwiched between a layer of avocado salsa on the bottom and a creamy, spciy queso sauce on top! It’s become a family favorite that my kids ask me to make again and again.

    Since it’s barbecue season, I thought it was the perfect time to update some of my burger recipe posts with better photos and share them with my readers who may have missed them the first time around.

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    Crystal, Mrs. Happy Homemaker, was my secret blogger for the  Secret Recipe Club. We choose any recipe from the assigned blog to bake/cook from, and blog about the recipe keeping the blogger a secret until posting day. As soon as I saw this burger I had to give it a try.

    This is an awesome burger. In fact, Crystal describes this burger as “awesomer.” I was having family over for a BBQ/birthday party, and I decide they deserved awesomer burgers. Burgers made with bacon and roasted peppers, dripping with a queso cheese sauce and loaded with an avocado salsa.

    Burgers made with bacon and roasted peppers, dripping with a queso cheese sauce and loaded with an avocado salsa. A great way to kick it up a notch.

    I’m so glad I did. It’s a fantastic, juicy, messy, burger, loaded with great Mexican flavors and it got rave reviews. The original recipe called for 6 jalapenos but I thought that was too hot for our crowd, so I used mostly Anaheim peppers. I made 16  ⅓ lb. burgers, so if you’re not feeding a crowd, you’ll may want to downsize the recipe.

    Crystal has lots of awesome recipes on her site, like Mini Oreo Cheesecakes and the Best Ever Coconut Custard Pie, so be sure and stop by.

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    Queso Bacon Burgers with Avocado Salsa

    Cook Time10 mins
    Total Time10 mins
    Course: Beef
    Servings: 16 burgers
    Author: Barbara Schieving
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    Ingredients

    • 3 Anaheim peppers
    • 1 jalapeno pepper
    • 1 pound of bacon
    • 3 pounds ground chuck
    • 1 cup crumbled queso fresco
    • ½ cup mayonnaise
    • ¼ buttermilk
    • 2 tablespoons olive oil divided
    • 2 avocados pitted & thinly sliced
    • 1 bunch cilantro chopped
    • ½ onion diced
    • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
    • 16 hamburger buns

    Instructions

    • Coat Anaheim and jalapeno peppers with oil. Roast peppers over a gas flame or in the oven until well charred. Transfer to a bowl, cover, & let cool slightly. Remove & discard the skin, stem, & seeds and finely chop the chiles.
    • Fry the bacon until crisp. Reserve 1 tablespoon of bacon fat.
    • In a large bowl, combine the reserved bacon fat, half of the chopped chiles, and crumbled bacon. Then mix in the ground beef. Form into 16 patties. Season with salt & pepper.
    • In a medium bowl, combine the crumbled queso fresco, mayo, buttermilk, 1 tablespoon of olive oil, and the remaining chiles. Season with salt & pepper - refrigerate.
    • In another bowl, toss together the sliced avocados, onion, cilantro, lemon juice, and remaining tablespoon of olive oil. Set aside.
    • Grill the burgers, turning once, for about 10 minutes for medium rare - longer if you like them more well done. Just before the burgers are done, toast the buns on the grill (or skillet) for about a minute.
    • Place some avocado salsa on each bun bottom, top with a burger and queso fresco dressing and finish with the top half of the bun.

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    1. Jo

      August 16, 2011 at 9:15 pm

      Ooooooo, I am bummed the reveal date came after we had family over for burgers, these would have been great! I will have to give them a try myself soon.

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    2. Keely aka The Richest Girl in Bondi

      August 16, 2011 at 8:38 pm

      The best burgers are always the messiest! If you don’t have something dripping down your arm/chin/shirt while eating it’s not a ‘real’ burger ha ha.

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    3. Miriam Barton

      August 16, 2011 at 8:12 pm

      I can tell you right now that my husband would absolutely LOVE that burger! Miriam@Meatless Meals For Meat Eaters

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    4. Shumaila

      August 16, 2011 at 6:44 pm

      These look pure evil Barbara! My hands are trying so hard not to claw my way into the screen for a bit into those burgers. Delicious!

      Reply
    5. Memoria

      August 16, 2011 at 2:05 pm

      ¡Ummmm, qué riquísima!

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    6. Dan

      August 16, 2011 at 11:00 am

      That is a LOT of bacon – I can’t imagine how yummy that tastes. The peppers must do a nice job of balancing out the bacon flavour as well.

      Reply
    7. Mary @ Giving Up on Perfect

      August 16, 2011 at 9:39 am

      Oh my. This looks amazing! I love spicy stuff AND bacon, so the combination sounds heavenly!

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    8. Kim

      August 16, 2011 at 9:00 am

      Oh my…I’m loving that queso sauce. Looks amazing!

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    9. Cathy at Wives with Knives

      August 16, 2011 at 7:00 am

      My family would be all over these scrumptious burgers. Your photos have me thinking about burgers and I haven’t even had my first cup of coffee yet.

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    10. Shelby

      August 16, 2011 at 3:52 am

      The burger looks delicious – would love to sink my teeth into one!

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    11. Angie's Recipes

      August 16, 2011 at 2:29 am

      Those are some delicious looking burgers!

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    12. sara

      August 15, 2011 at 11:57 pm

      Wow, that burger looks really tempting! Gorgeous photos, too. 🙂

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    13. Lynne @ 365 Days of Baking

      August 15, 2011 at 11:36 pm

      Barbara, thanks for visiting my Seven Links!
      Your burger looks great and I’ve been craving an “awesomer” burger lately. These will be put on our menu!

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    14. Trisha

      August 15, 2011 at 9:36 pm

      Yum Yum, great burgers. This must’ve been one heck of a crowd pleaser!

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    15. Erin

      August 15, 2011 at 8:16 pm

      I am not surprised that these got such great reviews! Yummy!

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    16. Becki @Becki's Whole LIfe

      August 15, 2011 at 7:32 pm

      This sounds like an amazingly messy burger:-). The salsa and the queso sound wonderful on their own. Combined with the bacon and burger, oh my goodness. My husband would love this.

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    17. Megan

      August 15, 2011 at 7:02 pm

      These do sound awesome. I’ll have to give these burgers a try! I’m always willing to try a new burger recipe Pinned.

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    18. Liz

      August 15, 2011 at 6:18 pm

      Yikes….how did I post here again…my apologies 🙂

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    19. Liz

      August 15, 2011 at 6:18 pm

      Wow, LOVE the look of this cake!! Great choice for the SRC 🙂

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    20. Liz

      August 15, 2011 at 6:14 pm

      What a fabulous burger!!! Great choice for the SRC….love the salsa…mmmmm.

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