Stuffed Border Burgers

If there's one thing I love any day of the week, it's a delicious cheeseburger. I used to smash some hamburger meat together with ketchup and BBQ sauce, as you'll see in this pathetic post. Boorrriinnggg. Finally, I tried the recipe in my mom's cookbook for these Stuffed Border Burgers...and I'll never turn back.

First thing you'll need is the Tex-Mex Secret Sauce (shhhhh!)
½ cup sour cream
⅓ cup ketchup
1 (4.5 oz) can chopped green chiles
1 Tbsp minced fresh cilantro

Stir together all ingredients in a small bowl (that you can put a lid on to save for later use). Cover and chill until ready to serve. Now you're ready to make the burgers.

Ingredients
1½ pounds ground beef
½ cup finely chopped onion
1 (4.24 oz) can chopped ripe olives, drained
2 Tbsp ketchup
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp fajita seasoning (McCormick)
6 slices Monterrey Jack cheese with peppers
6 onion rolls, split and toasted
Tex-Mex Secret Sauce

Directions
1) Combine the first 6 ingredients. Shape mixture into 12 (4-inch) patties. Fold cheese slices into quarters; place cheese on 6 of the patties. Top remaining 6 patties, pressing to seal edges. (Notice my little helper...)

2) Grill, covered with grill lid, over medium-high heat (350º to 400º) for 4 to 5 minutes on each side or until done. Serve on rolls with Tex-Mex Secret Sauce and desired toppings.

Add some fresh grilled asparagus and Cowboy Baked Beans. I tried to be all professional and cut the burger in half to show you all of its deliciousness...fail. Sorry about the iPhone pics...it just didn't feel right being so formal with a fancy camera for this laid back meal....and I'm lazy.

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