Southwest Chipotle Burgers Recipes

Steps:

• To Make the Chipotle Aioli: Add all the ingredients to a food processor and puree. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• To Make the Burgers: Heat grill.
• Combine all burger ingredients in a mixing bowl and mix well. Form into four patties. Grill both sides, top each with slice of cheese and transfer to grilled buns.
• Dress burgers with sliced red onions, jalapenos, lettuce, pickles, bacon and Chipotle Aioli, as desired.

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in saute pan over medium heat. Add onions and saute for 2 minutes, peppers and saute for 3 more minutes. Add black beans, chipotle and cumin, cook for an additional 2-3 minutes. Place aside to cool. Combine chicken and vegetable mixture to form into a patty, season both sides with pepper.
• Shape into 5 patties. Can be individually frozen at this point, let thaw for 1 day in refrigerator before sauteing.
• Saute patties in small amount of olive oil about 4 minutes / side or until done. Place burger on bun and top with avocado slices and lettuce.
• **Chipotle pepper in adobo sauce- comes in a small can in the International foods aisle of the grocery. Fish out needed peppers with a little sauce, chop and add to recipe. Freeze the rest of the can contents in a freezer ziplock bag. Whenever you need some, you can just break off a chunk and add it to your recipe (like chili, tacos, etc).