Chipotle Cream Cheese Bacon Burger Recipes

CHIPOTLE CREAM CHEESE BACON BURGER

Steps:

• 1. To make the Avocado Lime Aioli, combine the mayonnaise, avocado, lime juice, salt and pepper in a small bowl and mix until creamy. Transfer to a bowl and refrigerate until assembling the burgers.
• 2. Cook Bacon until crisp and set aside on paper towel lined plate to drain. Reserve 2 Tablespoons of the bacon drippings to add to the meat and discard the rest.
• 3. To make the patties combine beef, salt, pepper, cumin, coriander, and in the large bowl with the bacon drippings and mix together well with a wooden spoon, handling the meat as little as possible. Divide the mixture into 4 equal portions and make patties. Cook patties in the same pan as the bacon over medium high heat for 3-5 minutes on one side and then turn them over, cook for another 3-5 minutes or until done.
• 4. Brush the cut sides of the buns with oil and place them cut sides down on a griddle pan to toast for about 3 minutes or until starting to get golden brown in color.
• 5. Chop up 4 Chipotle peppers and slice the tomato.
• 6. To assemble the burgers, spread 1 ounce of cream cheese on the cut side of the toasted bottom bun, then add 1 tablespoon of the chipotle peppers, 2 slices of bacon, then place the patty on, followed by a tomato slice, 1 teaspoon of the cilantro leaves, 1 lettuce leaf. Spoon 1 tablespoon of the Avocado Lime Aioli on the cut side of the top bun. Place bun on top.

CHIPOTLE-HONEY BBQ BACON BURGERS WITH GORGONZOLA CHEESE

Steps:

• Prepare a medium-hot fire in a charcoal grill with a cover, or preheat a gas grill to medium-high.
• Make the patties: combine beef, pork, green onion, bell pepper, and garlic in a big bowl; mix well.
• Divide mixture into 4 equal portions; form into patties to fit rolls; coat with the black pepper; refrigerate until needed.
• Make the sauce: when the grill is ready, heat the olive oil in a 2 quart saucepan or the grill rack.
• Add in onion, chiles, bell peppers, tomato, and garlic; stir/saute until soft, about 5 minutes.
• Deglaze with the vinegar and let simmer.
• Add in the mustard; blend until smooth; stir in the ketchup and honey; bring to a slow simmer.
• Cook bacon until crisp in a frying pan on the grill rack; keep warm for later use.
• Brush grill rack with vegetable oil; place patties on the rack; cover and cook, turning once and basting frequently with the sauce, until done to preference-5 to 7 minutes on each side for medium.
• During the last few minutes of cooking, place the rolls, cut side down, on the outer edges of the rack to toast lightly.
• Assemble burgers: spread 1 teaspoon of the sauce over the cut sides of each roll.
• On each roll bottom, place 1 ounce of the cheese, 2 bacon slices, a patty, and 2 tomato slices.
• Add roll tops and serve.

CHIPOTLE-HONEY BBQ BACON BURGER WITH GORGONZOLA CHEESE

Steps:

• Mix ground beef, ground pork, green onion, red pepper and garlic.
• Form into 6 patties.
• Roll in black pepper.
• Refrigerate until needed.
• Heat grill to medium heat.
• Place a 2-quart saucepan on grill.
• Heat olive oil in saucepan.
• Sauté chipotle peppers, green peppers, red peppers, red onion, roma tomatoes and garlic.
• Deglaze with apple cider vinegar and let simmer.
• Add dry mustard.
• Blend sauce mixture; combine until smooth.
• Add ketchup and honey.
• Bring to a slow simmer.
• Cook bacon in a griddle/frying pan on grill surface.
• Keep warm for later use.
• Place burger patties on grill.
• Cook until medium-well, basting with Chipotle-Honey BBQ Sauce.
• Place 1 teaspoon Chipotle-Honey BBQ Sauce on top and bottom of each Kaiser bun.
• Assemble as follows: bottom bun, Gorgonzola cheese, peppered bacon, burger patty, roma tomatoes, and top bun.