Disclaimer: This is a sponsored post. Recipe and all opinions are my own.
You guys, it is hot. I’m in Portland and it’s supposed to be perfect weather all summer long, but instead there is a heat wave, and it’s in the 90s which wouldn’t even be bad except for the fact that we live upstairs and there is no ac. It is gross. I want to be swimming in a pool with a margarita in hand eating burgers for dinner. Can we make that happen?
Before I left for Portland, I’m pretty sure we ate at least 2 hamburgers a week for about a month. I wish I was kidding. I never got sick of them because there are 5 billion combinations so it always feels like something new!
I’m pretty bad about waiting to decide what to make until the last minute, then I have to bat my eyelashes and beg Steve to go to the store and pick up whatever we need. Luckily, there is a Fresh & Easy right around the corner that we can get to in no time, and makes it incredibly easy to pick up last minute items. Their store brand fresh&easy is all natural ingredients, and super affordable, so it’s a win, win. With the last minute idea to make the burgers, I sent Steve to the store to get fresh&easy buns and guacamole.
The burgers came out AWESOME! Bold and spicy, and the fresh&easy guacamole was AWESOME!! The roasted green chiles and so much flavor and also help the burgers not to dry out (which can easily happen when using lower fat meat), and the grilled onions on top are like the icing on the cake!
Fresh & Easy has tons of options for summer grilling, and really is insanely easy to get in and out of quickly (think the oposite of going through Walmart, but still with great prices), and I even have a coupon for you! Click here to receive a $5 off coupon (expires 7/7/13).
Ingredients
- 2 green chiles, roasted, seeds removed
- 1 lb extra lean ground beef (or turkey)
- 2 cloves roasted garlic, finely minced
- generous pinch cumin
- pinch each salt and pepper
- 4 fresh&easy whole wheat buns (gluten-free may be substituted)
- Approximately 1 cup fresh&easy guacamole
- 1/2 onion, sliced
- 2 roma tomatoes, sliced
Instructions
- Half roasted green chiles. Finely chop 1/2 of one of your chiles and slice the rest.
- In a medium bowl, combine finely chopped green chile, ground beef, garlic, cumin, salt and pepper until ingredients are just incorporated. Form into 4 equal-sized patties. Press your thumb down into the center of each patty to create a small indent.
- Grill over medium heat until burgers have reached desired doneness, about 5 minutes each side. Simultaneously grill the onion slices until browned. This will also take about 5 minutes on each side.
- Top buns with guacamole, cooked burgers and onions, reserved green chile slices and tomato. Serve immediately.
I was selected for this opportunity as a member of Clever Girls Collective and the content and opinions expressed here are all my own.
