Grilled Santa Fe Burger

Enjoy the flavors of the Southwest with these delicious Grilled Santa Fe Burgers. They are loaded with diced peppers, onions, and topped with melted cheddar cheese, making them a perfect summer grilling choice.

Ingredients:

• 1 lb ground beef
• 1/4 cup diced red onion
• 1/4 cup diced green bell pepper
• 1/4 cup diced red bell pepper
• 1/4 cup diced jalapeo pepper optional for spice
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/4 cup barbecue sauce
• 4 hamburger buns
• Lettuce leaves
• Tomato slices
• Avocado slices
• Salt and pepper to taste

Instructions:

Warm up the grill over medium-high heat

Put the ground beef, diced red onion, diced green bell pepper, diced red bell pepper, diced jalapeo pepper if using, salt, and pepper in a bowl

Mix everything together well

Split the mixture in half and shape each half into a burger patty

Put the burger patties on a grill that has already been heated up

Cook for four to five minutes on each side, or until they are done the way you like them

Add shredded cheddar cheese to top of each patty at the very end of the grilling time and let it melt

Toast the hamburger buns on the grill until they are just barely crispy while the burgers are cooking

On the bottom half of each bun, spread barbecue sauce

After the sauce, put a lettuce leaf on top of it, then a tomato slice, a grilled burger patty with cheese on top, and finally avocado slices

Put the other half of the hamburger bun on top

Warm up the Grilled Santa Fe Burgers and serve them with your favorite sides