Hi Everyone and Happy Friday!
Today I am so excited we have our work BBQ which mean I get to leave work early and go and chill with my feet in my boss’s pool and eat great food!! What an awesome way to end a work week!! This week has been pretty good! I got my CSA package and it was filled with Jennifer goodies! I got a lot of sweet potatoes, avocados, lemons, a huge cantaloupe, lettuce, peaches and peppers. There is nothing in my CSA that I don’t like! I love when that happens. I also did day two of my Charlean Extreme workout and today I am feeling it. I went heavier with the weights and I’m lucky I can even lift my arms to type this. Thats a great feeling too! Sounds weird huh?
Today I have for you a different spin on hamburgers. I have for you my Taco Burger!
This burger really tasted like a taco! I love my Mexican food and this burger satisfied my taco craving. I made my hamburger patty with taco seasoning, salsa and an egg. That’s all! I served these bad boys on Thomas’s Light Whole Wheat English Muffins, which were only 100 calories and 8 grams of fiber!
I topped my burger with Trader Joe’s Queso Cheese Dip, which you’ll find on my Trader Joe’s page, #9 on my favorites! I also used Trader Joe’s Salsa Verde and topped with pickled jalapenos. The whole burger including sauces and English Muffin was only, ready for this? Only 263 calories! Not bad for a 1/4lbs. burger with cheese, bun and salsa. I include that in my recipe for you. If you haven’t tried TJ’s Queso Cheese Dip, you should. I love the stuff and it’s only 15 calories for 2 tablespoons. Not sure how they did it, but that is what the jar says.
I really love the different twists you can make to burgers. I get so bored with traditional hamburgers and it’s so much fun trying to come up with new creations. If you’re a taco fan, then this is the burger for you. My Husband who likes regular old burgers really enjoyed these. I had a couple of leftovers and took one to work for my friend and she said that they were really good. Yah! Two people liked them, and I did to of course, otherwise I wouldn’t share them with you.
A grilled burger made with taco seasoning and salsa, topped with creamy cheese and salsa.
Ingredients
- 1 lbs lean ground beef (96/4)
- 1/4 cup egg substitute or 1 egg
- 1 Tbsp. taco seasoning
- 2 Tbsp. salsa, not chunky
- 4 whole wheat English muffins or hamburger buns
- ***Topping***
- 4 Tbsp. Con Queso Cheese or Nacho Cheese
- 4 Tbsp salsa (your favorite)
- 12 jalapeno slices, jarred, pickled
Instructions
- Preheat grill on medium heat
- In a bowl, add ground beef, egg, taco seasoning and salsa. Mix together until combined.
- Divide the ground beef mixture into 4 equal pieces and form into a patty. Place on grill and cook until done. About 5 minutes per side.
- Meanwhile; split your English Muffins and place on the top part of the grill and cook until lightly toasted, about 1 minute.
- Place Hamburger onto English Muffin and top each burger with 1 tablespoon of Cheese, 1 tablespoon of salsa and jalapenos.
- Serve immediately
Notes
Calories per burger including toppings: 263.7, Fat: 5.7, Cholesterol: 55, Sodium: 686.3, Potassium: 51.8, Carbs: 28.6, Fiber: 8, Sugar: 1.5, Protein: 30.5
Time for me to go! I have a little baking that I have to do and I’m debating if I should go to the store. I’m out of plain greek yogurt and that is a staple in my house I must have!!!
Have a great weekend!!
Toodles,
Jennifer
Taco burgers sound like some awesome weekend food. I hate ketchup so I love alternative toppings.
Ohhh the cheese topping with salsa is incredible on this kind of burger. I get so bored with ketchup and mustard!
This is my kind of burger! I like the idea of using an english muffin as the bun.
Thanks, me too! The English muffin seems to fit my burgers perfectly!
Jenn, you’ve really outdone yourself this time, this looks amazing! What a delicious variation of traditional burgers, YUM!
Ahhh, thank you!!
I’m really craving this burger right now. The sun’s out, the bbq is just waiting to be lit. I love this idea.
Thank you and it’s so easy and quick!!! If you love taco’s you’ll love this burger!
Yum! This would be good with a little dollop of plain greek yogurt, like “sour cream” in a taco!
I love all things Mexican! This burger is totally up my alley!
This burger is for any taco fan out there! I love it!!
Taco seasoning on a burger?! Genius!
Thanks Tara! I just LOVE these burgers. I am such a huge Mexican food person!
I love tacos and have some burgers in the freezer so can give this a try. Thanks for sharing on FFF.
Thank you for having me!!!
This looks GREAT! Sharing on my Facebook page! Thanks for sharing on Foodie Friends Friday! Don’t forget to vote on Sunday!
Thank you for the invite!! I’ll be back to vote!