Hello there rockstar. Yeah you! Anything is possible if you put your mind and energy toward it. For example, the energy to scarf down these amazing Fajita Burgers. Cheese filled and overflowing with buttered onion, peppers and jalapeos. Smokey sweet with a slight kick to the tastes buds.
I have been making these Fajita Burgers since I was a teenage. It is the perfect way to upstage your regular hamburger by adding butter sauted jalapeos, pepper and onions. Butter gives it the extra boost of flavoring and is my preferred cooking method for this meal.
Chop half an onion, a whole green pepper and 1 jalapeo (more if that is indeed your thing) and place them in the pan. In the middle of your pan add 1 T of butter. If you have a cast iron skillet you can in fact add it right to the pellet grill and cook everything together.
Cook on medium until everything is coated in butter and has shrunk down a bit. This is usually 10 minutes. Remember to place on warm until your burgers are done smoking .
Smoking the Burgers
Burgers are the grooviest. One way to make it extra tasty is by smoking it. Smoking a burger on a pellet grill like a Traeger is the prefect way to upstage your current burger routine without too much effort. A pellet grill such as a Traeger will infuse the smokey flavor right into the meat.
Cooking Tip: If your burger is falling apart follow the next steps. Add 1 egg and 1/4 cup of breadcrumbs to the mixture to help the burger hold together better.
I start with a lb of ground beef and add 1/4 a cup of shredded cheddar cheese. Next, I mold the beef patty into four hockey pucks. Lastly, I smoke them at 325 degrees for 20 minutes or until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees. Remember to let you burger rest for 5 minutes.
Grande Finale : Serving Fajita Burgers
Fajita burgers are best served with your toppings, mayo and a bit of mustard. If you’re more of a cheeseburger person, try adding a slice of melted pepper jack cheese to complement the jalapeos.
Some great accompaniments to Fajita Burgers include the following
- Cut up watermelon
- Cole slaw
- baked beans
- Potatoe wedges
- home made lemonade
The Wrap
If you liked this recipe check out my other meaty creations. They Rock!:
Just like the electrifying finale of a rock ‘n’ roll show, life’s endings are filled with energy and unforgettable moments. Celebrate the intensity and passion of each chapter, knowing that every conclusion is an encore for new adventures and opportunities to rock even harder in the next stage of your journey.
Until the next show….I mean recipe 🙂
Made from my backyard grill to yours, with love.
-J.Marie
Fajita Burgers
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1/4 cup cheddar cheese
- 1/2 yellow onion cut into semi circles
- 1 jalapeo cut into small circles
- 1 green pepper cut into small strips
- 1 tbsp butter
- 4 buns
- mayonnaise to taste
- mustard to taste
Instructions
- Pre-heat your smoker to 350 degrees.
- Add cheddar cheese into beef and form into 4 equal sized patties.
- Place patties on grill.
- Add cut up onion, jalapeos, and green pepper to a pan with butter. Cook over medium until sauted. Set aside and keep warm.
- Remove patties from grill when the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees F. Place on a plate to let rest for 5 minutes.
- Assemble your burger by adding mayonnaise mustard, and fajita vegetable topping to bun. Add the patty and enjoy.
