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An Easy And Delicious Green Chile Burger Awaits!

Feb 14, 2022Last Modified: August 19, 2022

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Green Chili Cheeseburger
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  • A Mouthwatering Recipe For One Of The Best Burgers Ever!
  • Where Did The Green Chile Burger Come From?
  • What Ingredients Do I Need To Make This Burger?
  • Instructions
  • How To Serve This Dish!
  • Some Other Recipes You May Enjoy!
  • Easy and Delicious Green Chile Burger With Cheese!

A Mouthwatering Recipe For One Of The Best Burgers Ever!

It's my humble opinion that one of the BEST burgers ever is a simple Green Chile burger. Here, I am excited to share with you a super easy, no frills recipe for a mouthwatering burger which also includes lots of cheese! This recipe is:

  • Absolutely delicious! A juicy burger topped with melty cheese is a winner every time!
  • Not overly spicy! I absolutely love spicy food, but here I am using the mild poblano pepper which gives just enough delicate heat to satisfy most of us.
  • A bit sweet! The roasted onions included in this recipe provide a lovely sweet flavor as a balance against the roasted poblanos.
  • Easy! Roasting the onions and poblanos is easy and mostly hands off, and pan frying the burgers works a treat!
  • Inspired by the great Green Chile Burger of New Mexico!

So if you can envision a mouthwatering Green Chile Burger with cheese in your near future (hopefully from this recipe!) then please read on!

Where Did The Green Chile Burger Come From?

Kudos to New Mexico! This great state is where this amazing burger came from and here is a fun story which I found on NewMexicoCultural.com! One commonly told story involves scientists who were working on the Manhattan Project in New Mexico. They would order burgers at The Owl Bar and Cafe with some green chile on the side. It seems one day the dishwasher was a no show at work. The dishes that normally held the green chile were dirty, and so they put the green chile on the burgers instead. A MASTERPIECE was born! I LOVE this story!

Here is a picture of a Green Chile Burger that my husband enjoyed on our trip to Taos, New Mexico.

Green Chile Cheeseburger with fries, ketchup and mayo in small white bowls, and a salad on a white plate
Green Chile Cheeseburger at Ojo Caliente in Taos, New Mexico

What Ingredients Do I Need To Make This Burger?

The ingredients you will need for this burger are:

  • Ground beef (I used grass fed 85% lean; you can also use 80/20 ground chuck which is most commonly used for burgers)
  • Poblano peppers - feel free to sub the New Mexico hatch chile if you have this available!
  • Onion
  • Olive oil
  • American cheese - I favor this for burgers because it's tasty and sooo melty!
  • Hamburger buns
  • Butter - to toast the buns and fry the burgers in
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Garlic Powder
  • Your favorite condiments: ketchup, mayo, mustard, etc.
a package of ground beef and salt, pepper, and garlic powder in a glass bowl
Ground beef and seasonings
2 poblano peppers and an onion
Poblano peppers and onion

Now let's move on to the easy instructions to make this DELISH burger!

Instructions

Start by preheating your oven to 400F. Dice the poblanos and onion, and toss with some olive oil and seasonings. Once ready, roast for around 30 minutes.

Diced onion and poblano pepper
Prepped veg ready to roast
roasted poblano pepper and onion
Roasted poblanos and onion

While your peppers and onion are roasting, butter both sides of your hamburger buns and lightly toast each side in a skillet.

toasted hamburger buns

Next, season your ground beef with a mixture of salt, pepper, and garlic powder. Shape the ground beef into 3 equal portions. It's very important to LIGHTLY MIX as heavy handed mixing doesn't work well for burgers!

Now simply pan fry each side in a bit of butter. Mouth starting to water yet? 😃

raw hamburger patties in a cast iron skillet
cooked hamburger patties in a cast iron skillet

I aim for a burger that is between medium and medium well done. Therefore I fry the first side for around 4 minutes on medium high, and the flip side for around 3 minutes. Please feel to adjust your cooking time to suit your tastes.

Now is my favorite part...adding the CHEESE! I do this by layering a couple of pieces of American cheese on the top of the burgers during the last 45 sec to 1 minute of frying time on the 2nd side until the cheese is nice and melty!

cheeseburgers in a cast iron skillet

Finally it is time to assemble your burger! Simply place the cheese laden burger on the bottom bun, top with as much of the roasted green poblano/onion mixture as you like (approximately ⅓ can be used for each of the 3 servings), and top with the top bun!

Green Chili Cheeseburger

How To Serve This Dish!

Green chile cheeseburger with diced onion and poblano peppers
Great as is!

I personally think that this burger tastes perfect as is! However, feel free to add your favorite condiments such as ketchup, mustard, or mayo. Fries would be a great accompaniment!

Enjoy this fantastic Green Chile Burger with cheese, which I hope you will crave often!

Some Other Recipes You May Enjoy!

Easy and Delicious Connecticut Steamed Cheeseburgers!

Connecticut Steamed Cheeseburger

Doc Martin's Inspired Portobello Mushroom Sandwich

Portobello Mushroom Sandwich

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Green Chile Burger With cheese

Easy and Delicious Green Chile Burger With Cheese!

Grace
This is a juicy and delicious burger topped with roasted poblano pepper and onion, and lots of cheese! Mouthwateringly delicious be sure to treat yourself to this cheeseburger soon!
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Prep Time 10 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Total Time 40 mins
Course lunch, Main Course, Snack
Cuisine American, New Mexican
Servings 3 people
Calories 718 kcal

Equipment

  • Skillet cast iron is preferred
  • rimmed baking tray to roast the poblano peppers and onion

Ingredients
  

  • 1 lb ground beef I used grass fed 85% lean; you can also use 80/20 ground chuck which is most commonly used for burgers
  • 2 each Poblano peppers on the larger side; ribs and seeds removed and then diced; feel free to sub the New Mexico hatch chile if you have this available!
  • 1 onion diced
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 6 slices American cheese 2 slices for each burger!
  • 3 hamburger buns
  • butter for toasting the buns as well as frying the burgers
  • 1 ts salt split: ½ ts for the veg mixture and ½ ts for the ground beef
  • 1 ts pepper split: ½ ts for the veg mixture and ½ ts for the ground beef
  • ½ ts garlic powder

Instructions
 

  • Start by preheating your oven to 400F. Remove the ribs and seeds from the poblanos. Dice the poblanos and onion, and toss with the olive oil, ½ ts salt and ½ ts pepper. Once ready, add to a rimmed baking tray and roast for around 30 minutes. Check it at around 15 minutes in and toss if necessary to prevent burning and encouraging even cooking.
    roasted poblano pepper and onion
  • While your peppers and onion are roasting, butter both sides of your hamburger buns and lightly toast each side in a skillet set to around medium.
    toasted hamburger buns
  • Next, season your ground beef with a mixture of ½ ts salt, ½ pepper, and ½ ts garlic powder. Shape the ground beef into 3 equal portions and try to flatten them down and make them a bit on the thin side. It's very important to LIGHTLY MIX as heavy handed mixing doesn't work well for burgers!
    2 ground beef seasoned hamburger patties
  • Now simply pan fry each side in a bit of butter on medium high. For a burger closer to medium well, fry the first side for around 4 minutes, flip, then fry the flip side for around 3 minutes. Please feel to adjust your cooking time to suit your tastes.
    cooked hamburger patties in a cast iron skillet
  • Adding the CHEESE! Layer a couple of pieces of American cheese on the top of the burgers during the last 45 sec to 1 minute of frying time on the 2nd side until the cheese is nice and melty!
    cheeseburgers in a cast iron skillet
  • Time to assemble your burger! Simply place the cheese laden burger on the bottom bun, top with as much of the roasted green poblano/onion mixture as you like (approximately ⅓ can be used for each of the 3 servings) and top with the top bun!

Notes

I personally think that this burger tastes perfect as is! However, feel free to add your favorite condiments such as ketchup, mustard, or mayo. Fries would be a great accompaniment!
A couple of tips:  you can add a bit more salt and pepper to each side of the burger as it fries if you like...just a pinch will make a nice difference!
Be sure to go easy when mixing the seasonings into the ground beef...no heavy hands here!
You could even pop the burger in the microwave for a few seconds to melt the cheese instead of melting the cheese on the skillet...it melts nice and fast in the microwave!
 

Nutrition

Calories: 718kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 38gFat: 50gSaturated Fat: 20gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 20gTrans Fat: 2gCholesterol: 149mgSodium: 1795mgPotassium: 584mgFiber: 2gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 402IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 551mgIron: 5mg
Keyword Burger, cheeseburger, green chile, greenchilecheeseburger
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