Green Chili Bacon Cheeseburger Sliders
Ingredients
- 2 4-ounce cans diced green chiles, divided
- ½ tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1 pound ground beef
- 3 ounces Monterey Jack cheese, cut into tiny cubes, plus more for topping
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 4 slices bacon
- 4 split pretzel slider buns, toasted, for serving
- Lettuce, for serving
- 2 Roma tomatoes, thinly sliced, for serving
Instructions
- 1
In a small bowl, combine 1 1/2 cans green chiles, honey and lime juice; set aside.
- 2
In a large bowl, combine ground beef, monterey jack cheese, garlic, cumin, onion powder, salt and pepper, to taste. Divide the ground beef mixture into 4 balls; press each lightly to form 1/4-inch-thick patties.
- 3
Heat a large skillet over medium high heat. Add bacon and cook until brown and crispy, about 6-8 minutes. Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate, reserving the bacon fat.
- 4
Add patties to the skillet and cook until browned and cooked through to medium rare, about 3-4 minutes per side, flipping only once. In the last minute of cooking, top each patty with additional monterey jack cheese, covering to melt.
- 5
Serve burgers on rolls with bacon, green chili sauce, lettuce and tomatoes.
