Recipes - Cheeseburgers with Spicy Ranch Sauce

Cheeseburgers with Spicy Ranch Sauce

 

 

2 lbs.	ground beef
8 slices	American cheese
8	hamburger buns split
	Romaine lettuce leaves
	Tomato slices
Spicy Ranch Sauce:
1/2 cup	prepared ranch salad dressing
2 Tbsp.	fresh cilantro
2 Tbsp.	canned, chopped green chilies
1 Tbsp.	green jalapeño hot pepper sauce

Instructions:

1. Combine Spicy Ranch Sauce ingredients in medium bowl; cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
2. Lightly shape ground beef into eight 3/4-inch patties. Place patties on grid over medium, ash-covered coals. Grill, uncovered, 11 to 13 minutes to medium (160°F) doneness, until no longer pink in center and juices show no pink color, turning occasionally. About 1 minute before burgers are done, top with cheese slices.
3. Line bottom of each bun with lettuce and tomato, as desired; top with burger. Spoon sauce evenly over burgers. Close sandwiches.

Makes 4 servings.

Nutrition information per serving: 535 calories; 31 g protein; 23 g carbohydrate; 34 g fat; 878 mg sodium; 106 mg cholesterol; 6.1 mg niacin; 0.4 mg vitamin B6; 2.5 mcg vitamin B12; 3.6 mg iron; 6.5 mg zinc.

Courtesy of the Cattlemen's Beef Board and the National Cattlemen's Beef Association.