I have to be honest. When I found this recipe online, I wasn't sure
how good it was going to be. And once I had it cooked and in front of
me, it looked like it might be too dry or bland. BOY WAS I WRONG!
Southwest
Burgers & Low Fat Cornbread
Total Time: 50
min
Prep: 15
min
Cook: 35
min
Yield: 8
Ingredients
1
1b package Marie Callender’s Low Fat Southwestern Corn Bread Mix
1
pound lean ground beef*
1
cup yellow onion, finely chopped
½
cup crushed baked tortilla chips (1 ounce chips)
¼
cup orange bell pepper, finely chopped
1
egg white
2
teaspoons Spice of Life’s “Southwestern Mesquite” spice**
Fresh
ground pepper, to taste
8
tomato slices from 2 large tomatoes
Tostitos
Chunky Salsa, Medium
½
cup fat free sour cream
½
cup green onions, chopped
Sharp
cheddar cheese, Topping
Directions
1.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Coat bottom and sides of a cast iron skillet with
cooking spray. Whisk together the cornbread ingredients and water until the
lumps disappear. Pour the batter into the cast iron skillet. Bake
for about 25 minutes until an inserted toothpick comes out clean.
2.
While the cornbread is baking, add the beef, onions, tortilla chips, red
peppers, egg white and all the spices including fresh ground pepper to a large
mixing bowl. Shape the beef mixture into 8 patties. Tip: Break up the
beef before adding the other ingredients so everything combines better; otherwise,
the onion and pepper won’t adhere to the beef.
3.
Place all 8 burgers on a grill and continue to cook each for around 10-12
minutes. Flip the burgers and cook the
opposite side for another 10-12 minutes.
Before removing them from the grill, slightly cut open each burger to
make sure there is little to no pink remaining. ***
4.
Cut the cornbread into 8 slices (one for each burger patty).
5.
Place one slice of cornbread on each plate. Place a burger patty on top of each
cornbread slice. Top each with cheese, sour cream, salsa and scallions. Enjoy!
*I
used ground beef because that’s how I prefer my burgers. For an even healthier option, substitute
ground turkey or chicken for the beef.
**Make
your own southwestern mesquite spice blend using: ½ teaspoon chili powder, ½
teaspoon paprika, ½ teaspoon garlic powder and ½ teaspoon cumin
***
This
burger can also be made using a panini grill, George Forman grill or nonstick
pan. Just coat the grill with cooking
spray. It only takes 4-5 minutes total with this type of grill because both
sides of the burger are cooked at once. To cook in a nonstick pan, coat the pan
first with cooking spray and cook burgers on each side about 4-5 minutes.
This
was such a fantastic meal, and my husband couldn't stop raving about it
either! If you like southwestern flavors, you will love this
recipe! And believe it or not, even though these look small and simplistic, I was full after eating just 2 of these delicious burgers and cornbread.
I'm curious to know what you all think about this recipe. What do you like? What would you change? Have a great day everyone!
