My Mom's Baja Burger recipe

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Ingredients

2 pounds ground beef
1 cup corn chips (such as Fritos®, crushed
salt and ground black pepper to taste
1 (28 ounce) can tomato sauce
½ onion, chopped
½ teaspoon garlic salt
½ teaspoon chili powder
½ cup shredded Cheddar cheese
8 (6 inch) French bread rolls, split in half lengthwise

Nutrition Info

862.5 calories
carbohydrate: 90.6 g
cholesterol: 103.9 mg
fat: 38.6 g
fiber: 5.6 g
protein: 38.7 g
saturatedFat: 14.9 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 1701.5 mg
sugar: 8.1 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Mix the ground beef and crushed corn chips, form into 8 oblong patties, season with salt and pepper. In a small bowl, mix together the tomato sauce, onion, garlic salt, and chili powder.

  2. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.

  3. Cook the patties in the hot skillet 4 to 5 minutes, flip and cook an additional 4 minutes. Pour the tomato sauce mixture into the skillet as the burgers finish cooking, simmer for another 4 to 5 minutes. Top each burger with Cheddar cheese and allow to melt. Place burgers on bread and ladle sauce on the patties before closing each sandwich.

Recipe Yield

8 burgers

Recipe Note

This isn't your average burger. It's a burger made Baja-style! No grill? No worries! This burger is made in a skillet and is easy to make! My mom made this when we were young. It's a burger creation made with corn chips and spices served up on French bread.

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