American · Dinner
Chili Cheeseburger
An American diner burger built on a griddled beef patty seasoned simply, topped with a slice of melting American cheese and a ladle of thick beef and bean chili spiked with cumin and chili powder. Served on a soft toasted bun with raw onion and a smear of mustard.
$4
15 minsPrep
30 minsCook
45 minsTotal
MediumLevel
Nutrition per serving
649Calories
42.1gProtein
34.4gFat
42.3gCarbs
8.4gSugar
7.3gFiber
1130mgSodium
127mgChol
13.4gSat Fat
protein-rich
high-fiber
sweet-heat
cheat-day
hidden-gems
Instructions
1
Prep
Shape 110g ground beef into a thin patty, reserve 90g for the chili, and dice the onion.
2
Bloom
Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium, cook onion 3 minutes, then add reserved beef, chili powder, cumin and paprika and brown 4 minutes.
3
Simmer
Add crushed tomatoes and kidney beans to the saucepan, season, and simmer over medium-low heat 15 minutes until thick enough to mound on a spoon.
4
Sear
Griddle the patty in a hot pan over medium-high heat 3 minutes per side until browned and no longer pink, melting cheese on for the last minute.
5
Plate
Toast the split hamburger bun faces, spread mustard on the base, add the cheese-topped patty, spoon chili over, and cap with the bun lid.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 14 oz394g ground beef, split into patty and chili
- 22 hamburger bun, split
- 2 slice0.7 oz / 20g American cheese
- 5.2 oz150g canned kidney beans, drained
- 5.2 oz150g canned crushed tomatoes
- 4 tbsp60g onion
- 2 tsp2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp1 tsp smoked paprika
- 2 tsp2 tsp vegetable oil
- 4 tsp4 tsp yellow mustard
- 2 pinch2 pinch salt and black pepper
