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Cajun Bacon & Ranch Baby Cheeseburgers

Here's how you make Cajun Bacon & Ranch Baby Cheeseburgers
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  • Servings: 8
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 10m
    • The following recipe serves 8 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • FOR CAJUN SEASONING
  • 1 teaspoon smoked paprika (or 1 tsp regular paprika)
  • 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
  • FOR CHEESEBURGERS
  • 1 pound lean ground beef
  • 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning
  • 1 teaspoon hot sauce (such as Siracha or Tabasco)
  • 2 Monterey Jack cheese slices (Monterey Jack pepper cheese, quartered to 8 pieces)
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil (extra virgin)
  • 8 bread buns (hamburger buns, mini-size & split, may use dinner rolls)
  • 1/4 cup ranch dressing
  • 8 tomatoes slices (Roma)
  • 4 bacon slices (cooked-crisp)
  • 16 arugula leaves (or 16 lettuce leaves of choice, optional)
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Combine Cajun Seasoning ingredients in a sml bowl & mix well.

  • Step 2: Place beef, seasoning, hot sauce & garlic in a lrg bowl & mix until just combined. Form the mixture into 8 equally-sized patties.

  • Step 3: Place oil in a lrg skillet over med-heat. In batches as needed, place patties in hot skillet & cook until browned (about 3-4 min per side). Place a quarter of a cheese slice on top of ea burger to melt. When cheese is melted, set burgers aside & keep warm.

  • Step 4: Place buns (or rolls) split-side-down into same skillet until toasted (about 1 min).

  • Step 5: Spread dressing onto insides of warm toasted rolls. Layer bottom roll w/arugula leaves (or lettuce of choice), add a burger, tomato slice & a halved bacon slice. Close w/top roll.

  • NOTE: The burgers will be tall & it was suggested to place a pick or sml skewer in ea burger to hold them together

Tips & Variations

Don't forget the following tips and variations.
  • Prepared Ranch dressing
  • Toothpicks or small skewers

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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