Tex Mex Patty Melts Food

PATTY MELTS

Steps:

• In a medium skillet, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter over medium-low heat. Throw in the sliced onions and cook slowly until the onions are golden brown and soft, 20 to 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• In a medium bowl, mix together the ground beef, Worcestershire and some salt and pepper. Form into 4 patties.
• Melt 2 tablespoons of the butter in a separate skillet over medium heat. Cook the patties on both sides until totally done in the middle.
• Assemble the patty melts this way: Slice of bread, slice of cheese, hamburger patty, a quarter of the cooked onions, another slice of cheese and another slice of bread.
• On a clean griddle or in a large skillet over medium heat, melt 2 tablespoons of the butter and grill the sandwiches until golden brown. Remove the sandwiches and add the remaining 2 tablespoons butter to the skillet. Return the sandwiches to the skillet, flipping them to the other side. Cook until golden brown and crisp, and until the cheese is melted. Slice in half and serve immediately!

TEX-MEX MELTS

Steps:

• Combine first 5 ingredients. Refrigerate 1 hour.
• Top crackers with tomato mixture, adding about 2 Tbsp. to each; sprinkle with cheese. Place 6 topped crackers on microwaveable plate.
• Microwave on HIGH 15 sec. or until cheese begins to melt. Repeat with remaining topped crackers.

PATTY MELTS

Steps:

• Mix together the ingredients from beef to bread crumbs-mix well and form into 4 patties.
• In a large skillet cook patties.
• Meanwhile- In a medium skillet melt butter over medium, medium high heat.
• Add onions and saute until light brown.
• Meanwhile- Toast bread and place on 4 plates.
• Place hot patty on toast, then swiss, then hot onions.
• Salt and pepper to taste.

TEX-MEX PATTY MELTS

Steps:

• Mix together the ground beef, chili seasoning mix, 2 minced chipotle peppers with adobo sauce, and the beer in a bowl. Divide the mixture evenly into three patties.
• Stir together the mayonnaise and 1 minced chipotle pepper with adobo sauce in a small bowl. Divide the mixture between the bread slices and spread evenly. Place a slice of pepperjack cheese on top of the mayonnaise mixture on each slice of bread.
• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the patties in the skillet until no longer pink in the center, 5 to 7 minutes each side for well done. Remove each burger to a slice of bread, sandwiching them with the remaining slices.
• Drain the skillet, reserving 2 tablespoons of the grease. Heat the reserved grease in the skillet over medium-high heat. Grill the sandwiches in the skillet until the bread is golden brown and the cheese is melted, 1 to 2 minutes per side.

VEGGIE PATTY MELTS

Steps:

• Coat a large nonstick skillet with cooking spray, place over medium-high heat until hot. Add onion, saute 12 minutes or until very tender, adding water, 1 tablespoon at the time, to prevent scorching. Season with salt and black pepper to taste.
• Remove onion from pan, keep warm.
• Cook meatless burgers in pan according to package directions.
• Divide cooked onion evenly over 4 slices of bread and top each with 1 burger patty and 1 cheese slice. Cover with remaining 4 slices of bread.
• Place pan over medium heat until hot. Coat one side of each bread slices with cooking spray and place 2 sandwiches, coated side down, in pan, and cook about 3 minutes or until brown.
• Coat top sides of sandwiches with cooking spray, turn sandwiches over, and cook for about 3 minutes or until brown.
• Repeat procedure with remaining sandwiches.
• If you own a indoor grill (such as George Forman) you can also make them, once assembled, on the grill and you dont' have to turn them over. Enjoy.

CALIFORNIA PATTY MELTS

Steps:

• In a medium-size saute pan or skillet, melt the butter over medium heat.
• Add the onion, cover, reduce the heat to low, and cook, stirring occasionally, for 15 minutes.
• Remove cover, and continue to cook the onion over low heat until very soft and golden, about 45 minutes longer, stirring to keep onions from sticking to pan.
• Start up grill or preheat a broiler.
• While onions are cooking and after grill is lit, combine ground beef, Worcestershire sauce, and salt and pepper to taste in a large bowl.
• Handling the meat as little as possible to avoid compacting it, mix ingredients together well.
• Divide the mixture into 8 equal portions, and form into thin, round patties to fit the bread slices.
• Cut the cheese into 4 pieces a little smaller that the patties.
• Place a piece of cheese on 4 of the patties, cover with the remaining patties, and press edges together to seal and encase the cheese.
• When grill is ready, brush the grill rack or broiler rack with vegetable oil.
• Place the patties on the grill rack or under the broiler and cook until browned, about 4 minutes.
• With a wide spatula, turn the patties and cook until done to preference, about 4 minutes longer for medium rare.
• During the last few minutes of cooking, place the bread slices on the outer edges of the grill to toast lightly or prepare in toaster.
• Top 4 slices of the bread with the patties, pile on the onion, and cover.
• with the remaining bread slices.

TEX-MEX CHICKEN MELTS

Steps:

• Cut bread into 20 1/4-inch slices. Arrange slices on a baking stone.
• Chop onion & bell pepper. Grate cheese. In a bowl, combine chicken, onion, bell pepper, 1/2 cup of the cheese, mayonnaise, Seasoning Mix and garlic; mix well.
• Divide filling evenly among bread slices. Slice tomatoes. Place one tomato slice over filling on each bread slice. Snip parsley. In a bowl, toss remaining cheese and parsley to combine. Sprinkle over tomato slices.
• Bake 15-18 minutes or until golden brown. Serve hot.