Taco Burgers

Tonite we had two of my nephews over for dinner, Ian who's 8 and Michael who's 11. I had opted for a cheat nite of hamburger helper stroganoff. (besides having a horrible day at work, I got my first tattoo 3 days ago and my back is still killing me) Vinnie, on the other hand, had a bigger appetite. The rule in our house if you dont want what I have planned then you either have to cook or buy whatever it is that you want. (I got tired of planning a two week menu and having half of the food spoil because it wasnt what he wanted to eat). What a sweetheart I have that he stopped by the store on the way home and bought the ingredients. (I'm being nice because he also bought the ingredients for a fuzzy navel. Ahhh... I can hear the bubble bath calling me now).

So he was in the mood for taco burgers. Now of course this meal isnt complete without the story of when I first cooked them. We had been together about 4 months and he said 'i'm in the mood for taco burgers'. I had never heard of them before but figured heck how difficult could they be? So off I go to the kitchen and start cooking. I'm about done when Vinnie comes in and was like what the heck are you doing? Um... cooking? I guess I had a blonde moment in the planning department, and instead of cooking HAMBURGERS I had ground up the meat, like for a taco. Oh so you meant taco BURGERS, not TACO burgers. Sooooo... needless to say I didnt try to put the meat on a hamburger bun. So now everytime we have this meal Vinnie has to recount this story. I think for him it was an insite as to what to expect from me in the kitchen.

Serves 5 (me and 4 hungry boys/men)

Ingredients

3 lbs hamburger meat
3 packages taco seasoning
3 avacados
2 packages quacamole mix
1 block colby jack cheese
1 onion, chopped
1 tomato, sliced
ketchup, mustard
hamburger buns

corn chips

1. In a bowl mix together the hamburger meat, taco seasoning and onions until well mixed. Form into patties and cook in skillet til done.
2. Mix quacamole mix as according to package directions.
3. Serve burgers with sliced cheese, quac, and tomatoes. Let everyone fix burgers as they choose. (i like yellow mustard, cheese, quac and a tomato on mine, ian had his with ketchup, michael plain, and both Vinnie and Tony had theirs the same as mine minus the mustard)