Backyard Big South-Of-The-Border Burgers

• 4-oz. can chopped green chiles, drained
• 1/4 cup picante sauce
• 12 round buttery crackers, crushed
• 4 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon smoke-flavored cooking sauce
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 2 pounds lean ground beef
• 1/2 pound ground pork sausage
• 6 slices Pepper Jack cheese
• 6 sesame seed hamburger buns, split
• Garnish: lettuce leaves, sliced tomato

1. In a large bowl, combine first 8 ingredients. Crumble beef and sausage over mixture and mix well. Form into 6 patties. Grill, covered, over medium heat for 5 to 7 minutes on each side, or until no longer pink. Top with cheese. Grill until cheese is melted. Grill buns, cut-side down, for one to 2 minutes, or until toasted. Serve burgers on buns, garnished as desired.

green chiles, picante sauce, buttery crackers, chili powder, ground cumin, cooking sauce, salt, pepper, lean ground beef, ground pork sausage, pepper, sesame seed hamburger buns, tomato

Taken from www.myrecipes.com/recipe/south-of-border-burgers (may not work)