Kicked-up Patty Melts

I went with a loose meat style – mixing the mushrooms, onions, and jalapenos all in with the meat! This Kicked-up Patty Melt is simple but oh so delicious!

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes

Servings 6 (makes 8 sandwiches)

Ingredients:

• 16 slices Buttermilk Bread
• 16 slices Swiss Cheese
• 1½ lb Ground Beef
• 2 tbsp Avocado Oil
• ½ White Onion, diced
• 4 Garlic Cloves, minced
• 1 cup Mushrooms, chopped
• 1 Jalapeno, diced
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Red Pepper Flakes

For the Sauce

• 1 cup Mayo
• ½ cup Ketchup
• ¼ cup Sweet Relish

• Griddle
• Cutting Board
• Knife
• Saute Pan
• Cooking Spoon
• Small Mixing Bowl
• Spatula

Cut up the mushrooms, onions and jalapenos. The mushrooms and onions should be roughly the same size - at about a quarter-inch cubes. And the jalapenos should be about half of that.

In a large sauce pan over medium-high heat, add oil, onions and garlic. Cook for 3 minutes then add ground beef, red pepper flakes, salt, and jalapenos. Cook until no longer pink. Now is also a good time to get that griddle heating up to medium-high heat.

Combine sauce ingredients in a bowl.

Build the sandwich – start with a slice of bread spread with sauce, add a slice of cheese, a portion of meat mixture, a slice of cheese, and a slice of bread. (See photo in post)

I strongly suggest making all of the sandwiches before you start putting them on the griddle. This way everyone gets hot food at the same time.

Cook on griddle for 5 minutes on each side. Slice on the diagonal and serve up.