Happy 4th Of July

Grilling outside is a necessity on the 4th of July & it is totally unpatriotic not to eat a hamburger on this day!! So yes my 30 days of no meat has been compromised. Instead of a normal grilled burger, we took a yummy favorite recipe & put a little "swamp flare" to it!!  These turtle burgers are a really fun way to get the kids involved in the kitchen. Not only did Tracy have a blast creating her very own turtle burger, so did her uncles.

Turtle Burgers:
3 lbs of ground beef
1 egg
1/4th of a red onion finely diced
1/2 cup of salsa
2 tsp Slap Ya Momma (or other Cajun seasoning)
1 1/2 tsp of Pampered Chef Chili Lime Rub

2 packs of hot dog wieners
2 packs of bacon
1 block of cheese sliced into 7 pieces

In a large bowl combine beef, egg, onion, salsa, Slap Ya Momma, & the chili lime rub. Use your hands to mix until everything is combined. Pat out 14 patties.

To make the turtle's body cut franks in into thirds. This will give you enough pieces for each turtle to have 4 legs, a head, & a tail.Take your knife & make small cuts in the end of the "feet" pieces.

Cut the "tail" pieces into a triangle shape.

 

 Top 7 of the patties with cheese then place feet, tail, and head hotdogs in place. Place the remaining meat on top of each hamburger.

Take the bacon and weave it like a basket. Cut some of the fat off the outside of the bacon to make it straight. Then place the bacon weave on top of each turtle burger. You can place toothpicks into the burgers to keep the hotdogs in place.

Cook on the grill until burgers are done.