Appetizer Recipes
Cheeseburger and Grillo’s Pickles® Eggroll
This is a delicious appetizer that no one will soon forget! Dill pickle lovers will enjoy this cheeseburger eggroll.
Yield: 12 servings; 2 halves each
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef (80% lean or leaner)
- 1/2 cup chopped white onion
- 2 teaspoons minced garlic
- 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
- 2 teaspoons ketchup
- 1 1/2 cups Grillo's Pickles® Dill Chips drained, chopped
- 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
- 24 eggroll wrappers
- 1 cup vegetable oil (for frying)
- Spicy ranch dressing (garnish, dip)
Instructions
- Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat until hot.
- Add ground beef, onion, garlic and onion powder. Cook for 8 to 10 minutes, breaking into 1/4 inch crumbles and stirring occasionally.
- Remove from skillet with slotted spoon into large bowl; drain if necessary.
- Stir in salt, pepper, mustard, ketchup, pickles and cheese.
- Line a shallow rimmed baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Fill a small bowl with water.
- Remove one wrapper from package; cover remaining wrappers with damp cloth to prevent from drying out. Place wrapper corner facing you. Spoon 2 tablespoons beef mixture evenly in a row across center of wrapper, leaving a 1 inch border on right and left sides. Fold right and left sides of wrapper over filling. Moisten bottom corner with a little water. Fold bottom corner up over filing and roll up tightly, sealing eggroll. Place eggroll on prepared baking sheet. Repeat with remaining wrappers and beef mixture.
- Heat vegetable oil (minimum of 3 inches deep) in a medium saucepan to 375 degrees F.
- Fry in batches for 4 to 5 minutes until the rrinternal temperature reaches 165 degrees F; turning once.
- Remove eggrolls; drain for 5 minutes on paper towels. Repeat with remaining eggrolls.
- Cut in half; serve with spicy ranch dressing, as desired.
Nutrition
Per serving, 1 eggroll: 191 Calories; 72 Calories from fat; 8g Total Fat (2.9g Saturated Fat; 0.2g Trans Fat; 1.9g Polyunsaturated Fat; 2.4g Monounsaturated Fat;) 23.5mg Cholesterol; 416mg Sodium; 20g Total Carbohydrate; 0.09g Dietary Fiber; 0.3g Total Sugars; 9g Protein; 0.1g Added Sugars; 87.2mg Calcium; 1.5mg Iron; 105mg Potassium; 0.1mcg Vitamin D; 0.2mg Riboflavin; 4.3mg NE Niacin; 0.1mg Vitamin B6; 0.5mcg Vitamin B12; 99.5mg Phosphorus; 1.4mg Zinc; 14.71mcg Selenium; 12.7mg Choline
This recipe is an excellent source of Niacin, Vitamin B12 and Selenium; and a good source of Protein, Riboflavin, and Zinc
Attribution
Recipe and photo used with permission from:
Texas Beef Council