Nacho Pork Burgers
with Roasted Jalapeño Cheese Sauce, Crispy Fried Onions & Sweet Potato Wedges
- Milk
- Wheat
If you thought nachos couldn’t get any more customizable, think again. This week, our chefs have swapped out the typical tortilla chips for… drumroll please… PORK BURGERS (yes, you read that right!). You’ll cover patties in a gooey cheese sauce, and top them with crispy fried onions and roasted jalapeño. Sweet potato wedges and extra cheese sauce on the side complete the meal. Get ready: there’s no way this is NACHO-favorite dinner.
Ingredients
½ cup
Cheddar Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
1 tablespoon
Fry Seasoning
1 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
4 ounce
Cream Sauce Base
(Contains: Milk)
2 unit
Sweet Potato
1 unit
Jalapeño
2 unit
Brioche Buns
(Contains: Wheat)
10 ounce
Ground Pork
1 unit
Crispy Fried Onions
(Contains: Wheat)
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
1 tablespoon (tbsp)
Cooking Oil
2 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry all produce. • Cut sweet potatoes into ½-inch-thick wedges. Slice jalapeño crosswise into ¼-inch-thick rounds. TIP: Remove ribs and seeds for less heat.
• Toss sweet potatoes on a baking sheet with a large drizzle of oil, half the Fry Seasoning (you’ll use the rest later), salt, and pepper. TIP: For easy cleanup, line baking sheet with aluminum foil first. • Roast on top rack until lightly golden, 15 minutes (you’ll add more to the sheet in step 4).
• While sweet potatoes roast, cut top off of cream sauce to open fully; pour contents into a medium microwave-safe bowl. Using a spoon or spatula, scrape any remaining sauce from carton into bowl. • Stir in stock concentrate. Microwave until steaming, 1 minute. • Whisk in cheddar until smooth and slightly thickened. Season with salt and pepper to taste. • Microwave 30 seconds more, then stir again.
• Once sweet potatoes have roasted 15 minutes, carefully push slightly to one side and add jalapeño to empty side of same sheet. • Return to top rack until veggies are tender, 5-10 minutes more.
• Meanwhile, in a second medium bowl, mix pork* with remaining Fry Seasoning. Form into two patties (four patties for 4 servings), each slightly wider than a burger bun. Season generously all over with salt and pepper. • Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add patties and cook until browned and cooked through, 4-7 minutes per side. • Meanwhile, halve buns; toast until golden. Spread cut sides with 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4).
• Roughly chop roasted jalapeño. Microwave cheese sauce until warmed through, 30 seconds; whisk in 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) and chopped jalapeño to taste. • Fill buns with patties, cheese sauce, and crispy fried onions. Divide burgers between plates; serve with sweet potato wedges and any remaining cheese sauce on the side for dipping.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the cheese sauce, calling it "divine" and "amazing"; some found the pork burgers juicy and flavorful 🧀.
- Ease of prep: Several noted it was quick and easy to make, though a few struggled with the cheese sauce consistency.
- Suggestions: Consider adding fresh toppings like pico de gallo or lettuce for balance; some preferred beef over pork for richer flavor.
- Leftovers: The cheese sauce was great for dipping leftover potato wedges or chips.
- Spice level: Most found it pleasantly spicy, though some wanted more heat; adjust jalapeño seeds to taste 🌶️.
Reviews from our home cooks
I don't know if I'd call this a Nacho burger but it definitely was DELICIOUS. Maybe if you were using crushed tortilla chips, then the name may fit better. Anyhow, I had 1 1/2 slices of cooked pork roll with cheese that I cut up and added to the ground pork. Wow, wow, wow! The flavor was amazing. The pieces that had the cheese facing the heat got crispy while the others were melted. Along with the cheese sauce, which I added in finely diced jalapeño...yum. I opted to make a potato jumble using sweet & white potatoes, onions and jalapeño that I pan roasted in a cast iron skillet. Everything went together so well. Looking forward to this again.
These burgers were phenomenal! I'm sorry but a pork burger has so much more flavor than a beef burger. Plus, they seem to stay juicy no matter how you cook it. I'm so glad that after roasting the jalapeño that I tasted it for heat after chopping it up. I had left it whole, so when I sampled it - it was quite hot. So, I opted to leave it out of the cheese sauce and put it onto the burgers per individual taste preference. Although, once I bit into the burger with a good bit of jalapeño, you really didn't notice the heat. The others flavors from the pork, crispy onions and cheese sauce blended well enough that you, or I, didn't feel the heat. Plus, the cheese sauce was really good to dip the potatoes in...yummy! Next time, I'll just put it in with the sauce. These are a most definite on our have again list.
Yum! Loved the cheesy sauce, great for dipping sweet potato fries in as well (served the extra sauce from burgers on plate in a small ramekin) The onions and roasted jalapeños elevated what could have been a simple burger.
We all absolutely love these pork burgers! The nacho cheese sauce was pretty amazing. I'm getting tired of the potato wedges as the only side with the burgers (sometimes I wish we had the option to choose a different side dish) so I was super happy to have sweet potatoes for a change. We all loved this meal!
These burgers are so delicious! The cheese sauce is unique in it is real melted cheese and doesn't taste like fake nacho cheese. So yummy!
I love the crunch that the fried onions bring to the recipe. The cheese sauce tasted great but had a weird texture to it. I did not care once I poured it over the juicy pork burger. This was a tasty/messy dish but we loved it!
This was a fun and unique recipe! We enjoyed the sweet potato as a change of pace from regular potatoes. The nacho cheese sauce was nice. I didnt think sandwhich needed the onion straws. I guess the intention may have been for some "crunch." Their flavor was gone with the nacho cheese sauce.
We grilled the burgers instead of doing them on the stove to add some grill flavor. These were absolutly amazing! The nacho cheese topping was delicious. This was one of my favorite meals, but every time I say that another new meal becomes my favorite with Hello Fresh! We have not had a bad meal yet.
We put the jalapeno's in the burger to give it flavor for those that don't like the special nacho sauce. Otherwise, the burger would be rather bland. Nacho sauce was great with potatoe wedges.
This recipe was easy to follow. The only thing I would change is the amount of jalapeños. The sauce was too spicy for my kids, but other than that these burgers were very good. We also loved the sweet potato fries
