Jalapeño & Cheese Whataburger
The most Texan way to order the classic. Fresh jalapeños and melted cheese join the mustard, lettuce, tomato and onion, and the heat cuts through the richness beautifully. It is not a novelty here, it is one of the most popular ways to eat a Whataburger.
The story
Whataburger has spent seventy years being a Texas institution first and a burger chain second, and this is where that shows on the menu. Fresh jalapeños are not a limited-run gimmick here but a standing option, from a state where chillies are an everyday ingredient rather than a challenge. The chain leaned into the same identity with its own brand of spicy ketchup, which regulars buy by the bottle.
What’s inside
Make it at home
There is no copycat of the Jalapeño & Cheese Whataburger yet. Until there is, these recipes on the site come closest to it, judged by what goes into the bun.
- Shares beef, jalapeños and cheese
Green Chile Cheeseburger - Shares beef, jalapeños and cheese
Big Beef Blopper - Shares beef, jalapeños and cheese
Seven Layer Sliders - Shares beef, jalapeños and cheese
Fajita Cheeseburger
Similar burgers at other chains
Built around the same things as the Jalapeño & Cheese Whataburger.- Franky's · beef, jalapeños and cheese
Miami Heat - MEATliquor · beef, jalapeños and cheese
Green Chilli Cheese - Burgermeister · beef, jalapeños and cheese
Chili-Cheeseburger - McDonald's · beef, jalapeños and cheese
Veg Maharaja Mac
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About Whataburger
Harmon Dobson opened the first Whataburger in Corpus Christi, Texas, in 1950 with a simple ambition: a burger so big it took two hands to hold and so good that people would say “What a burger!” when they bit into it. In 1961 he designed the orange-and-white striped A-frame buildings, inspired by his love of aviation, and they became as recognisable in Texas as the flag.
Around 1,000 restaurants across the South and Southwest, with Texas at its heart.
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