Jalapeño Popper Burgers

Spice up your dinner with these fun, stuffed Jalapeño Popper Burgers! 

Normally when I make burgers, I kind of wing it. I throw in some soy sauce or onion soup mix or whatever I happen to grab. This time, I wanted to try something a little more exciting, and the result was mighty tasty. These Jalapeño Popper Burgers are stuffed with Mexican cheese and pickled jalapeño peppers. They were definitely worth the little extra work to stuff them!

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Jalapeño Popper Burgers

Burgers stuffed with jalapeños and cheese are a welcome change from the ordinary.

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Course

Main

Prep Time

15 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Servings

MetricUS Imperial

Ingredients

• 1.25 pounds ground turkey or lean ground beef
• 2 tablespoons your favorite meat seasoning I like Dale's Seasoning
• 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning like Tony Chachere's
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 cup Mexican blend cheese shredded
• 1/2 cup pickled jalapeño peppers
• hamburger buns or Ciabatta rolls
• lettuce
• sliced tomatoes
• brown mustard optional

Course Main Prep Time 15 minutes Cook Time 15 minutes Servings MetricUS Imperial Ingredients 1.25 pounds ground turkey or lean ground beef 2 tablespoons your favorite meat seasoning I like Dale's Seasoning 1 teaspoon Cajun seasoning like Tony Chachere's 1 teaspoon ground cumin 1 cup Mexican blend cheese shredded 1/2 cup pickled jalapeño peppers hamburger buns or Ciabatta rolls lettuce sliced tomatoes brown mustard optional

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Instructions

1. In a large bowl, stir together ground meat, seasoning sauce, Cajun seasoning, and cumin until combined.
2. Using a large disher or 1/3-cup measuring scoop, make eight balls of meat of about the same size.

   
3. Working on wax paper, flatten one meat portion to about a 4" circle. Pile about 2 tbsp. of cheese in the center of the patty, about an inch away from the edges. Place a few jalapeños on top of the cheese.

   
4. Flatten another patty to the same size, and carefully place it over the first one. Use a fork to seal the edges. Repeat for the other three burgers.

   
5. Heat a skillet over medium-high heat and spray with cooking spray. Cook each burger approximately 7 minutes per side, until juices run clear and internal temperature is 165 degrees F. (Be careful when transferring burgers to the skillet and flipping them over that you do not tear the meat, as this will cause the filling to leak out.)
6. Spread each side of bun very lightly with brown mustard, and gently place cooked burger on bottom bun. Stack lettuce and tomato on top of the patty, top with bun. Eat and smile!