Cheesy Jalapeño Burgers

This recipe is sure to get your mouth watering. A jalapeño stuffed with cream cheese in a burger and grilled to perfection. Want more? Smother with a spicy cheese sauce.

Ingredients

• 1 pound Ground Beef (93% lean or leaner)
• 1/4 cup prepared thick-and-chunky salsa
• 4 frozen cream cheese or Cheddar cheese-stuffed jalapeño peppers
• 1/4 cup prepared salsa con queso
• 1/4 cup chopped fresh plum tomato
• 2 tablespoons sliced pitted ripe olives

• Prepared thick-and-chunky salsa (optional)

Instructions

1. Combine Ground Beef and 1/4 cup salsa in large bowl, mixing lightly but thoroughly. Lightly shape into four thin patties. Place one stuffed pepper in center of each patty; wrap beef around pepper to enclose, sealing seams and forming ball. Flatten balls into patties about 4 to 5 inches across and 1 inch thick.

2. Place patties on grid over medium, ash-covered coals. Grill, covered, 15 to 16 minutes, until instant-read thermometer inserted horizontally into center registers 160°F, turning occasionally.

   Cook's Tip: Cooking times are for fresh or thoroughly thawed ground beef. Ground beef should be cooked to an internal temperature of 160°F. Color is not a reliable indicator of ground beef doneness.

3. Spread 1 tablespoon salsa con queso evenly over top of each burger. Sprinkle evenly with tomato and olives. Serve with salsa, as desired.