Bacon And Pepper Jack Stuffed Hamburgers

Total Time: 22 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 12 mins

Ingredients

• 2 1/2 lbs ground chuck
• 1 1/2 cups shredded monterey jack pepper cheese
• 6 slices bacon, cooked crisp and coarsely chopped
• garlic powder
• seasoning salt
• ground black pepper

Recipe

• 1 mix cheese and bacon in a bowl.
• 2 flatten approximately 1/8 - 1/4 of the ground chuck (depending on how large you would like your burgers to be) in the palm of your hand.
• 3 squeeze together about 1-2 tablespoons of the bacon and cheese mixture; put it in the center of the ground chuck.
• 4 bring up the sides of the meat over the filling, making sure the cheese is completely covered by the meat.
• 5 flatten slightly to form into a patty.
• 6 season patties to taste with garlic powder, seasoned salt, and ground black pepper.
• 7 grill burgers approximately 6-8 minutes on each side for medium.