Use your favorite burger seasonings to add flavor to these stuffed burgers. The cheese and bacon stuffing gives the otherwise simple hamburgers flavor and texture.
PrintBacon and Cheese Stuffed Burgers
The cheese and bacon stuffing gives the otherwise simple hamburgers flavor and texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 pounds ground beef, at least 85% lean or ground chuck
- 3 to 4 ounces cheddar, cheddar jack, or pepper jack cheese, diced or shredded
- 4 strips bacon, cooked and diced or crumbled
- salt, freshly ground black pepper, and garlic powder or a burger seasoning blend
Instructions
- Heat the grill.
- Shape the ground beef into 8 large but thin 3-ounce patties. Divide the cheese and bacon among 4 of the burgers. Top each burger with another burger patty; seal the edges well.
- Sprinkle the hamburgers with burger seasoning blend or salt, pepper, and garlic powder.
- Brush the grill grate with oil.
- Grill the burgers for about 5 minutes. Flip them over and grill for 3 to 5 minutes longer, or until the burgers are cooked to a temperature of 160 F, the minimum safe temperature for ground beef according to the USDA.
