Stuffed Burgers

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground chuck
• 4 slices crisp-cooked bacon, crumbled
• 4 slices pepper jack cheese, torn
• ¼ onion
• 3 tbsp monterrey jack cheese
• to taste salt
• to taste black pepper
• 2 cloves garlic
• to taste olive oil
• 3 tbsp unsalted butter
• 4 hamburger buns, split and toasted
• to taste butter

Steps

1. Heat 2 tbsp olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat.
2. Add the garlic and onion.
3. Cook until garlic is golden.
4. Combine the cheeses, bacon, cooked onion and garlic, and butter.
5. Set aside.
6. Form the meat into 8 equal patties.
7. Make an indentation into the middle of each patty.
8. Place a dollop of the cheese mixture into dent.
9. Place 1 patty on top of each other, stuffing side down.
10. Push down until patty is about ¾ inch thick.
11. Set aside while you heat your trusty charcoal grill (not with that solvent stuff).
12. Brush the patties with olive oil.
13. Season liberally on both sides with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
14. Set down on the grill.
15. Cook, turning often, until instant-read thermometer inserted into the meat, not the stuffing, reads desired temperature (at least 160°F).
16. Brush the cut side of each bun with melted butter.
17. Place a patty on top of a bottom half of a bun.
18. Top with a top half of a bun.
19. Serve warm.