Jalapeno Popper Stuffed Burgers
Ingredients
- FOR THE SOUTHWEST LIME SAUCE
- 3 tablespoons sour cream or Mexican crema
- 1 teaspoon taco seasoning - Try this homemade taco seasoning mix
- Juice from half a lime
- FOR THE JALAPENO POPPER STUFFING
- 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
- 1 ounce shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 slices cooked bacon, crumbled
- 1-2 jalapeno peppers, chopped
- 1 teaspoon taco seasoning
- FOR THE BURGERS
- 12 ounces ground turkey
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 tablespoon taco seasoning
- 1-2 jalapeno peppers, chopped
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, chopped
- 1 tablespoon bread crumbs
- Salt and pepper to taste
- 2 large toasted buns for serving
- Sliced tomato for serving
Cooking Directions
- Prepare your Southwest lime sauce by combining all 3 ingredients in a small mixing bowl. Mix well and refrigerate until ready to use.
- Prepare your stuffing by heating a pan to medium heat and dashing with oil. Add jalapeno peppers and cook about 4-5 minutes to soften. Add to a mixing bowl and cool.
- Add cheeses, bacon and taco seasoning. Mix well. Set aside until ready to use.
- Get your burgers ready by adding the turkey to a separate mixing bowl with the cumin, taco seasoning, salt and pepper, and bread crumbs.
- In your heated pan, splash with a bit more oil and add jalapeno peppers and onion. Cook about 5 minutes. Add garlic and cook another minute, stirring often. Cool and add to the burger mixing bowl.
- Hand mix the burgers, but just a bit to combine. Do not overmix. Form into 4 small flattened patties.
- Divide the cheesy jalapeno popper mixture over 2 of the turkey patties. Then, top with the other patties. Hand form them into stuffed patties, so the jalapeno stuffing is completely enclosed in the seasoned turkey meat.
- Heat a large grill pan to medium heat and lightly oil. Cook the stuffed burgers about 5-6 minutes per side, or until they are cooked through.
- Set onto buns and top with sliced tomato and your Southwest lime sauce.
Check out our Jalapeno Poppers Cookbook.
This recipe was originally posted at Chili Pepper Madness:
http://www.chilipeppermadness.com/chili-pepper-recipes/burgers/jalapeno-popper-stuffed-turkey-burgers-with-southwest-lime-sauce