Food Network: Stuffed Bacon Cheeseburgers

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Stuffed Bacon Cheeseburgers
Recipe courtesy Tyler Florence

Ingredients
1/2 cup shredded Monterey jack
4 slices cooked bacon, chopped
1 pound ground chuck
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
4 large hamburger buns, split
Ketchup, mayonnaise, and mustard, for serving
Lettuce, sliced tomato, onion, and avocado, for serving

Instructions
Combine the jack cheese and chopped bacon in a bowl. Put the beef in
another bowl and season with salt and pepper; use a rubber spatula to mix it in. Flatten 1/4 of the
meat mixture in the palm of your hand. Squeeze together about a tablespoon of the cheese and bacon
mixture to make a little nugget; put it in the center of the ground beef. Bring up the sides of the
patty over the filling, making sure the cheese is completely covered by the meat. Flatten slightly
for a nice patty shape. Set them side by side on a platter in the refrigerator while preparing the

grill.

Place a large grill pan on 2 burners over medium-high heat or preheat an outdoor gas or charcoal
barbecue and get it very hot. Brush the grates with oil to keep the burgers from sticking. Grill the
burgers for 8 minutes per side for medium. (The USDA recommends cooking ground beef until it is no
longer pink and the internal temperature is 160 degrees F.) Remove the burgers to a clean side plate
while you toast the buns.

Rub the grill rack with more oil and place the buns cut-side down, toast for 1 minute. Serve the
burgers with your favorite condiment and any garnish you like, such as lettuce, sliced tomato,
onion, and/or avocado.