Cheese-Stuffed Burgers for Two

Name: Cheese-Stuffed Burgers for Two
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: 2 servings.
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon finely chopped onion; 1 tablespoon ketchup; 1 teaspoon prepared mustard; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1/8 teaspoon pepper; 1/2 pound lean ground beef (90% lean); 1/4 cup finely shredded cheddar cheese; 2 hamburger buns, split; Lettuce leaves and tomato slices, optional

Here’s a sandwich that does traditional burgers one better—with a surprise pocket of cheddar! Says Janet Wood of Windham, New Hampshire, “We really enjoy the melted cheese center.”

Ingredients

1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
1 tablespoon ketchup
1 teaspoon prepared mustard
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/2 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
1/4 cup finely shredded cheddar cheese
2 hamburger buns, split
Lettuce leaves and tomato slices, optional

Directions

In a small bowl, combine the first five ingredients. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into four thin patties. Sprinkle cheese over two patties; top with remaining patties and press edges firmly to seal.
Grill, covered, over medium heat for 6 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 160° and juices run clear. Serve on buns with lettuce and tomato if desired.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 357 calories, 15g fat (7g saturated fat), 84mg cholesterol, 787mg sodium, 25g carbohydrate (4g sugars, 1g fiber), 28g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 3 lean meat, 1-1/2 starch, 1-1/2 fat.

Originally published as Cheese-Stuffed Burgers in Cooking for 2 Summer 2007

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KarenKeefe

Oct 29, 2013

Yes, they were OK ... I changed to 80% lean ground beef. That made it more moist. Also mixed in one egg, 2T steak sauce, 1t. garlic powder. Instead of the cheddar, used grated parmesan. It seemed to hold better in the burger! Second time I also put sliced mushrooms inside with the parmesan. Now that ... is a burger!
chin-chilla

Sep 12, 2013

This was great, used this recipe for Labor Day and had great flavor. Nice change from plain burger.
M4burnett

Jun 24, 2013

Very tasty!
nani51586

Jan 19, 2012

This was not bad at all.. My husband loved it!! I even added some sauteed mushrooms in the middle :)
cookoloigest

Sep 12, 2010

I made this Stuffed burger with the burger pocket press and it was great! Look up burgerpocketpress.com it's a handy tool to make stuffed burgers.
MPerfection

Jun 24, 2010

when I grilled these, the cheese just kinda evaporated out of em. They weren't all cheesy like I thought they'd be. They were okay.
amyd1972

Jun 21, 2010

the cheese didn't add much flavor for me.
lou23322

Jun 14, 2010

It was very good and did'nt dry out
lorialicesmith

Jul 5, 2009

I made this for my family for sunday dinner and it was a HIT, everyone loved the cheese in the hamburgers, in fact, I made each one with different cheeses, I made mine on the stove top and put it to low to cook the meat allt he way through since they were so BIG, I highly recommend this recipe.
Tooti

Jun 23, 2009

My husband made these for dinner last night and they were excellent. He added some hickory flavered liquid smoke to the mixture which added to the flavor. All in all, a delicious burger.