hidden secret burgers

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1/2 onion, finely chopped
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce (e.g. tabasco™)
• 1 tablespoon dry bread crumbs
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1/3 cup shredded monterey jack cheese
• 1/2 fresh red chile pepper, finely chopped
• 4 slices pickled jalapeno pepper, finely chopped

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 20 mins Ready Time: 35 mins


• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c).
• in a bowl, mix the ground beef, onion, egg, hot pepper sauce, and bread crumbs. season with paprika, parsley, salt, and pepper. in a separate bowl, mix the cheese, red chile pepper, and jalapeno pepper. form the beef mixture into 4 balls, and press a well in the center of each. stuff with equal amounts of the cheese mixture. press meat around filling to seal. arrange on a baking sheet, and press gently into thick patties.
• bake 20 minutes in the preheated oven, turning once, until well done.