Popper Beef Burgers
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 14 cup prepared thick-and-chunky salsa
- 4 frozen cream cheese-stuffed jalapeno peppers
- 14 cup prepared chile con queso
- 14 cup chopped fresh plum tomato
- 2 tablespoons sliced pitted ripe olives
- 4 hamburger buns
- Combine ground beef and 1/4 cup salsa in large bowl, mixing lightly but thoroughly.
- Divide beef mixture into 4 equal portions and lightly flatten into thin patties.
- Place one stuffed pepper in center of each patty.
- Wrap the beef around the pepper to enclose, sealing seams and forming a ball.
- Flatten balls into patties about 4 to 5-inches across and 1-inch thick.
- Place patties on grill over medium ash-covered coals.
- Grill covered, 15 to 16 minutes to 165F internal temperature, turning occasionally.
- Spread 1 tablespoon chile con queso evenly over top of each burger.
- Sprinkle with tomato and olives and serve on hamburger buns with additional salsa as desired.
lean ground beef, salsa, cream cheese, queso, fresh plum tomato, olives, buns
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/popper-beef-burgers-174282 (may not work)