A jalapeno popper inspired beef burger.
Awhile back, I made a delicious bean version of this burger using red kidney beans and stuffing the burger with diced jalapeno and cream cheese. This time around, we went full beef – using ground chuck instead of beans, and doubling up the jalapeno popper flavor by including both diced jalapeno and cream cheese in the patties, and then topping the burgers with a slab of jalapeno-infused cream cheese.
At this point, I’m pretty sure I can open a whole restaurant with recipes dedicated to cream cheese and jalapeno dishes.
Explore the ever-expanding list of jalapeno-popper inspired dishes.
- Jalapeno Popper Chile Relleno
- Jalapeno Popper Bean Dip
- Jalapeno Popper Pizza
- Jalapeno Popper Chicken Sandwich
- Jalapeno Popper Chicken Lettuce Wraps
- Baked Jalapeno Poppers
- Jalapeno Popper Bean Burgers
- Jalapeno Popper Hot Dogs
- Jalapeno Popper Falafel
- Jalapeno Popper Mac N’ Cheese
- Jalapeno Pepper Mashed Potatoes
Time You Need
- ~15 minute prep
- ~15-20 minutes cooking
- Yields: ~4 burgers
What You Need
- 1 pound of ground chuck or ground sirloin
- ~6 ounces of cream cheese (low fat or regular), room temp (or American Neufchâtel Cheese)
- 1 ½ cups of finely diced jalapeno
- 2 tbsp. garlic powder
- 2 tbsp onion powder
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 tsp olive oil
- 1 /2 cup of unseasoned bread crumbs
- 1 beaten egg
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp Worcestershire
- ½ onion, finely grated or diced
- Garlic salt, to taste
- Desired burger toppings and buns (lettuce, onions, tomato, etc.)
- Pretzel buns (or preferred bun)
- Butter or oil for cooking
What You Do
- Take a well-oiled cast-iron skillet and heat over medium heat, add about a tbsp of butter or oil and spread around the pan.
- In a large bowl, add the egg, garlic powder, garlic salt, onion powder, black pepper, red pepper flakes, cayenne, mustard, diced onion, olive oil, bread crumbs, and Worcestershire.
- Toss in 2 tbsp of room temp cream cheese, ½ cup of the diced jalapeno, and mix.
- Then add ground chuck.
- Using your hands and a fork – and very gently – mix the ingredients thoroughly.
- Divide the meat into 4 equal portions.
- Gently flatten each portion into a patty, making it slightly thinner at the center (this helps keep the patty thinner though the cooking process)
- Cook patties (2 at a time) for about 5-7 minutes on each side, or till cooked to desired doneness.
- While burgers cook, add the remaining cream cheese (4 ounces) and the cup of diced jalapeno to a food processor and blend thoroughly. Set to the side.
- Once all burgers are done, remove from heat and set on a clean plate. Use a wooden or silicone mixing spoon to spread a dollop of the cream cheese/jalapeno blend to the top of each patty. Do this asap while patties are still hot so they melt the cream cheese mixture just a bit.
- Place patties on buns, top with desired burger toppings, and serve immediately!