Best Pepper Jack Pork Burgers Recipes

PEPPER-JACK PORK BURGERS

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Cookouts are about good food and good company -- form burger patties and prep toppings ahead, so you're ready to grill when friends arrive.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories Food & Cooking Ingredients Meat & Poultry Pork Recipes Ground Pork Recipes

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

Vegetable oil, for grilling
4 Anaheim chiles
1 large white onion, cut into 1/2-inch slices
Salt and pepper
2 pounds ground pork, formed into 8 thin patties
2 cups shredded Monterey Jack (8 ounces)
8 hamburger buns
Toppings, such as mayonnaise and cilantro (optional)

Steps:

Heat grill or grill pan to medium-high. Clean and lightly oil hot grill. Brush chiles and onion with oil, then season with salt and pepper. Grill vegetables, turning occasionally, until crisp-tender, 10 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board. Slice chiles, discarding stems and seeds.
Season patties with salt and pepper, then brush with oil. Grill until cooked through, about 4 minutes per side; during last minute of cooking, top each burger with cheese and cover grill. Serve burgers on buns with chiles, onion, and other desired toppings.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 554 g, Fat 35 g, Fiber 2 g, Protein 31 g, SaturatedFat 15 g

PEPPER JACK STUFFED PORK BURGERS

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Ground pork: The 'other burger' meat makes a juicy change of pace from the expected beef. As a bonus, we have wrapped it around a surprise core of pepper jack cheese.

Provided by Allrecipes Member

Yield 4

Number Of Ingredients 5

Ingredients

½ cup shredded Pepper Jack cheese
1 pound ground pork
1 teaspoon Archer Farms™ taco seasoning
4 each Archer Farms(tm) hamburger buns, sliced
¼ cup Archer Farms(tm) Salsa, any flavor

Steps:

Heat grill. Divide cheese into 4 mounds. Press each mound of cheese into a disk shape.
Divide ground pork into 4 balls. Shape each portion of pork around a disk of cheese. Sprinkle patties with taco seasoning.
Place burgers on grill over medium heat. Cover and cook 8 to 10 minutes or until just slightly pink and meat thermometer reaches 160 degrees F. ( When checking temperature be careful not to pierce the cheese center.)
Place burgers on buns; top with your favorite salsa.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 560.8 calories, Carbohydrate 35.1 g, Cholesterol 109.4 mg, Fat 32.9 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 28.7 g, SaturatedFat 12.4 g, Sodium 538.7 mg, Sugar 4.5 g