INGREDIENTS  

• hamburger buns or sliced sourdough bread
• lettuce
• tomato, sliced
• mustard & ketchup

For the filling:

• 4 tbsp cream cheese, softened
• 3 oz cheddar cheese, finely shredded
• 1 Jalapeño pepper, seeded & diced
• 1 tsp garlic powder

For the patties:

• 1 lb ground beef
• ⅓ cup yellow onion, finely minced
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• ½ tsp pepper
• 2 tbsp olive oil

INSTRUCTIONS 

• In a small bowl combine, cream cheese, grated cheddar cheese, diced jalapeño and garlic powder.
• Use your hands to roll filling into a ball and flatten into 3 equal sized patties.
• In a mixing bowl, use your hands to combine ground beef, minced onion, salt and pepper.
• Separate meat into 6 equal sized portions.
• Flatten out each piece of beef into thin patties slightly larger in diameter than the cheese filling patties.
• Place a cheese filling patty in the center of a beef patty, and top with another beef patty.
• Use your fingers to pinch together the edges to enclose cheese filling and form evenly shaped burger patties.
• Baste patties with olive oil.
• Preheat barbecue grill.
• Grill patties for 6-7 minutes on each side over medium high heat until cooked through.
• Top patties with your favorite burger toppings to serve.