I’m not the biggest fan of spicy food, but I do like a little bit of kick here and there. The other night I was deciding what flavor of turkey burgers we were going to have for dinner. I love turkey burgers because you can add so much flavor to the meat, which isn’t quite the same with beef.
Phil and I were grocery shopping and tag teaming the different sections of the grocery store. He had the produce section and I guess the jalapeños were super tiny. So he got about 6 of them, just in case I needed that many. Well, I didn’t need quite 6 for a recipe later in the week. That left me with about 3 extra jalapeños to do something with.
Why not add the jalapeños to the turkey burgers? But I decided to kick it up one more notch and make a juicy-lucy-type turkey burger stuffed with chopped jalapeños and 2 different types of cheese.
These burgers have just the right amount of spice but won’t cause you to break out in a sweat. Just my kind of spice.
Jalapeño Cheese Mixture
Assembling the Burgers: the one in the top right is already stuffed with cheese
Ingredients
1 pound ground turkey (it is best used with dark meat turkey, ground turkey breast is a little dry for burgers)
1 jalapeño, finely chopped (take the seeds out for a less spicy burger)
2 ounces goat cheese
2 ounces cheddar cheese, raw and shredded
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
salt and pepper on both sides of the turkey burgers once they are assembled
Directions
- In a small bowl combine the jalapeño, goat cheese, cheddar cheese and garlic powder and mix until combined with a fork. You will divide this mixture in 4 parts and form small balls of cheese. You may have a little extra cheese mixture if you have a little less than a pound of meat. You don’t want to over stuff them. The extra is amazing in an omelet the next morning
- Split the ground turkey into 4 even parts and slightly flatten each piece into the shape of a patty, but a little thinner
- Place a cheese ball into the center of the turkey patty and with your hands form a turkey burger patty completely covering the cheese with the turkey. This is important so the cheese doesn’t leak out when you cook it. Do this with the remaining 3 burgers
- Season both sides of the turkey burgers with salt and pepper
- Grill the turkey burgers or cook in a skillet over medium high heat until completely cooked through. Cook for 5-7 minutes on each side
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Kristin Sorenson says
I will always review a good recipe so that others know when it’s good! :) This recipe was SO tasty and is a keeper for sure (like all of yours that I’ve made so far). I didn’t look initially and I accidentally bought turkey breast. It didn’t turn out dry thankfully but next time I’ll use the dark meat! Thanks for being such an awesome source for healthy and yummy food! Keep them coming!
Meghan Birt says
Thanks so much Kristin! I’m glad you loved the recipe and will make it again!