Cream Cheese-Jalapeno Hamburgers

I made this the other night and my boyfriend and I absolutely loved it. I used a jar of mild sliced jalapenos and a container of chive and onion cream cheese. We threw the cream cheese, meat, and jalapenos in a Kitchen Aid mixer and mixed it up until it was all nice and pink. This broke up the jalapenos a bit. We were a little concerned that the meat being mixed so much wouldn't patty well or hold together, but we were wrong. Mixing it a lot also gave the burgers a really great light texture that brought out the flavors. We didn't have a grill at the time, so we cooked the burgers in a skillet and they came out great. We wished we hadn't scaled down the recipe so we would have lots of left-overs.

These burgers Are GREAT!!! I would recommend putting the cream cheese in the middle. I tryed both ways, mixing and stuffing the burgers. There IS a taste differance. Mixing it together was like eating a meatloaf burger, putting the stuffing in the middle made for a tastier burger. RECOMMEND BACON!!!

This tastes amazing! The only thing I found was using mustard, ketchup, relish etc. with these kind of took away from the cream cheese flavour. I would maybe just use a bit of mayo and veggies (lettuce, tomato, onion) and try to stay away from any over powering condiments/sauces.

Okay, these were AWESOME....with a few changes. I added only about 1 1/2 cups of FINELY diced jalapeno (seeds and membranes removed) along with the 8 oz block of softened cream cheese. Then I just mixed the mixture into the meat and made patties. We then grilled on a well-oiled grill. They turned out great! Next time, we plan to top them with bacon...YUM!

This is the only way I'll be making my burgers from now on! If you like jalapeño poppers, you'll LOVE this! I chopped up jalapeños that were in a jar (all that I had) and mixed that into the meat. Then took regular cream cheese and spread a good amount onto the burger. It was FANTASTIC! I can't believe no restaurants have this type of burger. Could definitely serve this in a restaurant and it'd be a hit!

These were great! We followed the advice of one reviewer who suggested mixing the cream cheese and jalepenos into the burger. Next time we won't mix all of the cream cheese, as the patties didn't hold together very well, but will save some cream cheese to melt on the top. The flavor and texture was incredible thought!

Good flavor, but the recipe as written is too messy. I've made this twice and, for the life of me, can't get the burgers to hold together with the cream cheese stuffed in the middle. I recommend using the jalapeno cream cheese as a spread on the bun instead.

Holy Hamburger Heaven! Need I say more? I too mixed only 1 pkg of herb and garlic cream cheese right into the meat.

we really enjoyed this recipe. i love cream cheese in everything. i made a few (wonderful) changes. the biggest, and my favorite, was to add canned black beans (about 1/2 can) to the meat mixture. i wanted a little more flavor and moisture, and the beans made the meat so moist and extra meaty, if that's possible. i also used much less jalapeno and also added fresh tomato to the cream cheese mixture. cooked these under the broiler and they were awesome. my boyfriend went back for seconds.

OH MY GOD. This was amazing. I love regular burgers and my husband makes hands down the best I have ever had, but this was a nice change, really rich and really good.

My friend requests these burgers every time she comes over. I added an egg to hold the meat together. Kick it up by adding Dry Ranch mix and Worcestershire Sauce to meat before stuffing!!! (Recipe on this site for "Dry Ranch Style Seasoning for Dip or Dressing" A+++)

These were soooo yummy! I followed the advise of another reviewer and used less cream cheese (8oz.), and reduced the peppers to 1/2 cup. I also melted a slice of Mont. Jack on top of each burger before they came off the grill. I served them on toasted buns with homemade chipotle mayo and avocado slices. Oh so good!

I haven't made these (yet), but am giving 5 stars anyway because I have no doubt they will be fabulous!! Wanted to give a hint to those who say putting it together the way the recipe says is either too messy, or the burgers won't hold together. They easiest way of stuffing a burger wiht cheese is to take the amount you want for your burger, form it into a round shape (like a meatball) and press an indentation into one side with your thumb. Fill that with the cheese and jalapeno mixture and then form it into a patty with your hands, closing up the filling as you do. Much easier than trying to put together the two thin patties, and your filling stays inside! Hope this helps!!

Love! Love! Love these. Season the meat however you want. Wonderful. I make jalapeno mayo for a topping. YUM! Stay away from ketchup, mustard and reslish on these babies :) Caution on the first bite. The cream cheese is really hot and oozes out . Be careful no one gets a burnt chin. Making these again today for family BBQ........Also added shredded mozzarella inside and slices of jalpeno

These are a regular at our house. I use canned jalapenos and leave a little juice with them. It makes them easier to mix in with the cream cheese. My husband doesn't eat spicy food so I make 1/2 with bacon bits instead of jalapenos. They are excellent!!

The crowd raved over these! I used about a pound and a half of burger to make 4 stuffed burgers. I cut the cream cheese WAY back to 4 oz and used 2 jalapenos and it worked great! I even had a little extra 'stuffing' to use. Next time I will use the extra stuff because I found that the cream cheese mix absorbs into the meat a bit during the cooking process but I still think the 4 oz will be enough for 4 burgers. I also seasoned the meat with garlic powder, pepper, worcestershire and onion powder.

Wow. I have been missing out. This is the only way we want to eat our Turkey burgers now. I always make extra cream cheese/jalapeno mixture to put on top too.

WOWWY!!!! This is a keeper people!! My jalapeno loving hubby gobbled these up. The second time we topped these by putting good quality orange marmalade on these and the mixture just jumped out at those taste buds!!!

Great burgers! My husband and I absoultely loved them. We also topped with bacon and toasted the hamburger buns with some of the left over spread. Delicious burgers, will make again!

This is one of our favorite hamburger combos. The first time I made it I didn't have canned jalapino's so I cut a large jalapino in half (theres only two of us) , seeded it and boiled it for a couple of minutes, I realised that I like this better than the canned or jarred, it takes the acidic factor away (brininess). I just added a couple of tablespoons of cream cheese and sealed it into the 85% burger meat. Remember you cannot stuff burger meat if it has been previously frozen......it will NOT hold together, so save that package in your freezer and get some fresh ground beef. We topped ours with chopped crisp bacon, shredded lettuce, the thinest sliced onion (barely any) and a little mayo. Still it's a very juicy, satisfying, delicious burger.

OMG!!!!! These are soooooo AMAZING!!! Just tried them yesterday! Only thing I did was add chopped green onions to the jalapeno and cream cheese mix!!!! Came out perfect!!!!!

these are awesome!!!!!

This was ok. Maybe it was the cook but I got little meatballs instead of hamburgers. Plus, they were really dry. The cream cheese jalepeno flavor was great, though; we used the leftover filling as a dip :o)

I loved this more with every bite! The cream cheese makes it so juicy and flavorful! I downsized this for two people; 1 lb. hamburger, 4 oz cream cheese, and about 5 canned chopped jalapenos (I didn't have fresh). Next time I'll add more jalapenos. I'm not sure that someone who didn't know would realize it was cream cheese in the middle; don't tell them and see if they can tell! I am going to try this as a sandwich spread (slightly warmed) too! Thanks for the great recipe!

Just as the recipe is written, I found the burger itself lacking some seasoning, however that is how my boyfriend makes his all the time... The one thing to note is to ALWAYS use fresh beef as frozen will always fall apart for stuffed burgers. I also made my patties bigger as I only got 4 burger patties per lb instead of 8... Will make again, just will add some seasoning to the ground beef next time.

Very good. I agree with the reviewer who said these are like jalopeno poppers in burger form. These are very good. In the future I think I will try seasoning my burger with chipotle seasoning to add a bit more flavor.

These tasted great although the presentaion was lacking since the filling began to ooze out... Will have to perfect the next time I make these!

very flavorful...will make again

"Best Hamburger I've ever had!" That's what my husband said about these. Didn't change anything about the recipe, but did add some Emeril's hamburger seasoning to the tops of the patties before cooking them. It was raining so I put these under the broiler for about 5-7 minutes on each side. Ate these with nothing but a bun and some bacon. Can't wait to make again!!

I cooked the burgers without stuffing them and added the cream cheese mixture as a topping. Excellent!!

These hamburgers turned out amazing. I used a whipped cream cheese which made it much easier to stir in the jalapenos. I would recommend putting a little mayo on a toasted bun and toppings like tomato & lettuce. Great burger!

this was the first time i made these and i have to say that i was so dissappointed. i was excited to try this because i am a big fan of cheese, and spiciness but you couldn't really taste any of the cheese and pepper. not only that, after greasing the grill grate it still stuck and fell apart i was sad and embarassed to serve to my family.

Delicious! Had to season the ground beef (hence only 4 stars) and then doubled the jalapeno.

Just made these tonight (doubled the recipe) and everyone thought they were great. Many compliments and no leftovers. I think I will try adding some bacon bits next time but these are very tasty as is.

yummy.

I loved this recipe it had some heat it made the Hamburger really tasty, reminded me of Red Robin burgers...

My husband loved the flavor of these burgers, and says "it's a keeper." The recipe made way too much filling, and next time I will change the ratio between the cream cheese and peppers so that there is less cream cheese. We topped ours with pepperjack, grilled onions, crispy bacon, and light mayo.

These were really good! I added bacon to the filling. I don't know why but I had about half of the filling leftover so I saved it and used part of it for pasta, I mixed it with a little bit of alfredo sauce over speghetti noodles. The last of it I made a chicken caserole with cream of mushroom and cream of chicken soup over chicken breasts. Everything was DELICOUS!

I was catagorizing my recipe box when I ran across this recipe and realized I had made it. I was not happy with it at all and will not make it again The only taste is cream cheese and peppers. I'm not even inspired tp customize

For a real treat, try creamy goat cheese (Chevre) in place of the cream cheese.

These hamburgers were great! I didn't use all of the cream cheese mixture, but I think that I should have. Next time I will definately use the full amount or add more.

DELICIOUS!!!!! I seasoned the meat with worchestershire, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper, and steak seasoning. 1 1/2 lbs of meat yielded me 4 burgers. I halved the filling and I still had some leftover. I did not find these messy at all. The filling stayed in the burger nicely on the grill. My hubby and I LOVED them. Definitely going to put these on my summer grilling rotation. :0) They had good jalapeno flavor, without being spicy. Yum Yum.

Definitely the best burgers from this site we've had! I did half the amount of fresh chopped jalapeno and substituted some jarred chopped jalapenos for some extra flavor. I also added about a 1/4 cup of finely shredded mexican cheese. I stuffed the burgers rather than mixing it all in. Try flattening out one large thin pancake of burger meat, plopping about a tablespoon of the cream cheese mixture in the middle and then folding all the edges of the meat up and sealing well, forming a ball. After it is sealed, you can GENTLY flatten your ball into a thick patty. When cooking, only flip once! Spray grill and cook on each side until done. I had no problem with them falling apart. We can't wait to make them again!

I love this recipe! Added salt and pepper to burger but made no other changes. Next time, I will add bacon as other reviewers have recommended. Thanks for such a wonderful, simple meal.

Loved these. They were a big hit! We put bacon on the burgers as well, and the extra cream cheese/jalapeno stuffing was delicious with a little bacon.

Canned whole or diced chilies good sub if the heat of a jalapeno is too much.

Awesome burgers!!!!!!!! I halved the recipe because I only needed 4 burgers. I had no issues with the filling oozing out ( I had no filling leftover I used it all) but you need to take special care in sealing the edges. When I turned on my grill I realized it was out of propane so I ended up baking these in the oven and they came out just fine. Totally a burger we all enjoyed and I will be making again!!!

I made these last night for my husband and I and we loved them! We don't have a grill so I put them under the broiler for about 5-7 mins on each side and they were perfect! He has now requested that we have this meal quite often! THANKS!

I especialy liked HSWEET'S comment on "Hamburger Heaven"

Here's how we did it: We mixed together 1 lb of ground beef, 4 ounces of cream cheese, and approx. 1/4 cup of sharp, shredded provolone. Then added a tablespoon of Worcestershire and two diced jalapenos. This mixture made four medium-size patties. Because we wrapped them in bacon held on with toothpicks, they stayed together fairly well while they cooked. These hamburgers had a unique, delicious flavor, and they were nice and juicy. Yummy! We'll definitely try this again. Thanks for the recipe!

AMAZING! Made them for a football party and people kept asking for more and raving about them! I just balled the meat around the cream cheese filling then flattened them out, rather than sandwiching between two burgers... was easier.

These were awesome! Topped with fresh vidalia onion - perfect!

Wow was this ever GOOD... I cut back about 1/4 on the cream cheese-jalapeno mix and it was plenty! I also followed Tristin's advice about making the patty into a large pancake then pulling the sides to the top to form a ball, then flatten into a patty... it was easy-peezy! The only problem I had was that I guess I didn't quite flatten it out enough cause they came off the grill looking like a rather large meatball, LOL, but they tasted EXCELLENT! We will make this again for sure!

Delish!!

Hey I am the submitter of this recipe :) For anyone having trouble with these staying together you may be using a bit too much of the mixture! I use about a half and inch to an inch sized ball and I make my patties really flat and pretty large sized so you can pinch the sides together easily! And they are suppsed to be a messy yummy burger :) Enjoy :)

I made these burgers for dinner and they were great. I did what another reviewer did and used the cream cheese with chives and onions. Plus I mixed everything up together and they turned out fine. Great recipe Noelle C

These are excellent I make them all the time! I accidentally used a serrano pepper instead of jalapeno one time and it was extra hot for those that like it spicy!

There is a lot of potential for this recipe. However, in my case I used 2 lb. of ground beef and only one packages of cream cheese and 1 cup of diced jalepenos. I STILL had a lot of the cream cheese mixture left over. I also have the complaint of the burgers being too small. It seemed everytime I'd try and flatten them out even thinner to make them rounder and larger, they would just fall apart. So what I ended up with was 8 little, but somewhat thick burgers. I think if I make these again, I'll just stick with my regular hamburger patty ritual and then use the cream cheese and jalepenos as a spread.

Great burgers and rapidly becoming a family favorite. This is an awesome addition to my recipe collection and soooooooo simple to make. Don't change a think, make it exactly as the recipe states and you are in for a real treat!!

Awesome! I was hesitant to try these because I am known for being a little wimpy about spiciness. My husband, however, loves spicy food. We both loved them! I used canned sliced jalapenos and rinsed all the seeds out.

These were really good. Next time I"ll add more jalapenos

This was AWESOME. I posted photos on Twitter & Facebook and several friends made this after seeing my pictures. We all love this amazing recipe! I seasoned the beef with Montreal Steak Seasoning and topped the burger with ketchup, mustard, tomato and lettuce. DON'T DO THAT. I would only use bacon, maybe some avocado, lettuce, and mayo next time. I felt the ketchup & mustard competed with the delicate flavors and concealed them. This recipe will be a BBQ staple in my household & I can't wait to share this on Father's Day weekend!

Very Good. It is now one of my favorites! I added salt and perrper to the meat. Definately use fresh jalapenos or serranos. Grilled it out! YUM!

The recipe sounded very good. But as it was cooking, all it did was fall into pieces. I've got to try it again. Thank you for the recipe.

Wonderful quick dinner. I think I will try the cream cheese and jalapenos for a meat loaf filling next timel

I used pickled jalapenos instead of fresh - soooo good!! Then a slice of sweet onion and mustard-mayo. YUM!!

Unbelievably delicious. Added green onions to the mix to add a little flavor with the spicy kick. Also, probably common sense, but make sure to make the patty thinner in the center and pinch together well at the edges.

Great burger, I added a pack of dry onion soup to the meat and it was sooo good! Don't use condiments, just spread some of the cream cheese mix on the buns.

These bugers were fabulous!! Next time we will add a few seeds from the jalapenos to give it a bit more kick.

Yummy.

This recipe needed some changes. This is a great simple recipe and I wanted to kick it up. In food processor place, handful of cilantro, 4 jalapenos with seeds, 1 block light cream cheese, 1 cup shredded low fat cheddar, salt and pepper to taste and blend together. stuff in burgers and grill, add monterey jack to top and melt. So so good.

A family favorite. We have found that canned Jalapenos give these burgers more spice and better flavor.

I am not a spicey girl. My husband can handle a bit more heat than I can and he had no complaints, and enjoys these burgers quite a bit. I won't be making them with the jalapeno next time because I'm too wussy. But the cream cheese stuffed burger is delicious..just a bit on the spicey side .

Very good but needs a little more oomph. I put the Special Hamburger Sauce from this site on it and it was really good. Next time I make this I'll add something to the cream cheese mixture and season the ground beef.

These burgers were very good, a little messy to assemble, but worth the effort. My husband and 4 y/o daughter loved them!

These were great, and left us completely stuffed! The filling is great, but we had a lot leftover so if you aren't planning on making more in the future, it's safe to scale back the cream cheese and peppers in equal proportion.

The taste is there for this recipe but there was way too much cream cheese filling and not enough seasoning for the beef itself. This recipe has the right ideas but needs a little work. I will probably make it again but season the beef as I would with a normal hamburger and use less filling.

These were excellent. I made them one week, and my husband requested I make them again the next week for get together. I added bacon bits to mine, which made it even better. My advice is to sautee or use canned jalapenos. I did not like the cruchyness of them not precooked. I used 2 lbs of hamburger and only got 5 burgers. These are huge.

These were delish! I used roasted green chiles instead of jalapenos, and I added quite a bit of grill seasoning to the meat. Will make again!

I just didn't care for these...the cream cheese flavor totally overwhelmed the peppers and I didn't skimp on the peppers. They just weren't spicy at all *AND* I had a ton of the cream cheese mixture left over even after cutting it in half. I probably won't make these again...EDIT: I tried this again recently with a completely different method. I used 1/4 the amount of the cream cheese and roasted and chopped my jalapeños before *mixing* them into the meat and forming patties. They were much more flavorful and the cream cheese enhanced the flavor rather than overwhelming it. If you change the method, these are tasty!

Grilled these for Memorial Day bbq. I made 6 burgers from 2 pounds of meat. The cream cheese mixture did not ooze out at all, I was careful to seal the edges. They were not as spicy as I was expecting, even with all the fresh jalapenos. It was very easy to chop the peppers in the food processor. I had more than half the cream cheese mixture left over, there was no way a pound of cream cheese was going to fit into 6 burgers. The burgers were moist, I served with sliced red onion and guacamole. By the way, I mixed some minced garlic and parmesean cheese into the left over cream cheese mixture, spread it on sourdough and baked at 400 for 10 minutes - very tasty! I will make these burgers again.

You had me at "Jalapeno!!!" The sound you all hear is my husband Richard making "YUM YUM, snarf, snarf" noises. Made him this burger for lunch today. I can't do dairy (boo hiss) but mixed the peppers into the meat for mine. He said his was like eating a Jalapeno popper with a meat coating! I had no problem with the burger falling apart! I mixed his filling up, divided it into 2 portions (knew he was going to want seconds!) and put it back in the fridge for a bit to firm up again. Then I patted the meat around it. Worked like a charm! And, since I can't seem to leave well enough alone, I added a 1/2 package of Hidden Valley Ranch mix to the meat. Added a nice little pop of flavor! Thanks for sharing a great recipe!

Can you say OMG! They were amazing! Would leave a few seeds in for heat otherwise wouldn't change anything.

Great! Made for a poker night for my husband and his buddies! They gobbled them up...next time will use less Jalapeno's though, so not as spicy!

The burgers didn't cook right, they were all pink on the inside after following the directions. It's a shame that one that's rated so highly turned out so poorly for me.

This recipe created the best burgers I have ever had the pleasure of eating! The only change I made was that I mixed the cream cheese and jalapeno mixture in with the ground beef instead of putting it in the center of the patties. I made these in a frying pan, so to make sure the burgers didn't fall apart, I turned the heat up to high at first to seal in the cream cheese. After a few seconds I turned down the heat, and the patties held together nicely. I will be making these burgers very often! Thanks, Noelle!

I read a lot of the reviews before making, and opted to stuff the cream cheese/jalapeno in the center of the burger as the recipe calls for instead of mixing it into the meat. After making them, they were wonderful - much better than I expected. I added a little garlic and onion powder to the cream cheese mix, and we topped ours with bacon. After making them, I simply cannot see how mixing the cream cheese INTO the hamburger would yield the same results. Follow the recipe's way for a more fun, unique and delicious burger.

These were delicious! I made them last night for my boyfriend and we both loved them. I left some of the seeds in, added chopped onion and garlic and I didn't use all of the filling. I also wanted to season the meat, but I forgot and was initially worried, but the ketchup and salt on the fries my boyfriend made helped. Suggestions, add onions and or garlic and definitely season the meat just a little if that's what you usually do. All in all, a definite hit!!!

These were the tastiest burgers! I used chive/onion cream cheese because it was what I had on hand. I will definately make them again!

Wow! I'm not a big hamburger fan, but I can eat this over and over. My kids (9 and 7) kept asking for it again for weeks after!

loved it!!!!!!

Yummy!! I used 1 lb of ground beef, 1/2 block of cream cheese and 2 diced jalapeno peppers. Sprinkled a little salt on each side of the burger once they were ready for the grill.

Very good!

So yummy! Fell apart a little bit while grilling but they had a great flavor. I just wish my jalapenos were a little spicier.

Very tasty! Next time I think I'll just make the filling and use as a spread instead of in the center because it was hard to keep the burgers together on the grill.

My husband and I LOVE these! SO good with a great kick!! The patties don't always stay together and sometimes a little bit of cream cheese mixture spills out the side but I don't care the taste is amazing!! Best stuffed burgers ever!!!

Yummyyyyyy!!! And Hottttt. i got a jar of sliced jalapenos and measured out 1 cup and then chopped them up in my little mini chopper thingy, and then mixed it with 8 oz of cream cheese in my kitchen aid mixer. Yummy. will make again!

This was my first time cooking for another family, and it got rave reviews!!! I would suggest using only half the cream cheese, because I ended up wasting a lot of it. Also, I added onion soup mix to the meat. The flavor of the onions mixed with the cream cheese was SO amazing!!! Also I broiled it in the oven for 12 minutes.

This was a great burger. I used 95% lean ground beef & fat free cream cheese. Usually my burger lean beef burgers come of the grill dry, but these were not. Perfect! Will make again, and again! Fresh jalapeno's have become a staple in my home.