Bacon Cheeseburger Jalapeno Poppers
Bacon Cheeseburger Jalapeno Poppers are a major upgrade to one of the most classic game day dishes of all time!
Ingredients
- 1 pound80/20 ground beef
- ½ poundbacon
- 12whole jalapenos
- 1block of cream cheese
- 1 cupsharp cheddar cheese
- 1 cupdiced shallot
- 1 headroasted garlic or 4 cloves of minced garlic
Directions
- 1
Fire up your grill and prepare it for direct heat cooking.
- 2
In a frying pan, cook up ½ pound of bacon over medium heat.
- 3
Season up a 1 pound burger patty with your favorite burger seasoning
- 4
Grill the burger over direct heat on your grill flipping every 2-3 minutes until it reaches an internal temperature of 155°F.
- 5
Reduce the heat on your grill down to a smoking temperature of 225° F.
- 6
Chop the burger patty up into bite sized pieces then combine it in a bowl with 1/2 pound chopped up crispy bacon, 1 block of softened cream cheese, 1 cup sharp cheddar cheese, 1 diced shallot and 1 head of roasted garlic.
- 7
Cut each jalapeno in half the long way then scrape out all of the seeds and the core.
- 8
Mix all of the ingredients together thoroughly then take a spatula and stuff each jalapeño with the filling and place them on a wire rack.
- 9
Place the wire rack on the smoker at 225° F for 30 minutes using hickory wood
- 10
While they’re smoking, put together the dipping sauce. Combine and mix 1/2 cup mayo, 3 tbsp ketchup, 1 tbsp mustard and 1 tbsp of relish
- 11
Once the jalapenos begin to soften and the cheese has melted, remove them from the smoker.
- 12
Serve warm with the dipping sauce and enjoy!