Cream Cheese Stuffed Garlic Burgers

Submitted by Sarah in New York

"I got this recipe from a grilling cookbook. I thought I was in burger heaven when I took a bite of this hamburger. The cream cheese just seeps out of these garlic burgers. Mmmm... their good!"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 2 lbs hamburger meat
• 10 tablespoons instant minced garlic
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground pepper
• 6 ounces cream cheese with garlic and herbs

directions

1. Put hamburger meat in a bowl and add garlic, salt and pepper.
2. Mix together with your hands until just blended.
3. Make 12 patties no more than 1 inch thick.
4. Spread cream cheese in the center if 6 patties, approximately 1 oz. per patty. (Don't spread all the way to the edge).
5. Put remaining patties on top of the cream cheese and seal the ends all the way around with your fingers. (Don't pinch too hard or the ends will be too thin).
6. Grill on high to your desired taste. (About 8-10 minutes).
7. Note: It takes a little longer than normal for the meat to cook inside because of the cream cheese.

Reviews

[Kerry G]

I made a few subsitutions out of necessity. I halved the recipe b/c there are only 2 of us in the house, and I used ground turkey b/c that's all I had on hand. I didn't have quite enough minced garlic, so I used 3tbsp minced garlic and then added garlic powder and onion power too. I also added a splash of worcestershire sauce b/c I do that any time I make burgers. Finally, the store didn't have the garlic and herb cream cheese so we used onion and chive cream cheese. These were delicious! I cooked them on the George Foreman grill, but I did it with the grill open and cooked them for 5 mins on each side and then 2 mins with the grill closed to make sure they were good and stuck together. The garlic flavor, even w/o the garlic cream cheese, was wonderful and the cheese in the middle was a treat. I do think I may add a little heat next time, perhaps a splash or two of sriracha sauce, but that's just a personal preference thing. Thank you for a delicious burger recipe.

 

[Wildflour]

This is one heck of a good burger!!! WOW!!!! I finally tried out that French Laughing Cow cheese (light/garlic and herb kind), and boy was it good!! The little wedges said that they were 3/4 of an ounce, so I used one and a half. Next time I'll try and sneak in 2 of them! ;) :) LOL! I also topped it with provolone because I'm a cheeseaholic!! I used 1 rounded tsp. fresh minced garlic, and next time I'll add even more. Since I didn't have any hamburger buns left, I just put it on a french bread-style hoagie roll, and it was fantastic!! Topped also with lettuce and tomato. LOVED, loved, loved it!!! :) Thanks so very much for a GREAT burger!!!!! Can't wait to make this for my hubby!! Made for the ZWT5!! :)

 

[Queen Dana]

OMG these were wonderful. I used garlic and herb boursin. I think in the future I will top these with bacon just to ensure my arteries are clogging. Thanks for the recipe, this is definately a keeper. I made this for ZWT5.

 

[Linajjac]

Excellent burgers! Doesn’t need many condiments at all. Thanks!

 

[kellychris]

We really enjoyed these. The cream cheese in the middle is the best. The burgers,themselves, were very "tasty"(DH's word),too. Will be repeated. I served these on homemade buns, recipe#80413, and they were VERY filling.THANKS! made for Xtra Hot Dishes of ZWT6.