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Tex-Mex Stuffed Burgers
Grilled or panfried, burgers should be handled as little as possible and cooked to medium (with just a trace of pink in the center)
Serves 4
1 lb	ground beef
16	saltine crackers with unsalted tops, crushed
1	small green pepper, minced
1	small red pepper, minced
1 tsp	grated onion
3/4 tsp	salt
1/4 tsp	coarsely ground black pepper
4 oz	Monterey Jack cheese with jalapeno chiles, shredded
4	hamburger buns with sesame seeds, split
4	lettuce leaves
1	small tomato, diced
-	Potato chips, pickles, and tomato wedges (optional)
-	Flat-leaf parsley for garnish

-	In medium bowl, mix ground beef, crackers, green pepper, red pepper, onion, salt, and black pepper

-	Shape mixture in to 4 balls, handling as little as possible.
-	Make indentation in center of each ball
-	Place 1 heaping tbsp of shredded cheese in each indentation
-	Shape beef mixture around cheese to enclose completely
-	Flatten each ball into a 3/4 inch thick round patty
-	Place burgers on grill over medium heat

-	Cook burgers, turning once, 10 minutes for medium, or until desired doneness
-	During last few minutes of cooking, top burgers with remaining shredded cheese
-	Place buns, cut-side down, on grill
-	Cook until cheese melts and buns are lightly toasted

-	To serve, arrange lettuce leaves on bottom halves of toasted buns; top with burgers
-	Spoon diced tomato on top
-	Replace tops of buns
-	Serve with potato chips, pickles, and tomato wedges, if you like
-	Garnish with parsley

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