Hidden Secret Burgers

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground beef
• ½ onion , finely chopped
• 1 egg , beaten
• 1 teaspoon hot pepper sauce , e.g. Tabasco™
• 1 tablespoon dry bread crumbs
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• salt and pepper to taste
• 0.33 cups shredded Monterey Jack cheese
• 0.5 freshs red chile pepper , finely chopped
• 4 slices pickled jalapeno pepper , finely chopped

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2. 2

   In a bowl, mix the ground beef, onion, egg, hot pepper sauce, and bread crumbs. Season with paprika, parsley, salt, and pepper. In a separate bowl, mix the cheese, red chile pepper, and jalapeno pepper. Form the beef mixture into 4 balls, and press a well in the center of each. Stuff with equal amounts of the cheese mixture. Press meat around filling to seal. Arrange on a baking sheet, and press gently into thick patties.

3. 3

   Bake 20 minutes in the preheated oven, turning once, until well done.