These beef burgers stuffed with bacon and cheddar are juicy and perfect for summer grilling! Pile them high with lettuce, red onions and tomato and you have a cheeseburger that is nothing short of epic!
Place a large sheet of parchment paper (about the size of a sheet pan) on a clean work surface.
In a mixing bowl add: Bacon, Shredded Cheese, Worcestershire, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder and Pepper. Stir to combine.
Remove your meat from the refrigerator and place in the center of the parchment, length wise.
Using the parchment paper as help (lifting up sides, rolling, and pressing together), form the ground beef into a log about 3 ½’’ wide.
Using your fingers, form a deep ‘trough’, or divot, down the center of the log to place your bacon-cheese filling.
Sprinkle the bacon-cheese mixture into the trough you just created.
Using the parchment paper again, roll the filled ground beef log to encase your filling.
Place the log, wrapped in the parchment, in the freezer for 30-45 minutes.
Remove the stuffed ground beef log from the freezer and place on a clean work surface.
Cut 6 oz. (I used a scale, but you can definitely eye-ball this. Each should be cut roughly 1 ¾’’ wide) portion burgers from the log.
Place a clean piece of parchment paper on a full size sheet pan.
In your hands, gently, press each burger together while tucking the filling inside, to make it a little prettier. **DO NOT pack the ground meat too tightly, this will produce a tough, dry burger** Place each formed burger onto your parchment lined pan.
Wrap your sheet pan in plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes, or until you are ready to grill.
When you are ready to start cooking your burgers, preheat your grill to medium high. While your grill preheats, set your sheet pan of formed burgers on the counter and allow them to come to room temperature for 30 minutes.
Grill burgers 3-4 minutes. Flip them and grill for 2-3 minutes. Top with a slice of cheese and continue to grill for an additional minute. THIS WILL PRODUCE A MEDIUM COOKED BURGER… adjust times to obtain a burger cooked to a different temperature.
Allow burgers to rest for 2-4 minutes before serving.