*  Exported from  MasterCook  *

                          Cheese-Stuffed Burgers

Recipe By     : For Women First - August, 1991
Serving Size  : 4    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Hamburgers

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
     1/4  lb            Monterey jack cheese -- grated
   1                    Fresh hot chile pepper
   1                    Tomato
   1 1/2  lb            Lean ground beef
   2      ts            Oil
                        Salt and pepper -- to taste
   8      sl            Crusty bread
   2      tb            Fresh coriander -- chopped

Shred the cheese, seed and chop the chile pepper, combine. Slice the
tomato; set aside.

Shape the beef into 8 thin patties, put 1/4th of the cheese mixture
in the center of 4 of the patties. Top with remaining patties and
pinch to seal.

Toast the bread. Heat oil in a frying pan and cook the hamburgers 6
to 8 minutes over medium heat for medium rare. Sprinkle with salt and
pepper.

Place cooked hamburgers on the toast and top with tomato slices and
another slice of toast.

Per burger: 651 calories, 40 g fat


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