These Traeger Smoked Stuffed Burgers are the best burgers I’ve had! A delicious burger with simple seasonings and a perfect smoke ring – filled with cheddar cheese, smoky bacon and caramelized onions!
What You Will ❤️ About Smoked Stuffed Burgers
- Affordable! Ground pork is a very affordable protein that adds flavor to these stuffed burgers.
- Surprise! Don’t even tell your friends and family and let them see the surprise of a stuffed burger!
- Smoky Flavor! The smoke ring on these burgers is perfect and really holds in the flavor!
Stuffed Burger Ingredients
Smoked Stuffed Burgers can be made so many different ways! I went for simple seasonings and meat, cheese & veggies for the stuffing!
- Ground pork – I love using ground pork – it’s got more flavor and is consistently more affordable than ground beef! At Kroger, it’s $1.99 vs $5.49! THAT is savings!
- Ground beef – I also added in ground beef – they go very well together. I use 80/20 which is a ground chuck – but you can also use a more lean ground beef since you’re pairing it with the pork.
- Burger Seasoning: Worcestershire sauce, Salt & Black Pepper, Minced garlic, Onion powder – I like to keep the seasoning simple for this burger recipe because we’re stuffing the burgers with extra goodies!
- Stuffing: Bacon, Onion, Cheddar Cheese – I wanted more than just cheese in here. You will need to cook the bacon and onion before stuffing the burgers.
- Brioche Hamburger buns
Did you know?
More than 3500 family farms in Ohio raise enough pork to feed about 25 million people. So when you buy pork at the grocery store or the farmers market, you are supporting Ohio farm families that produce that pork.
Learn more at: https://ohpork.org/
Recipe Variations
You can stuff and season these burgers with lots of things – here’s a few ideas for you!
- Cheese – get creative with your cheeses! Cheddar, Mozzarella or even Cream Cheese!
- Veggies – I made caramelized onions but sautéed mushrooms would also be delicious paired with Swiss cheese
- Dip – lots of folks use Onion Soup Mix – but you can also throw in some French Onion Dip for a similar flavor!
- BBQ Burgers – season with your favorite BBQ seasoning, stuff with a sharp cheese and then baste with BBQ sauce!
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How to make Stuffed Smoked Burgers
Stuffed burgers take a little longer prep time and you need a couple lbs of meat – but oh they are worth it in the end. The Traeger makes the smoking so easy!
- Dice bacon slices and onion. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook bacon and onion until bacon is cooked through but not crispy. Set aside in a small bowl.
- Preheat smoker to 225º
- In a large bowl, combine ground pork, ground beef, worcestershire, salt, pepper, garlic and onion powder. Mix well to combine and form into 8 thin patties (about ¼” thick)
- Once bacon and onion has cooled a bit, add cheese and stir together.
- Arrange 4 patties on a cutting board. Place 2 tbsp of bacon and cheese mixture on center of burger. Top each with remaining patties. Pinch the edges to seal.
- Place patties directly onto the grill grate and close the lid. Smoke for 1 hour until internal temperature hits 140-145 degrees F – you can check with an instant read thermometer. Be sure you’re checking the temp of the burger and not the stuffing.
- Brush inside of each bun with melted butter. Place burger buns onto grill grates for 5 minutes towards the end of cooking time.
- Arrange burger patties and top with pickles, lettuce and tomatoes
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Tips, Tricks & FAQs
There are many flavors of pellets that work in your Traeger pellet grill. I keep it simple and always use the Traeger Signature Blend which is a blend of Maple and Cherry. That said if you’re looking for something specific for beef – the best are Hickory, Mesquite & Pecan.
Yes – sure! You can just make smaller thinner patties and spread out the filling between the patties. Or use less pork/beef to make thinner burgers.
I used 1/4 cup in each burger and it wasn’t gooey – so I would say either put in diced cheese vs. shredded or overload the center with cheese.
Yes – you can use ground chicken or ground turkey – but you won’t want to mix those with pork or beef.
These 1/2 lb burgers took an hour – smaller burgers might take a little less time.
You don’t really need to flip them! I did mainly just for the grill marks on both sides – but the smoke and temp surrounds the burger – so no need to flip.
Store leftovers in an airtight container (I like these glass ones) in the refrigerator for up to a week. Reheat in the microwave for 2-3 minutes.
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I absolutely love my Traeger Pellet Grill and you can pretty much use it right out of the box! But over the years I’ve definitely found that there are some Traeger smoker accessories that make everything a lot easier!
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Traeger Smoked Stuffed Burgers
Ingredients
- 4 slices bacon diced
- 1/2 cup onion diced
- 1.5 lbs ground pork
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp minced garlic
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1 cup cheddar cheese shredded
- 2 tbsp butter melted
- 4 brioche hamburger buns
Instructions
- Dice bacon and onion. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook bacon and onion until bacon is cooked through but not crispy. Set aside in a small bowl.4 slices bacon, 1/2 cup onion
- Preheat smoker to 225º
- In a large mixing bowl, combine ground pork, ground beef, worcestershire, salt, pepper, garlic and onion powder. Mix well to combine and form into 8 thin patties (about ¼” thick)1.5 lbs ground pork, 1 lb ground beef, 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce, 1 tbsp minced garlic, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp black pepper, 1/2 tsp onion powder
- Once bacon and onion has cooled a bit, add cheese and stir together.1 cup cheddar cheese
- Arrange 4 patties on a cutting board. Place 2 tbsp of bacon and cheese mixture on center of burger. Top each with remaining patties. Pinch the edges to seal.
- Place patties directly onto the grill grate and close the lid. Smoke for 1 hour until internal temperature hits 140-145 degrees F – you can check with an instant read thermometer. Be sure you're checking the temp of the burger and not the stuffing.
- Brush inside of each bun with melted butter. Place burger buns onto grill grates for 5 minutes towards the end of cooking time.2 tbsp butter, 4 brioche hamburger buns
- Arrange burger patties and top with pickles, lettuce and tomatoes.
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