If you’re longing for a juicy burger, but don’t have a grill? No problem! Rise you could use this oven burger recipe to make restaurant-style juicy burgers at home.
Making oven-baked burgers means easy, healthier non-fried versions that are just as juicy and flavourful as their grilled equivalent. Great for when you need an easy dinner if youre without a BBQ—you have our permission to make steak surfer-style every time.
In this post, we walk you through how to make the best oven burger recipe, offer some customizing tips and answer common questions about baking burgers. So by the end, you can be a pro at making an oven burger!
Why Make Burgers in the Oven?
Baking a burger — any preparation method that also bakes it in the oven is going to have some cool perks. Lets talk about why baking your burgers is an excellent idea:
Consistent Heat: The burger is enveloped in the heat of an oven, ensuring that it cooks evenly from every angle.
Conveniently Easy: Not pan or grill (and yourself) with splattering grease, just lay your patty a baking sheet and go.
Better For You: When you bake your burgers, the fat has an opportunity to drip away ensuring less grease in each bite.
Convenient: We are not longer dependent from the weather or whether we have an outdoor bbq at hand.
OR batch cook: a oven is ideal for cooking several patties at once. Great when you have to dine more people
Oven Burger Recipe
Ingredients:
1 lb fryer beef (if you can buy 80% lean, 20 percent fat to make it juicy)
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 tsp black pepper, ground
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 Tbsp Worcestershire Sauce
4 burger buns
Sliced cheese (optional)
Your favorite toppings: lettuce, tomato, onions, pickles etc
Ketchup, Mustard and Mayo
Instructions:
Preheat your oven: To 400°F (200°C). This is the minimal temperature for having a cooked-through but columns juicy meat in the end of process similar to Italian.
Make Your Patties: Add the ground beef of your choice to a large bowl. Along with salt and pepper, add in garlic powder, onion powder (not to be mistaken for garlic or onion salt–don’t use those), and Worcestershire sauce Mix with your hands, do not overmix or the patties will get `tough` wagyu
Shape the Patties: form each into four patties approximately ¾ inch thick. Press the center of each patty with your thumb to create an indention. This step helps to prevent the burger from puffing too much when it cooks.
Line a baking dish with aluminum foil and set an oven safe rack on top of it. The wire rack allows the fat to drain away from burgers as they cook so that you’re not eating any extra liquid with your patty! If you don’t want to use a wire rack, just place the meatballs directly on the foil-lined sheet.
Bake: Lay the patties on a wire rack when all are formed and bake for 15-20 minutes. You will have to keep an eye on it however long that usually takes you for your desired level of doneness. For medium: internal temperature of 160°F — use a meat thermometer to check doneness.
Cheese (optional): if you are making cheeseburgers, just put one slice of your favourite type on top at the end and let it melt on for 1-2 minutes until when in the oven. Shut the oven door and allow cheese to melt.
As the patties bake, lightly toast part-skim rolls on a smaller rack in oven 2 or 3 min. until golden and slightly crunching
Now the fun part… The Burgers: Take out your burgers and take them off the pan. Top your buns pile high the lettuce, tomato, onions and pickles.
Serve — Enjoy your juicy flavorful oven-baked burger with some fries, salad or any other side you like!!
HOW TO MAKE THE BEST OVEN BURGER
If you want to take it a few steps further and have that extra panache in your oven baked burgers, then here are some pro tips.
Use 20% Fat Ground Beef: (Yes, the extra fat is crucial for juicy burgers. Shoot for 80/20 to keep some of it juicy.
Part Passagem, Don’t under-season Ground beef requires a good amount of salt (and other seasonings) to have any flavor at all.
Dont Overmix: Mix the seasoning into the beef gently so that it does not turned mushy. Overmixing will make the meat dense and a tough end product.
An indentation in the center of a patty not only keeps it from puffing up too much, but also promotes even cooking.
Tip #3 = Use a Thermometer – to get those perfectly cooked burgers every time, be sure to use one of these bad boys. Aim for 160°F for medium.
Serve well: After baking, rest the burgers for about 3-5 minutes. This mixes the juices up and down, which means that each bite remains wet and tasty!
Customizing Your Oven Burger
What makes burgers so great is that they are totally customizable and the possibilities are endless. Tips for Easy Baked Burgers outside of the oven→
1. Cheese-Stuffed Burgers:
Kick up your burger game with cheese stuffed patties. All you have to do is press out two small patties and put a cheese cube in-between, then mould the edges together.
2. Different Meat Options:
Feel free to sub ground turkey, chicken, or even lamb if beef is not your jam. Realize that these meats may need slight cooking time tweaks. Both turkey and chicken should be cooked to an internal temperature of 165°F for safety.
3. Seasoning Blends:
Customise your burger even more by using different seasoning blends to change its flavor. Get inspired by Mexican tacos for taco seasoning or a Mediterranean version with oregano, paprika and cumin.
4. Veggie Burgers:
You can also bake vegetarian burgers in the oven with beans, chickpeas or lentils. Combine the fried or already cooked legumes with breadcrumbs, spices and an agglutinating liquid such as beaten eggs to form bean burgers. At 375°F, flip them over halfway through and back for an additional twenty minutes.
5. Unique Toppings:
Add toppings for fun variations. Get creative with toppings like caramelized onions, avocado, bacon and fried eggs or even some pineapple for a sweet-savory situation.
FAQs About Oven-Baked Burgers
1. How to cook burgers in the oven without a rack?
No you can make burgers straight on a foil-lined baking sheet. This little fat drippage helps keep the bottom from getting greasy, though.
2. How long do you cook burgers in the oven?
They usually bake at 400 F for somewhere between 15 and 20 minutes, depending on thickness of burgers & how well-done you like them. Check internal temperature using a meat thermometer to be sure it is cooked enough.
3. To What Temperature Should Burgers Be Cooked?
Burgers are done when internal temperature reaches 160°F for medium doneness or Ground Turkey and Chicken Burgers should reach an Internal Temperature of 165° F.
4. Can you make oven burgers ahead of time?
NAH, you totally can! Freeze the patties before baking? 24 hours in advance is also A-OKAY. Uncooked patties can also be frozen for up to 3 months. Then, defrost them in the refrigerator and bake!
5. Should I turn the patties in the oven?
For oven-baked burgers, you do not need to flip them at all if using a wire rack and increase your cooking time in the oven for 20 minutes as well. Of course, if you are just cooking them directly on a baking sheet so that half way through the time they should be flipped.
6. So I can bake cheeseburgers?
Absolutely! Just add cheese slice at time of baking into pan to each patty. Close the oven door and let that cheese melt.
7. Which buns are best for oven burgers?
They are a favorite for their soft, sweet flavor and ability to stay firm when loaded with saucy burgers like this one. You can use any burger bun for this recipe to your liking — sesame seed, whole wheat or potato buns also work great.
8. So, Can I Bake Frozen Burger Patties In The Oven?
And yes, put the frozen patties directly into the oven. Bake about 5-7 minutes more or until internal temperature reaches 160°F.
9. What the heck is wrong with my burgers?
Also, brakes should only be tooled and cooked to well-done if you enjoy dense hard grey pucks for dinner; opt for 80/20 ground beef instead. And remember not to flatten them down while they are cooking! Allow your spuds at least a few minutes of rest after the baking process is ready endif (I know that resting meat never sounded very real). Another trick that keeps it moist is to stir a tablespoon of olive oil or an egg into the ground beef.
10. Which side dishes match oven burgers?
If you want to stick with all of the American favorites, traditional sides like French fries or sweet potato fries on side will work great and my 3-ingredient crispy onion rings are AMAZING—and totally go perfectly alongside oven-baked hamburgers. Or maybe try some roasted vegetables on the side or a quinoa salad.
Conclusion
Making burgers in the oven is a great way to get all the flavor from our favorite juicy hot hamburgers when we do not have access to an other alternative like grilling… It is fast, simple and turns out incredibly yummy everytime. This Oven Fries Burger Recipe Will Be Your Whether you are a traditional beef burger or doing specials with toppings and meats, this recipe will become your
staple in your kitchen. Try it out and enjoy your very own oven-made burger!
Happy cooking!