These baked hamburgers only take 3 simple ingredients with easy clean up. They’re so easy to make, hearty and flavorful. Perfect for those days that you don’t feel like firing up the grill.
Hamburgers in the Oven
There’s nothing I love more than a summer BBQ with friends and grilling hamburgers. However sometimes on a quick weeknight, it’s nice to bake the hamburgers in the oven. While you won’t get those perfect charred grilled marks, you’re still going to get a nice juicy burger.
We also love to use my hamburger seasoning and add my favorite burger sauce. You could even go gourmet and make homemade hamburger buns. I only do that on special occasions, but they are so yummy!
We make these hamburgers in the oven pretty often. And since the oven is already on, you can make delicious sides at the same time like homemade french fries or baked sweet potato fries.
How to Bake Hamburgers
Prepare the baking pan. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil, then place a cooling rack on top of the pan.
Season and shape the patties. Add ground beef, BBQ sauce and hamburger seasoning in a medium bowl. Use your hands to gently mix together, just until combined. Then shape into 4 patties about 1/2-inch thick. Use your thumb to make a well in the center of each patty, to prevent the burgers from bulging when they cook.
Bake in oven. Place the patties on the cooling rack and bake in oven at 425°F for about 15 minutes. Add cheese slices immediately if desired, so the cheese melts on top of the hot burger.
Cooking Tips
- Line your pan with foil for easy clean up.
- Place a cooling rack on your baking sheet. This will help the excess fat drain from the hamburger and give some mini grill marks.
- Check the hamburgers with a meat thermometer, to make sure you don’t overcook them. They are ready when the temperature reaches 155°F.
- If you want to add cheese to your burgers, add the cheese slices the last 2-3 minutes of cooking.
- Keep it low carb and make a lettuce wrap burger or burger in a bowl by serving over mixed greens with your favorite toppings.
Favorite Toppings
- lettuce
- tomato
- sliced onion
- cheese
- pickles
- ketchup, mayo or mustard
- burger sauce
- bacon
- caramelized onions
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Baked Hamburger Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef (80% lean and 20% fat)
- 1 Tablespoon BBQ sauce (or steak sauce)
- 2 teaspoons hamburger seasoning
Optional: Hamburger buns, lettuce leaves, sliced cheese, ketchup, mayo, mustard, thousand island, bacon, tomato slices, sliced onion, pickles
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425°F. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil. Then place a cooling rack on top of the foil wrapped pan.Combine the ground beef, BBQ sauce and hamburger seasoning in a medium-sized bowl. Mix just until combined with your hands and shape into 4 patties about 1/2-inch thick. Make a well in your patties with your thumb to prevent from bulging.
- Place burgers on the rack and cook for 15 minutes, or until juices run clear and the internal temperature reaches 155°F. Top with cheese slices, if desired.
- Serve hamburgers on buns with your favorite toppings.
Notes
Nutrition provided is an estimate. It will vary based on specific ingredients used.
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Burgers were great but cleaning up the cooling rack was not fun. :( I added cheese and it got goobered up in all those little squares on the rack.
LOVED this! No fuss / no mess and juicy (no pink) the way I like them! Thank you!
I’m so glad you enjoyed them! :)
I have been baking my own hamburgers for years now but my recipe truly needed tweeking! Your hamburger spice combination is delicious. I also decided to put a little pat of butter on each burger before putting in the oven…..very good! And today I roasted a chicken and used your hamburger spice combination on it with an addition of thyme….really nice flavour:) Thank you very much for the recipe and all your tips.
I’m so happy you enjoyed them! Thanks for your comment Michelle!
I also added a pack of onion soup mix, then served it over a bed of white rice with brown gravy over top. Very easy dinner!
Sounds delicious! Thanks for sharing.
This is one mouthwatering hamburger! It’s easy for us to grill hamburgers where we are (plus my husband does the grilling :-) ) but, as you said, when the propane unexpectedly runs out, which it did, this recipe came in handy. And they got gobbled up super fast, so I’d say that was an unqualified YUM for these burgers.
Yummy! My son loves burgers. He’ll be so excited to try this recipe! So excited to make these!