Biting into a nice juicy cheeseburger piled high with melty cheese and your favorite toppings and the best burger sauce is not something you need to order takeout for again! The best cheeseburger recipe requires ground beef, simple seasoning, and BBQ sauce for added sweet and smoky flavors, then it's grilled to perfection!
In a small bowl, stir together mayonnaise, ketchup, vinegar, seasoned salt, and relish, if using, until well combined.
Cheeseburgers
Preheat the grill to medium high (375℉).
In a medium bowl, using your hands, mix the ground beef, BBQ sauce, garlic powder, salt, and pepper just until combined. Shape into 4 3/4-inch thick patties. Using your thumb, make a well in the center of the patties to prevent bulging.
Place patties on the grill and cook 4 to 5 minutes. Flip and cook an additional 4 to 5 minutes, or until juices run clear. Top with cheese slices. Cover the grill and cook until cheese has melted. You can also butter the buns and put on the grill the last minute of cooking to toast, if desired.
Place cheeseburgers on buns and top with secret sauce and your favorite toppings to serve.
Notes
Cheese: You can use sliced Swiss, muenster or provolone. Oven: You can even use this recipe to make baked hamburgers in the oven, if you prefer. Hamburger Tips:
Make sure to use 80/20 ground beef. The fat helps bind the meat together.
Instead of BBQ sauce, you can use ketchup. The sauce really adds an extra boost of flavor, while helping bind the meat together so the patties don't fall apart while cooking.
Make sure to use 80/20 ground beef. The fat helps bind the meat together.
For even more flavor, mix some hamburger seasoning in with the meat before forming into patties.
Use a large spatula when flipping, and don't flip until the patties have cooked 4 to 5 minutes.
Storage: Leftover cooked hamburger patties can be stored in an airtight container in the fridge up to 3 days.