Our Best Burger Recipes
Juicy Lucy Burger [1]
Southside Minneapolis is home to this three-napkin burger famous for its molten cheese center. Both Matt's Bar and the 5-8 Club claim its creation. No matter the lineage, it's burgerlicious.
Our Best-Ever Grilled Burgers [5]
Here's a way to pack traditional burgers with extra flavor. The basic burger is mixed with egg, water, beef bouillon granules, chopped onion, cheese, basil, Worcestershire sauce and spices. An optional mustard sauce adds even more kick.
Double-Beef Burgers [9]
Irish flavors infuse this burger recipe, which calls for mixing corned beef, cabbage, and caraway seeds into ground beef. Serve with grilled onions and spicy horseradish mustard.
Double-Beef Burgers [10]
Jen's White Burger [13]
This sandwich looks a bit plain, but appearances can be deceiving. It's packed with flavor. Mustard, herbs and lemon zest season the meat, which is topped with wine-poached pears, sharp cheddar and pepper jelly. The recipe comes from Jen Smallwood of Portsmouth, Virginia, who earned an honorable mention in our 2012 Best of the Midwest Recipe Contest.
Jen’s White Burger [14]
Mini Burger Party Platter [17]
To keep in step with the small-meal trend in restaurants, we created this Mini Burger Party Platter with fun sauces to choose from, including Balsamic Mayo, Herbed Goat Cheese and Citrus Ketchup. You could use this platter for an appetizer or a main dish.
House-Made Burger with Pimiento Cheese [21]
Top burgers with a spoonful of homemade pimiento cheese, or stuff the burgers with cheese before grilling. The recipe also gives an alternative for grinding your own burgers from hanger steaks.
Home on the Range Burger [25]
Our light-as-a-summer-breeze cantaloupe-strawberry relish contrasts with a brawny bison burger full of chopped apple and jerk seasoning. To keep it from getting too cute, we slapped it on Texas toast.
Barbecue-Sauced Burgers [29]
Horseradish mustard adds a kick to grilled burgers, while barbecue sauce and white Cheddar cheese create a flavorful topping combo.
Starker's Bacon and Cheese Curd Burger [33]
Sugared bacon and melting cheese curds or string cheese make a mouthwatering filling for these behemoth burgers. The recipe comes from chef/owner John McClure of Starker's Restaurant at Country Club Plaza in Kansas City.
Burgers with Blue Cheese and Vidalia Onions [37]
Blue cheese and cream cheese join with so-sweet onions for a delicious burger topper. The cheese-onion combo also tastes great topping grilled steaks or chicken.
Creole Carnival Burgers [41]
These spicy, stuffed grilled burgers get a kick from Cajun seasoning, onion, green pepper and Monterey Jack cheese. The recipe comes from an Illinois reader who served them at a Louisiana-style Mardi Gras gathering.
Grilled Herb Burgers [45]
Combine lean ground beef and ground turkey with fresh herbs, chopped onion and Parmesan cheese for this fresh-tasting burger.
Grilled Herb Burgers [46]
Extreme Fusion Burger [49]
Bold meets bold in this grilled pork burger. The ingredients (pesto, lemon pepper, peanut butter, chipotle) shouldn't taste good together, but trust us. It works. Leftover sauce goes great with chicken, too.
Casablanca Burgers [53]
To create a Moroccan twist on burgers, stir chopped apricots, toasted pine nuts, cilantro, cumin and other spices into ground beef, then serve with spiced ketchup.
Casablanca Burgers [54]
Burger Bonanza [57]
Fiesta Filling, Greek Filling or Mediterranean Filling makes these juicy burgers a bonanza of flavors. Form the burgers into patties and make the fillings the night before. The next day, put the two together right before you're ready to grill.
Burger Bonanza [58]
Chuckwagon Goat Cheese Burgers with Onion Jam [61]
Homemade Onion Jam and goat cheese make these juicy burgers extraordinary. You can fix the Onion Jam up to two days ahead.
Cranberry-Stuffed Chicken Burgers [65]
These burgers hold a surprise inside: a melty cheese-cranberry center.
Fire and Spice Beef Burgers [69]
For an upscale twist on a Midwest favorite, add East Indian-influenced spices such as cinnamon and coriander to hamburger. Then instead of the traditional ketchup and mustard, brush the burger with sweet/hot pepper jelly. Serve in pita bread instead of a bun.
Bison-Zucchini Burgers [73]
We created this burger in honor of South Dakota, the largest producer of bison in the nation. Pita bread holds the moist, tender burger, and it's topped with a cabbage slaw tossed with Thousand Island dressing. You can use lean ground beef if you don't have ground bison.
Veggie Burgers [77]
These meatless burgers team up barley, brown rice and lentils with nuts and herbs for a healthy, flavorful sandwich.
Other meatless options include our Grilled Portobello Mushroom Burger and Grilled Tomato Burger with Herbed Cream Cheese.
Portobellos are a natural choice for meatless sandwiches; they are large and moist, and stay juicy even after cooking. The tomato burger gets a boost of flavor from cream cheese mixed with fresh basil, chives and garlic. A grill basket makes it easier to cook the sliced tomatoes.
Veggie Burgers [78]
Hamburger Steak Sliders [83]
Designed for a party, our Hamburger Steak Sliders recipe makes 12 appetizer-size servings. Serve with assorted spreads and toppers to let guests build their own burgers.
Hot Dog-Hamburger Secret Sauce [87]
This sauce, delicious for both hamburgers and hot dogs, comes from Joan Wagner of Overland Park, Kansas. The recipe combines green tomatoes, apples, onion, sugar and vinegar. "My two sons, Chris and Ken, gave this recipe the name 'secret sauce' because no one guessed what was in it," Joan says. It's a nice balance of sweet and tangy.
You could also try burgers with the Cranberry-Orange Relish pictured here, a versatile spiced topper that goes well with grilled meats such as bratwurst and pork chops.
