Mom's Baked Butter Burgers

Mom's Baked Butter Burgers are the juiciest and most flavorful burgers around.

They're easy to make and baked to perfection topped with assorted vegetables and we have several assembly topping suggestions from melted provolone and marinara to loose sausage, peppers, and onion toppings ideas below.

Back in the 1960s, the budget for food was tight, mom always added a few other ingredients to make the beef go further like bread crumbs.

These buttery tasting burgers were always bursting with flavor of garlic, onions and peppers, and occasionally in summer when dad had his garden she even added thinly sliced potatoes on the bottom of the pan.

Traditionally served on a hardroll, ciabatta rolls garlic toasted or even in a grilled panini style sandwich.

Some other favorites were Big Juicy Merlot Burgers, Garlic Parmesan Burgers, Chili Cheese Dog Topped Burgers, and her delicious Provolone Alfredo Burger.

She only used simple pantry ingredients, easy to make them and perfectly seasoned and of course Italian style butter burgers are still a favorite here.

Baking Butter Burgers

The Butter Burgers we grew up with are a burger smashed thin then baked in butter topped with peppers and onions for flavor, and also can be fried, or grilled to tasty perfection.


Mom added bread crumbs to the beef to stretch the meat to feed us three kids in the late 1960s.


The butter flavored the patties perfectly and the way she seasoned them, they were always a melt-in-your-mouth flavorful burger..


Of course, as kids, we never liked all the stuff on them so she would leave onions, and pepper in large pieces so we got the flavors and never ate the vegetables, now as an adult I love the toppings!.

Easy Side Dishes

Serving sides were either Dad's Homemade Home Fries or Seasoned Italian Frenc Fries.


We also loved mom's pasta salad or potato salad another winner in our home.


Potato sides were the favorite with any meat here is a roundup of recipes click here.

More Recipes to Try

Slow Cooker Guinness Corned Beef

Tuscan Grilled Steaks

Salisbury Steak Marsala

Grilled Steak in Chianti Butter

Other Topping Suggestions:

1. Tomato sauce, mozzarella, and pepperoni = pizza burger
2. Alfredo sauce and grated Parmesan = alfredo burger
3. Sauteed mushrooms and a Splash of Marsala wine = Marsala burger
4. Onions sauteed with, mushrooms peppers and sliced Italian sausage = Italian Sausage burgers

Tips

1. use an instant read thermometer
2. burger cook fast, however, if you like them, well-done then cook them longer (refer to our cooking chart)
3. if adding potatoes place on the bottom of the skillet and sliced super thin or boil ahead of time so they're precooked
4. thick slice any vegetables and if they aren't cooked when burgers are done, remove burgers and continue cooking them 
5. these can be grilled outdoors in a cast iron skillet or on the stovetop with same ingredients

Butter Burgers

• ground beef
• Any kind of peppers you like, hot peppers, bell peppers sliced in ring and thickly sliced onions.
• grated cheese
• whole garlic cloves
• salt, and pepper to taste
• egg
• seasoned Italian bread crumbs
• granulated garlic powder
• see the printable recipe below for measurements and instructions

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The Tastiest Butter Burgers You'll Ever Eat

These juicy burgers are one of the most flavorful baked butter burgers you'll ever make, and no matter which cooking method they are delicious.


The burgers have been a family favorite throughout the generations and now even the grandkids ask for them, and it's such an easy all in one pan baked hamburger recipe.


Don't forget to try our variations, the pizza butter burgers are out of this world yummy!

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Italian, American

Yield: 6

Author: Claudia Lamascolo

Mom's Baked Butter Burgers

Prep time: 5 MinCook time: 25 MinTotal time: 30 Min

These are Mom's version of baked butter burgers mom made back in the 1960s. They're very flavorful and thin and the variations are endless!

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 pounds of ground chuck or sirloin shaped all the beef into round 1/2 inch burgers on wax paper then smashed with the palm of your hand ( make them any size you like to fit in a large baking pan.
• 2 tablespoon butter mixed with 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 cloves cleaned left whole garlic
• 1 teaspoon granulated garlic powder
• 2 bell peppers sliced into rings
• 1 onion peels and sliced thick
• 1 egg
• 1/2 cup Italian seasoned bread crumbs
• 2 tablespoon Pecorino Romano cheese grated
• 3 tablespoon flat leaf Italian fresh parsley
• Optional additions: mushrooms, pepperoni slices, bacon, or another vegetable you may like to add to the pan. If using potatoes they need to be thinly sliced and added to the bottom of the pan with the burgers on top when baking to ensure they cook (or you can preboil them first before adding potatoes)
• Topping suggestions:
• condiments of choice, marinara sauce warmed, thick sliced provolone cheese, tomatoes, Romaine lettuce, pickles, Italian olives, Italian roasted red peppers or hot peppers, roasted eggplant slices or fried zucchini slices, thick-sliced mozzarella cheese, buttered and toasted garlic ciabatta rolls with dried oregano and Pecorino cheese on top or in grilled panini bread with cheese.

Instructions

1. Brush a large baking deep pan (like cast-iron or 13 x 9 pan) with olive oil (and we didn't have oil sprays back then so you can use oil cooking spray also)
2. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
3. In a large bowl mix the ground beef,, bread crumbs, parsley, cheese, salt, pepper, egg, and granulated garlic powder.
4. Add the oil and butter to the baking pan and place the pan in the oven to let it melt.
5. Place the smashed thin burgers in the pan, top with whole garlic cloves, peppers and onions then bake in the butter mixture.
6. Cook your burgers anywhere 8 to 20 minutes using an instant-read thermometer for internal temperature for doneness.
7. The chart will show rare to well-done burger time and temperatures.
8. Note: If you like well-done vegetables, remove the burgers and continue cooking the vegetables.
9. When burgers are cooked to your liking, remove the vegetables and set them aside for those who like them on their burgers.
10. Note: Place the burgers on paper towels to remove the grease if you prefer.
11. Assemble the burgers with whatever toppings you prefer and the many suggestions below for toppings.
12. .Place pepper rings of choice on top of hamburgers.

Notes

Other Topping Suggestions:

1. Tomato sauce, mozzarella, and pepperoni = pizza burger
2. Alfredo sauce and grated Parmesan = alfredo burger
3. Sauteed mushrooms and a Splash of Marsala wine = Marsala burger
4. Onions sauteed with, mushrooms peppers, and sliced Italian sausage = Italian Sausage burgers

Tips

1. use an instant-read thermometer
2. burger cook fast, however, if you like them, well-done then cook them longer (refer to our cooking chart)
3. if adding potatoes place them on the bottom of the skillet and sliced super thin or boil ahead of time so they're precooked
4. thick slice any vegetables and if they aren't cooked when burgers are done, remove burgers and continue cooking them 
5. these can be grilled outdoors in a cast iron skillet or on the stovetop with the same ingredients

Nutrition Facts

Calories

304.4

Fat (grams)

14.97

Sat. Fat (grams)

3.74

Carbs (grams)

12.08

Fiber (grams)

1.78

Net carbs

10.31

Sugar (grams)

3.1

Protein (grams)

29.33

Sodium (milligrams)

256.33

Cholesterol (grams)

100.74

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Disclosure: This recipe was originally shared in 2012. It was edited and re-published in 2019.