These Baked Hamburgers are so easy and full of flavorful goodness! Form and season your own burgers to ensure that each bite is juicy and delicious.
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Why this Easy Baked Hamburger Recipe is a Keeper
Making burgers in the oven is one of the best ways to cook flavorful burgers!
- 30 Minute Meal: After prepping the patties, let your grill or oven do all the work.
- Easy Ingredients: Besides starting with burgers and buns, you’ll need 2 other ingredients.
- Family Friendly: Burgers are one of those family favorites!
- Adaptable: This recipe is super customizable, making it easy to adapt for your family.
- Makes Great Leftovers: These oven-baked burgers are great for lunch the next day.
If you’re looking for more burger sauce recipes, try these Best Burger Sauce, Campfire Sauce and Creamy Sriracha Sauce
What is the Best Ground Beef to Make Burger Patties?
I love to use a 80/20 ratio of ground chuck for a juicy and tender cheeseburger. I find that this ratio makes the best burgers!
Ingredient Notes to Make Burgers in the Oven
You will need just a few simple ingredients that you might already have in your kitchen.
- Ground Beef: You can use either fresh or frozen ground beef for this recipe.
- Burger Seasoning Blend: Make your own seasoning to control the flavor.
See the recipe card below for a complete list of the ingredients with measurements.
Variations and Substitutions for this Burger Recipe
- Turkey or Chicken: Try making your own turkey burgers or chicken burgers by using ground turkey or chicken.
- Grill Pan: Use a grill pan or electric grill for indoor grilling.
Try making these Burger Bowls.
Special Equipment Needed for Baked Burgers
- Meat Thermometer: Use a meat thermometer to accurately determine how cooked your gourmet hamburgers are.
Oven Baked Hamburgers Pro Tip
Cold meat is easier to handle and will cook more evenly. Make sure your ground beef is nice and cold before forming the patties.
How to Make Oven Baked Burgers
If you’re wondering how to make hamburgers, follow these 3 easy steps.
These are the basic steps for making Best Baked Hamburgers. Refer to the full, printable recipe card below for detailed instructions.
1. Prep the Meat for these Delicious Burgers
Preheat grill to medium high.
In a large bowl, combine ground chuck and burger seasoning. Gently mix with hands until just combined. Be careful not to over-mix.
2. Form Patties
Divide beef mixture into 6 equal portions and form into hamburger patties. Brush one side of each patty with vegetable oil.
3. Cook the Burgers
Place the burger patties oil side down and grill over medium-high heat until medium well or center reaches 165°F.
Remove burgers from grill and allow burgers to rest for 5 minutes. Serve with your favorite toppings, such as Burger Sauce.
Recipe FAQs to Cook Burgers in the Oven
Store leftover easy baked hamburgers in an airtight container in the fridge.
I like to cook my burgers on medium to medium-high heat until the middle of the thickest burger reaches an internal temperature of 165°F.
Yes! Oven baked hamburgers can be frozen for up to 4 months.
Homemade burger buns are always the best but you can use whatever you like with lean ground beef!
You can make baked hamburgers in the oven! Preheat the oven to 375 degrees, place the patties onto a pan in the oven and cook for 15 minutes.
Expert Tips for Making This Hamburgers in the Oven with your Favorite Toppings Recipe
- Season it Well: The best way to season a burger is if you make your own Burger Seasoning Blend with black pepper, cayenne, paprika, onion powder and more of your own spice mixes to taste.
- Use the Right Burger Meat: I prefer 80/20 ratio ground chuck for perfectly tender and juicy burgers.
- Foil: If cooking hamburgers in the oven, line your baking sheet in aluminum foil with cooking spray for easy clean up.
- Burger Press: A burger press comes in handy when you make burgers.
- Cook to 165°F: Use a meat thermometer
to know when juicy hamburger recipes are done. - Toppings: Top your burgers with lettuce, tomatoes, ketchup, worcestershire sauce or slice of cheese to the best homemade burgers.
- Protein: Try an alternate protein such as turkey or even veggie burgers. Or use lean ground beef.
- Other Cooking Methods: Try baking the burgers by cooking in the oven, air fryer, on a cast iron, grill or stovetop. Cooking times will vary.
- Forming Patties: Once your homemade burgers patties are formed, press a little divot into the center with your thumb. This ensures that the center doesn’t puff up when cooking your favorite burger.
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Ingredients
- 2 pounds Ground Beef, 80/20 Ground chuck
- 2 tablespoons Burger Seasoning Blend
- 1 tablespoon Vegetable oil
Instructions
- Preheat grill to medium high.
- In a large bowl, combine ground chuck and Burger Seasoning Blend.
- Gently mix with hands until just combined. Be careful not to over-mix.
- Divide meat into 6 equal portions and form into patties.
- Brush one side of each patty with vegetable oil.
- Place oil side down and grill over medium high heat for about 6 minutes per side for medium well or until center reaches 160 degrees F. (If you prefer rare, grill for 4 minutes per side.)
- Remove burgers from grill and allow to rest for 5 minutes allowing the meat to come up to 165 degrees F.
- Serve with your favorite toppings, such as my Burger Sauce.
Christina’s Notes
- Season it Well: The best way to season a burger is if you make your own Burger Seasoning Blend with black pepper, cayenne, paprika, onion powder and more of your own spice mixes to taste.
- Use the Right Burger Meat: I prefer 80/20 ratio ground chuck for perfectly tender and juicy burgers.
- Foil: If cooking hamburgers in the oven, line your baking sheet in aluminum foil with cooking spray for easy clean up.
- Burger Press: A burger press comes in handy when you make burgers.
- Cook to 165°F: Use a meat thermometer to know when juicy hamburger recipes are done.
- Toppings: Top your burgers with lettuce, tomatoes, ketchup, worcestershire sauce or slice of cheese to the best homemade burgers.
- Protein: Try an alternate protein such as turkey or even veggie burgers.
- Other Cooking Methods: Try baking the burgers by cooking in the oven, air fryer, on a cast iron, grill or stovetop. Cooking times will vary.
- Forming Patties: Once your homemade burgers patties are formed, press a little divot into the center with your thumb. This ensures that the center doesn’t puff up when cooking.
- Scale the recipe: Simply adjust the serving size in the recipe card and the ingredients will update automatically.
- Make your own All Purpose Seasoning: When a recipe calls for All Purpose Seasoning, you can use my homemade All Purpose Seasoning recipe or substitute salt and pepper to taste.
- Meat doneness: I always use a meat thermometer to test for doneness when cooking meat.
- Use unsalted butter: I use unsalted butter so I can control the salt level in the recipe.
- Preheat the oven: Unless otherwise noted, always preheat your oven before baking.
For more helpful information about this recipe, such as variations, substitutions and other pro-tips, check out the blog post.
This was such a hit at our weekly grill-out! Thanks for the recipe.
SO TASTY ! I’ve never had a better grilled burger! My family absolutely liked it. Thanks for the tips; it really helps me prepare perfectly seasoned hamburgers.
One of the best grilled burgers I have ever eaten! Thanks so much for all the tips and that delicious seasoning blend!
These burgers are AMAZING! Seriously, they are so good, they are worth following this recipe to a T!
Awesome post! Thank you for all of your tips for cooking burgers, I am never sure when to take them off the grill and wind you cutting them to pieces. 🙂
Love this recipe! It’s exactly how we make our burgers!
My burger patties have never looked or tasted so good! That burger press makes all the difference.
Oh wow! These burgers look so juicy and delicious. I love every bite of this homemade burger recipe and need to make this while it’s still summer.
Delicious! I was looking for a spice blend for hamburger (love making my own), when I found your tips on how to make the best burgers. Perfect for a party, and can I tell you how much I love the perfectly shaped burgers when using a press!