Name: Mom's Baked Butter Burgers
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 30 min
Cuisine: Italian, American
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.

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 the flavor of garlic, onions merlot sauteed mushrooms, 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 hard roll, 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, and perfectly seasoned, and of course, Italian-style butter burgers are still a favorite here.

a baked butter burger dressed with condiments in a bun

butter burgers with fried eggs, and bacon

Baking Butter Burgers

The Butter Burgers we grew up with is a burger smashed thin then baked in butter and topped with peppers and onions for flavor and also can be fried, baked, 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 patties are perfect topped with whatever you want on yours including a fried egg!

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!.

these are baked hamburgers with Italian seasoning and roasted pepper rings

Easy Side Dishes

Serving sides were either Dad's Homemade Home Fries or Seasoned Italian French 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:

Tomato sauce, mozzarella, and pepperoni = pizza burger
Alfredo sauce and grated Parmesan = Alfredo burger
Sauteed mushrooms and a Splash of Marsala or Merlot wine = Marsala burger
Onions sauteed with, mushrooms peppers, and sliced Italian sausage = Italian Sausage burgers

this is an Italian burger with lettuce cheese and condiments

Tips

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

Butter Burgers

ground beef
any kind of peppers you like, hot peppers, bell peppers sliced in rings.
grated cheese
whole garlic cloves
salt, and pepper to taste
egg
butter and olive oil
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