5 from 246 votes
The Best Classic Burger Recipe
The Best Classic Burger Recipe uses ground beef seasoned with Worcestershire sauce, seasoning salt, garlic powder, and black pepper, shaped into patties with a central indentation to maintain shape. Grilled until cooked to preference, the patties can be topped with cheese and served on hamburger buns with optional fresh toppings such as lettuce, tomato, and pickles for a traditional burger experience.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
8 mins
Total Time
18 mins
Servings:
4
burgers
Calories:
558 kcal
Course:
Main Course, Dinner
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds ground beef 80% lean 20% fat, or ground chuck
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 1/2 teaspoons seasoning salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper ground
- cheese 4 slices, optional
- 4 Hamburger Bun
- lettuce tomato, onion, pickles, ketchup, mustard, mayo, etc, hamburger toppings, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the grill to 375 degrees F (medium-high).
- In a large bowl, add the beef. Sprinkle evenly with the Worcestershire sauce, seasoning salt, garlic powder, and pepper. Use your hands to mix the ingredients until they are just combined.
- Divide the meat mixture into fourths. Take 1/4 of the meat mixture and use your hands to press it into the shape of a hamburger patty that is about 3/4 inch thick. Make an indention in the middle of the patty to prevent bulging in the center of the hamburger as it cooks. Repeat with the remaining meat mixture, making 4 hamburgers.
- Place the burgers on the grill. Cook 4-5 minutes on the first side. Flip the burgers over and cook an additional 4-5 minutes, until the burgers have reached the desired doneness.*
- If adding cheese, lay a slice of cheese on each burger patty about 1 minute before taking the burgers off the grill, so the cheese has a chance to melt.
- Serve the burgers on hamburger buns with optional hamburger toppings.
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Notes
- For medium-well burgers, cook each side for approximately 4 minutes; adjust cooking time to achieve your preferred doneness.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1patty
Calories
558kcal
(28%)
Carbohydrates
23g
(8%)
Protein
33g
(66%)
Fat
35g
(54%)
Saturated Fat
13g
(65%)
Cholesterol
120mg
(40%)
Sodium
1533mg
(64%)
Potassium
556mg
(12%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin C
1.1mg
(1%)
Calcium
110mg
(11%)
Iron
5mg
(28%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 burgers
Amount Per Serving
Calories 558
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1patty | |
| Calories | 558kcal | 28% |
| Carbohydrates | 23g | 8% |
| Protein | 33g | 66% |
| Fat | 35g | 54% |
| Saturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Cholesterol | 120mg | 40% |
| Sodium | 1533mg | 64% |
| Potassium | 556mg | 12% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin C | 1.1mg | 1% |
| Calcium | 110mg | 11% |
| Iron | 5mg | 28% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.