Yup, you read the title right, Meatloaf Burger. All one thing. Not leftover meatloaf turned into a sandwich, but an actual burger made from meatloaf mix.
We've been getting small glimpses of spring here in Massachusetts, but nothing too promising. As a matter of fact, I woke up last week, to snow! It's just not right that we can go from 74 degrees one day and then wake up to snow the next. Madness! Anyway, before I go on a total rant about how sucky this winter has been, my real point is that I have been wanting to cook a nice, fat, juicy burger. Now, most people would say, just fry it, or use a grill pan, right? Wrong.
When we renovated our house a few years back, for some reason, we didn't vent the kitchen. By we, I mean, he. By he, I mean my husband. Sorry, honey, if you are reading this. I'm going to trash talk you a little. Don't get me wrong, it's not out of laziness, the man is always working on something here (currently renovating our basement into a mudroom, laundry room, tool room, bathroom and play room). Actually, that may be the problem, it always gets pushed to the bottom of the "to do" list. Every winter when I complain about not being able to cook burgers or steaks on the grill pan he says "I'll do the vent in the spring". Well....it's spring. Just saying.
Okay, so are you seeing where I am going with this? It's spring, no vent, and I want a burger. I'm really not sure why I haven't used my oven for burgers before, but this was my new plan. My plan also started off as a turkey burger, but when I got to the grocery store, ground turkey was $7.99 a pound! But, meatloaf mix (ground beef, veal & pork) was only $3.99 a pound.
I got the meat home and started to mix it up, just like I would for meatloaf, but instead of forming it into a loaf, I divided it into 4 equal parts and formed some awesome patties. The only thing holding me back from the oven method was that I was nervous the outside wouldn't brown, and a proper burger needs to be browned, don't you think? I figured that a few minutes in a skillet just to brown them up, wouldn't hurt. But I also opened all the kitchen windows, just in case.
It turned out perfectly! I seared one side of the burgers in an oven proof skillet and then transferred the pan to the oven. It was the best of both worlds. Who needs a stinkn' vent?! Just kidding, honey, I do still need the vent.
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Meatloaf Burger
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground meatloaf mix beef, veal, pork
- ½ C bread crumbs seasoned
- ½ onion cut in a small dice
- 1 t Worcestershire sauce
- 1 egg
- 1 ½ t chili powder
- ½ t paprika
- ½ t kosher salt
- ⅛ t freshly cracked blacked pepper
- 1 T olive oil
- 4 hamburger rolls
Instructions
- In a large bowl place breadcrumbs, onion, Worcestershire sauce, egg, chili powder, paprika, kosher salt and black pepper in a bowl. Combine with fork. Add meat and mix well with your hands until just combined.
- Divide mixture into 4 portions and shape into patties.
- Preheat oven to 400.
- Heat oil over medium/high heat in a large oven proof skillet.
- Add burgers to pan and brown on one side (about 4 minutes).
- Flip burgers over and place pan in preheated oven. Continue to cook until burgers are done to your liking (about 6-8 minutes for medium).
- Check for doneness with an instant read thermometer.
Sophia @ NY Foodgasm says
Sounds delish! I thought of making meatloaf burgers too! What a great idea!
foodyschmoody says
Thanks Sophia. They turned out better than I had even imagined.
Janette@culinaryginger says
I love the sound of this, must have so much flavor 🙂
foodyschmoody says
Thank you Janette!
Christine @ One TIPsy Chick says
I am going to make this real soon! Looks so good!
foodyschmoody says
Great! Thanks! Let me know how you like them if you do
Kecia says
I love the flavor of meatloaf in a burger! These look fantastic!
foodyschmoody says
Thank you so much Kecia!
Sandra - The Foodie Affair says
So on board with this burger! Looks delicious! I could eat this now 🙂
foodyschmoody says
Thanks Sandra!
Joanne/WineLadyCooks says
Thanks so much for sharing your recipe. Grampy loves his meatloaf and this would be a nice change.
Kelly says
I've been making my meatloaves "single serve" for a while now - I cook them on the grill pan on the stove because it's faster than the oven. But I really like this idea - I just need a oven safe pan.
foodyschmoody says
I sometimes make my meatloaves single serve in muffin tins. For some reason the kids always like things that are cooked single serve. thanks for dropping by Kelly
Aunt Bee says
This looks and sounds AMAZING! What a wonderful idea! I can't wait to try it!
🙂
Evelyn @ My Turn for us says
My hubby would love this!!!! Pinning!! and will be sharing on FB later today!
Hugs
foodyschmoody says
Evelyn, thank you SO MUCH! I appreciate that!
Catherine says
I can't believe that Turkey was more expensive...the price of meat is getting crazy these days. I have never thought of a making a meatloaf burger but it sounds like a wonderful idea and looks delicious too. Stopping by from Tasty Tuesdays. Blessings, Catherine
foodyschmoody says
I couldn't believe it either! Thanks so much for stopping over and taking the time to comment.
Starla J says
Looks yummy! Thank you for sharing!
Kimberly Lewis says
Oh Yum!!!! Pinned! Thank you so much for stopping by our party! Please swing by this Tuesday, I can't wait to see what you create. Lou Lou Girls http://loulougirls.blogspot.com/
Cheryl says
I've never tried a meatloaf burger, but it sure sounds better than the plain old burger patties that Hubby makes all the time (not that I complain when he makes dinner). This one seems to have all the right stuff in all the right places too! Thanks so much for sharing again on The Yuck Stops Here this week! Hope to see you back next week, we’ll be starting the party on Tuesday evening at 6pm ET instead of Monday from now on! HUGS
Laura@Baking in Pyjamas says
I've never had meatloaf before, this burger looks very yummy. Thanks for linking up to Sweet and Savoury Sunday, stop by and link up again. Have a great weekend!!
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foodyschmoody says
Lori, thanks so much! I will head over shortly! I really appreciate the feature.