Easy Oven-Baked Burgers

Name: Easy Oven-Baked Burgers
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 1-1/3 pounds ground beef; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 4 hamburger buns, split and toasted; Optional toppings: Sliced cheese, lettuce leaves, sliced tomato, sliced onion, bacon and mayonnaise

Total Time Prep: 20 min. Grill: 10 min.

Yield 4 servings

Test Kitchen Approved

Our foolproof technique creates juicy, easy oven-baked burgers with little mess to clean up. Here's how to cook burgers in the oven in only 20 minutes.

Ingredients

1-1/3 pounds ground beef
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
4 hamburger buns, split and toasted
Optional toppings: Sliced cheese, lettuce leaves, sliced tomato, sliced onion, bacon and mayonnaise

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Shape ground beef into four 1-in.-thick patties. Use your thumb to press a divot in the middle of each patty. Arrange on a greased 15x10x1-in. baking sheet.
Sprinkle both sides of patties with salt and pepper. Bake until a thermometer reads 160°, 15-20 minutes, turning once. If desired, top each patty with cheese during the last 2-3 minutes. Serve on buns with toppings as desired.

Nutrition Facts

1 burger: 397 calories, 19g fat (7g saturated fat), 93mg cholesterol, 743mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (3g sugars, 1g fiber), 31g protein.