This is our patty melt recipe. I love cooking chicken and experimenting with recipes using chicken. Hubby does not. He loves burger. We have come to an understanding: I cook chicken, he cooks the burger. But we worked together on this meal, which in reality happens often here.
We’ve had these in restaurants, but had never attempted to make them at home, something about a Patty Melt had always said “restaurant” to me. I’m really happy that I tried these at home…
Classic Patty Melt Recipe
Mix spices into the ground beef and divide into four patties.
Cook until the crust that forms on the bottom of the burger releases it from the pan or grate — about 2 minutes. Gently test, but don’t flip it until it gets to this point. Believe me, once you do this, you’ll cook all your burgers this way. After flipping continue to cook until to taste.
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While the burgers were cooking I fried some onions in a (very) small amount of butter. I made some thousand island dressing, though you can use store bought as well.
Fry a little bit of onion in a small pan with butter if you like onions on your burger. I’m trying really hard to eat more vegetables, including onions.
There is one place that we differed in making our melts from all the recipes I came across, and maybe, I don’t know, because we made them this way they aren’t a “classic” but they are delicious and just a little healthier too.
Instead of grilling the sandwich in a lot of melted butter I make them like a grilled cheese. I butter a slice of bread, drop it in the hot pan, slap some dressing over the side up, drop a slice of cheese, a patty and then another slice of bread on top. The top slice also has dressing on one slice and butter on the other.
Making them this way the bread is picking up the stuck on burger flavor from the pan as well. Talk about flavor overload.
These have become a favorite here. Austin thought that the bread was because we forgot to buy hamburger buns. We had a side of sweet potatoes and white potatoes cut into bite size pieces, baked with a little salt, chili powder, garlic powder and diced onion. The diced onion adds a much needed flavor that onion powder or salt just doesn’t do.
Ingredients
- 1 pound freshly ground beef
- 1 tablespoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 8 slices deli-counter American cheese
- 8 thick slices white sandwich bread
- 1 small onion, sliced
- 1/2 cup thousand island dressing, plus more for dipping
Instructions
- Mix the ground beef, onion powder, salt, and black pepper together. Form into four patties.
- Cook until the crust that forms on the bottom of the burger releases it from the pan or grate — about 2 minutes.
- While cooking burger fry some onion until tender an brown.
- Gently test, but don't flip it until it gets to this point.
- Butter a slice of bread, drop it in the hot pan, slap some dressing over the side up, drop a slice of cheese, a patty and then another slice of bread on top. The top slice also has dressing on one slice and butter on the other.
- Cook like a grilled cheese, golden brown and crispy.
- Serve with Thousand Island dressing for dipping.
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These look pretty easy, I think even I could handle making them 😉 Its cool to see how this post and the Thousand Islands dressing post work together, that makes things so easy for your readers. I also wanted to mention how unique your coffee cup social media icons are! I have never seen anything like that, very cool! Have an awesome night, thanks for joining us on the Link-It To Me Link-Up Party this week 🙂
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Thanks! I made my icons, based off my favorite coffee cup, and love for coffee. 😀
I love patty melts and your recipe couldn’t be easier! I can’t wait to try this with my husband and my daughter next week. They’ll enjoy every bite of it, I’m sure. Thank you for sharing, Ashley!
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I need one of these like YESTERDAY! 😛 Looks yummy!
Yummy! Thanks for sharing this over at #JoyHopeLive Looks delicious.
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I will have to try this one day, looks so yummy!
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I hope you try it and like it!
Hey girl!!! Thanks for linking up to Creative K Kid’s Tasty Tuesdays Linky Party. I’ve pinned your post to the Tasty Tuesday’s Pinterest board!!! Have a great week!!
I love a good Patty Melt and this one looks awesome! Hope you are having a great day and thanks so much for sharing with Full Plate Thursday this week.
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Thank you for hosting. 🙂
Looks delicious thanks for linking up! #bloggersbrag
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These look delicious! I might try them on the weekend. Thanks for sharing with us at #AnythingGoes link up.
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My husband loves patty melts and this recipe looks delicious! Thank you for visiting and sharing with #AnythingGoes.
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Mmmm yummy! My hubby and I love patty melts. Thank you for sharing with us at Merry Monday!
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These look so mouth watering! I always have trouble with burgers sticking to the pan so will have to try this trick. Thanks for sharing with the #BlogFair.
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Yummy! Thanks for linking up at Women With Intention Wednesdays! I look forward to what you will share this week!
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I haven’t had a patty melt in so long and after reading this, I REALLY want one now!!! I’ll have to try your recipe soon. Thanks so much for linking up with #ShareTheWealthSunday!
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Lisa