Meat Loaf Burgers
These hearty meat loaf sandwiches are great for potluck dinners. Served on hamburger buns, the beefy patties get extra flavor when topped with the seasoned tomato sauce. —Peggy Burdick, Burlington, Michigan
Ingredients
- 1 large onion, sliced
- 1 celery rib, chopped
- 2 pounds lean ground beef (90% lean)
- 1-1/2 teaspoons salt, divided
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
- 2 cups tomato juice
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon ketchup
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
- 1 bay leaf
- 6 hamburger buns, split
Reviews
Dry and bland.
Did I make the same recipe as everybody else??? These were not even edible. I wish I would have just made meatloaf and shaped it into patties.
Not sure that I would call these meat loaf burgers, but these were delicious. I used a pkg of ground turkey (20 oz?), some shredded cheese, 1T 1t of Worcestershire pub burger seasoning in the burgers instead of salt and pepper. For the sauce, I used tomato sauce in place of tomato juice, and added 1/4 c of brown sugar and about 1T so spicy brown mustard to make it more like BBQ sauce. I made 4 patties instead of 6 and cooked on low for 6 hours.
I added 1/4 cup parmesan to my burger mixture. These were yummy served with cheese on top also!
This is a great recipe but however, I do make some slight changes. I omit the onion as I do not like onion, and I add a splash of Worchester Sauce. Also along with the celery I add some baby carrots so that when the dish is finished you have your side dish ready as well. Also, I like to thicken the sauce as it is usually pretty watery, I take 2 cups of the liquid out of the crockpot, heat it to boiling in a saucepan on the stove, add cornstarch and water to the hot liquid, stir until thick and add back to the crockpot. This should be done the very latter part of the cooking process, leave the lid off after adding the liquid/corstarch mixture and cook for another 30 minutes or so until all the liquid in the crockpot is thick and coats the burgers. This is delicious and my husband loves this recipe!
Like bameiboo said, it doesn't taste like meatloaf. The flavor was too herbaceous for our family. I would have preferred if it tasted like meatloaf.
I have been making this for 17 years now and everyone that eats them loves them! They are very tender, have great flavor and are so simple to make. I serve them over rice instead of on a bun.
This is a great recipe, I will definately make this again. The flavor and tenderness of the burgers was amazing.
I also added mushrooms. This was a HUGE hit with everyone
I didn't intend on serving these on buns to begin with. They were so juicy I imagine it would have made for a soggy bun anyhow! They were cooked perfectly and tasted good, not really like my meatloaf though! I did add some wochestershire sauce for a more savory flavor.