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Juicy Garlic Butter Cheeseburgers

Ground beef, garlic butter and burger seasonings are the basics needed to make this juicy cheeseburger.  But this isn’t your average cheeseburger!  I added garlic butter into the middle of my burger patties before grilling, so when you bite into that grilled-to-perfection burger, you get the taste of juicy garlic butter.  

I used Chef Shamy Garlic Butter in my burgers, but you can easily create your own garlic butter by mixing room temperature butter with granulated garlic or fresh garlic, finely minced, to taste. Put butter back in the fridge to chill before stuffing into your burgers.

You can make these burgers at home or on a campout.  On a grill or cooktop.

Add your butter right there in the middle…

Add the other half of burger meat on top and close that pattie up, securing that butter in the middle…

Now off to the grill!

Juicy Garlic Butter Cheeseburgers

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Serves: 4 Cooking Time: 10-minutes

Ingredients

  • 1-pound lean ground beef
  • 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
  • 2 teaspoons garlic pepper (or your favorite burger seasoning)
  • 4 tablespoons Garlic Butter, cold
  • salt and pepper to taste
  • 4 slices cheese
  • 4 hamburger buns

Instructions

1

Preheat grill (or preferred heat source) to medium. In a large bowl, add the ground beef, Worcestershire sauce and burger seasonings. Use your hands to mix thoroughly. Portion out the ground beef into four 4-ounce balls of meat. Take half of a meat ball and pat into a pattie. Add a tablespoon of cold butter in the middle. Take the other half of your meat and top the butter, making sure the butter is covered completely by the meat so the butter can't escape during cooking. Salt and pepper both sides of your hamburger patties.

2

Place patties on the grill. Turn after 5-minutes. Add a slice of cheese on top of each hamburger once the hamburgers are close to done. Cook hamburgers until desired doneness (The USDA recommends cooking until an internal temperature of 160-degrees Fahrenheit is reached). Toast hamburger buns if desired.

3

Place a pattie in between a hamburger bun and serve warm.

Notes

Store leftover hamburger patties in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

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26 Comments

  • Reply
    Kelsie | the itsy-bitsy kitchen
    June 28, 2018 at 6:41 AM

    Just to make sure I have this right–there’s BUTTER in the middle of these babies? You’re a genius, Kelly. A genius!

    • Reply
      Kelly
      July 2, 2018 at 7:37 AM

      Hehehehe YES!! Butter in the middle! For the win! XOXO

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    Laura Strnad
    June 28, 2018 at 9:42 AM

    What can I use in place of Chef Samy?

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      Kelly @ Kelly Lynn's Sweets and Treats
      June 28, 2018 at 9:55 AM

      You can just use regular butter! Add a teaspoon of garlic powder to the burger meat if you want that garlic flavor too.

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        Jacquelyn H
        June 29, 2018 at 8:56 AM

        such a tasty burger this could be…i think i also want to try it with turkey burgers.

        • Reply
          Kelly
          July 2, 2018 at 7:38 AM

          You totally could Jacquelyn! Adding the butter to turkey burgers would help to keep them nice and moist and juicy. Let me know if you try it out!

  • Reply
    wendyklik
    June 28, 2018 at 11:05 AM

    Great minds…I added butter to my burger too.

    • Reply
      Kelly
      July 2, 2018 at 7:38 AM

      That’s awesome Wendy! Can’t wait to check your burgers out!!

  • Reply
    Amy
    June 28, 2018 at 11:46 AM

    These burgers sound fabulous. The garlic butter in the middle of the burger is going to provide such a wonderful burst of flavor. I’m ready for my July 4th cookout!!!

    • Reply
      Kelly
      July 2, 2018 at 7:39 AM

      Thanks Amy! I agree….I am ready for a 4th of July cookout too 🙂

  • Reply
    Amy (Savory Moments)
    June 28, 2018 at 5:59 PM

    Drooling!! What a fantastic idea!!

  • Reply
    Sally
    June 29, 2018 at 4:24 AM

    These burgers look and sound mouth-wateringly good. Yum! I’d never have thought to use garlic butter!

    • Reply
      Kelly
      July 2, 2018 at 7:45 AM

      Thanks Sally! I hope you give this a try!!

  • Reply
    Jacquelyn H
    June 29, 2018 at 8:55 AM

    GREAT way to use the garlic butter in the middle…i know people who’d love a taste of this burger. even i do! i guess i could make my own using butter/garlic in the middle too for a change of pace…now i want to make a burger this way too!!!!!!!!!!!!

    • Reply
      Kelly
      July 2, 2018 at 7:46 AM

      Thanks Jacquelyn! You can totally make your own garlic butter to use 🙂 I hope you give this recipe a try! XOXO

  • Reply
    Michele
    June 29, 2018 at 10:25 AM

    What a great idea! Thanks for sharing. I know what I’ll be doing the next time we bar-b-que.

    • Reply
      Kelly
      July 2, 2018 at 7:47 AM

      Thanks Michele! I hope you give it a try 🙂 XOXO

  • Reply
    Colleen
    July 1, 2018 at 7:41 PM

    It’s like this burger is calling my name!!!

    • Reply
      Kelly
      July 2, 2018 at 7:47 AM

      It totally is Colleen! 🙂

  • Reply
    Katherine | Love In My Oven
    July 2, 2018 at 10:38 AM

    BUTTER BURGER!? You’re a mad genius! Hah this burger looks and sounds sooooo good!!!

    • Reply
      Kelly
      July 12, 2018 at 1:33 PM

      Thank you Katherine! XOXO

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    Joseph R Mallory
    November 14, 2020 at 11:35 AM

    How close is this to Sonic’s Garlic Butter burger?

    • Reply
      Kelly
      November 14, 2020 at 12:20 PM

      I’ve never had one from Sonic so I don’t know.

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