Best Beef Pepper Melt Recipes

CLASSIC PATTY MELT

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A quick, easy, and basic recipe for patty melts. I used Jewish rye bread but any bread will work as long as it's rye. I double the cheese but feel free to use 1 slice per patty melt.

Provided by Yoly

Categories Main Dish Recipes Sandwich Recipes Beef

Time 30m

Yield 3

Number Of Ingredients 8

Ingredients

1 pound ground beef
½ teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
2 tablespoons butter
1 large onion, sliced
6 teaspoons mayonnaise
6 slices rye bread
6 slices sharp Cheddar cheese

Steps:

Season ground beef with salt and pepper and divide into 3 equal-sized balls. Shape each ball as close as possible to the shape of the bread. Make an indentation in the center of each patty with your thumb.
Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat and cook onion until soft and translucent, 5 to 8 minutes. Remove from the skillet and divide into 3 equal portions. Place beef patties into the same skillet and cook until desired doneness, 3 to 5 minutes per side.
Meanwhile, spread 1 teaspoons mayonnaise on one side of each slice of bread.
Place bread mayonnaise side-down in the skillet. Top with 1 slice of cheese, 1 beef patty, 1/3 of the onions, a second slice of cheese, and another slice of bread, mayonnaise side up. Cook bread until golden brown and cheese has started to melt, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip each sandwich over and cook an additional 3 to 4 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 821.5 calories, Carbohydrate 36.7 g, Cholesterol 178 mg, Fat 54.2 g, Fiber 4.6 g, Protein 45.8 g, SaturatedFat 25.5 g, Sodium 1358.1 mg, Sugar 5 g

PATTY MELTS

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My husband often orders patty melts at restaurants, so I started fixing them at home. I added horseradish to give them more zip, and now he loves them my way. -Leah Zimmerman, Ephrata, Pennsylvania

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 30m

Yield 2 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

10 thin slices sweet onion
2 tablespoons butter, softened, divided
1/2 pound lean ground beef (90% lean)
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
4 slices rye bread
2 tablespoons Thousand Island salad dressing
2 teaspoons prepared horseradish
2 slices process American cheese or Swiss cheese

Steps:

In a large nonstick skillet, saute onion in 1 tablespoon butter until tender. Remove and keep warm., Shape beef into two oval patties; sprinkle with salt and pepper. In the same skillet, cook patties over medium heat for 3-4 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 160° and meat juices run clear; drain. Remove and keep warm., Spread remaining butter over one side of each slice of bread. Place in skillet, buttered side down, and toast until lightly browned. , Combine salad dressing and horseradish. On each of two slices of toast, layer a slice of cheese, a beef patty, and half of the onion and the dressing mixture. Top with remaining toast. ,

Nutrition Facts : Calories 516 calories, Fat 24g fat (11g saturated fat), Cholesterol 108mg cholesterol, Sodium 1278mg sodium, Carbohydrate 43g carbohydrate (13g sugars, Fiber 5g fiber), Protein 32g protein.