Best Meat Loaf Burgers Recipes

MEAT LOAF BURGERS

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These hearty meat loaf sandwiches are delightful for potluck dinners. Served on hamburger buns, the beefy patties get extra flavor when topped with the seasoned tomato sauce. -Peggy Burdick, Burlington, Michigan

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 7h15m

Yield 6 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 11

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

Steps:

Place onion and celery in a 3-qt. slow cooker. Combine the beef, 1 teaspoon salt and pepper; shape into 6 patties. Place over onion mixture. Combine the tomato juice, garlic, ketchup, Italian seasoning, bay leaf and remaining salt. Pour over the patties. , Cover and cook on low for 7-9 hours or until meat is no longer pink. Discard bay leaf. Separate patties with a spatula if necessary; serve on buns.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 385 calories, Fat 14g fat (5g saturated fat), Cholesterol 94mg cholesterol, Sodium 1123mg sodium, Carbohydrate 28g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 34g protein.

TURKEY MEAT LOAF BURGERS WITH CRANBERRY SAUCE & WHITE CHEDDAR

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Categories Bread Sauce Sandwich turkey Cheddar Cranberry Meat Raw

Yield serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 19

Ingredients

4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) butter
1 small or 1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
1 small celery stalk, finely chopped
1 small McIntosh apple, peeled, cored, and finely chopped
Salt and pepper
1/3 cup bread crumbs, rounded handful
1 pound ground turkey with some or all dark meat, not breast
2 teaspoons poultry seasoning, 2/3 palmful
1/4 cup chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
1 medium egg
EVOO (extra-virgin olive oil), for drizzling
4 slices sharp white cheddar, for topping the burgers
4 sandwich-size sourdough English muffins
1/3 cup whole-berry cranberry sauce
3 tablespoons sour cream
2 tablespoons chopped fresh chives
4 thin slices raw red onion
4 red leaf or red romaine lettuce leaves

Steps:

Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Melt the butter and add the chopped onions, celery, and apple, then season with salt and pepper and cook for 3 to 4 minutes under a loose foil tent. Stir in the bread crumbs and transfer to a bowl to cool a bit. Add the meat, poultry seasoning, salt, pepper, parsley, mustard, and the egg and mix. Form 4 burgers. Wipe out the skillet and heat a liberal drizzle of EVOO in it over medium-high heat. Cook the patties for 11 to 12 minutes until cooked through. Melt the cheddar over the tops of the burgers during the last minute or two of cooking.
While the burgers cook, toast the split English muffins under the broiler or in the toaster.
Mix together in a small bowl the cranberry sauce, sour cream, and chives.
Serve the burgers on English muffins with red onion, lettuce, and the cranberry sauce.