If you love French onion soup, then you will love our French Onion Burger! Seasoned burgers are topped with caramelized sweet onions and melted Asiago cheese.
Served on a toasted and buttered English muffin, every bite of your onion hamburger will remind you of a bowl of onion soup.
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French Onion Soup Burger
A bowl of onion soup is like a bowl of comfort to me. Typically, I would have soup when the weather is cold and chilly.
But with Memorial Day weekend right around the corner, #BurgerMonth in full swing and the warm weather finally here, I’ll be having my onion soup on the grill in the form of a ground beef burger! A French onion soup english muffin burger!
Sweet onions simmer gently in butter with a hint of thyme and garlic and onion season ground beef patties adding the flavor of one of my favorite soups to the burgers.
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Now fire up that grill and cook those burgers. Top with caramelized onions and the Asiago cheese and heat until that cheese is warm and melted. There you go!
I like my onion soup burgers on toasted English muffins that I’ve slathered with melted butter. Add a bed of lettuce leaves and the finishing touch is a garnish of delicate fresh thyme leaves. Top with ketchup if you like or maybe add a drizzle of Worcestershire sauce.
Make these hamburgers into French onion soup appetizer bites! Shape into small patties and serve on slices of toasted baguette or mini brioche buns and serve as small bites. These tasty appetizers will be a fan favorite!
Any size you make them, you're going to agree that this french onion burger recipe is a delicious take on the classic french onion soup and I know it will quickly become your new favorite burger!
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How to make french onion burgers
- Melt butter in large skillet. Cook the sliced onions and thyme over medium-low heat until golden, about 45 minutes.
- Add beef broth and, using a wooden spoon, scrape any brown bits from the bottom of the skillet.
- Cook 1 minute or until mixture is slightly saucy. Reserve.
- Preheat a gas grill for direct heat grilling.
- In a mixing bowl combine ground beef, garlic powder, onion powder, kosher salt and cracked black pepper until blended.
- Shape into four burgers.
- Grill burgers to desired doneness and place cheese and sweet caramelized onions on top of each burger during last 2 minutes of the grilling time.
- Transfer the burger patties to English muffins and sprinkle with fresh thyme leaves.
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Sautee sliced red onions and top your burger with even more onions!
- Add baby arugula greens
- Cook the caramelized onions ahead of time and refrigerate until ready to use
- Shred a block of Asiago cheese on a box grater ahead of time too
- Toast your English muffins, top with butter and wrap in foil. Keep warm on the grill while your burgers are cooking
- For a more intense onion flavor, stir a tablespoon or two of our homemade onion soup mix into the burger mixture
Substitutions
- Serve burgers on toasted hamburger buns instead of English muffins (check out the burger in the picture above!)
- You can substitute gruyere cheese or swiss cheese for the asiago cheese
Ingredients for french onion soup burgers
- butter - butter softens and caramelizes the onions and adds sweet dairy notes
- sweet onions - mild onions with sweet notes
- dried thyme - adds an earthy flavor with hints of floral and is a little bit peppery
- beef broth - adds a depth of flavor
- ground beef
- garlic powder
- onion powder
- kosher salt
- cracked black pepper
- Asiago cheese or Gruyere cheese - cheeses most used when making French onion soup
- English muffins
- fresh thyme leaves
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French Onion Burger Recipe
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Ingredients
Caramelized Onions:
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 1 pound sweet onions , such as Vidalia, sliced, about 3 cups
- ¼ teaspoon dried thyme
- ¼ cup beef broth or sherry
Burgers:
- 1 1/4 pounds ground beef
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon cracked black pepper
- 4 ounces Asiago cheese , shredded, or Gruyere cheese
- 4 English muffins , toasted and buttered, or hamburger rolls
- Fresh thyme leaves
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Instructions
Caramelized Onions:
- Melt butter in large non-stick skillet. Cook onions and thyme over medium-low heat until golden, about 45 minutes.
- Add beef broth and, using a wooden spoon, scrape any brown bits from bottom of the skillet.
- Cook 1 minute or until mixture is slightly saucy. Reserve.
Burgers:
- Preheat grill for direct heat grilling.
- Combine ground beef, garlic powder, onion powder, kosher salt and cracked black pepper until blended.
- Shape into four burgers.
- Grill burgers to desired doneness, topping with cheese and onion during last 2 minutes of grilling time.
- Transfer to English muffins and sprinkle with fresh thyme leaves.
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Oh, these look divine. Those onions are exquisitely cooked. I cannot wait to put this on our menu!
Thanks so much Sarah! I hope you enjoy the recipe when you make it!
excellent recipe
The caramelized onions give these burgers such great flavor!
This dish looks incredibly good. I wish it were on my plate!
French onion in one of my absolute favorite soups, and this burger is right up my alley! It's something the whole family will enjoy!