Sometimes you want a burger, but it’s pouring out and you can’t grill, or you’re out of charcoal or gas, or you just plain don’t have the energy to do it. On those kinds of nights, I make cheeseburgers in my oven from frozen patties. Haters, back off! They come out great, and you have more time to spend with your family. Or Netflix. Or doomscrolling. I don’t judge…
Low-Calorie Cheeseburgers in the Oven
Ingredients
- 4 frozen hamburger patties (85% lean)
- Montreal Steak Seasoning
- 4 slices American cheese (see Notes)
- 4 keto hamburger buns (see Notes)
- lettuce
- condiments (see Notes)
Equipment
- rimmed half-sheet baking pan
Instructions
- Heat oven to 450℉.
- Line a rimmed half-sheet baking pan with foil, and place a half-sheet cooling rack on top.
- Put the hamburger patties on the cooling rack and sprinkle them with the Montreal Steak Seasoning.
- When the oven is ready to go, put the burger patties in the oven and cook for 18 minutes. This will leave them a little pink in the center. Add about 3 minutes for more well-done.
- Take the patties out of the oven and cover each one with a slice of cheese. Put the buns on the cooling rack in the spaces between the patties, and heat it all for 2 more minutes. The cheese should be melted and the buns toasty.
- Take the patties out of the oven and assemble the burgers.
Notes
Estimated Nutrition Per Serving
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Print Just the Recipe Email Recipe Pin Recipe Share on FacebookThese burgers are easy to make in any quantity. You can fit about 6 on one half-sheet, so you’ll need to get another sheet and cooling rack to make more than 6 at a time. The cooling rack makes all the difference, by the way. When they cook directly on a baking sheet without a rack they just steam cook and come out… odd.
So give it a shot and let me know how it goes. I’m off to make myself a low-calorie dessert. Recipe to come!
