🍔 9 SMASH BURGER RECIPES — BETTER THAN TAKEOUT

 Ingredients :

Crispy-edged beef patties, melty cheese and bold burger toppings make these easy homemade smash burgers perfect for quick dinners, game day and restaurant-style meals at home.

1️⃣ CLASSIC DOUBLE SMASH BURGER

📝 Ingredients

• Ground beef, 80/20 — 1 lb (450g)

• Fine salt — 1 tsp

• Black pepper — ½ tsp

• American cheese — 8 slices

• Brioche burger buns — 4

• Dill pickles — ½ cup (75g), sliced

• Yellow onion — ½ small (50g), finely diced

• Butter — 1 tbsp (14g)

Burger Sauce:

• Mayonnaise — ⅓ cup (75g)

• Ketchup — 2 tbsp (30g)

• Yellow mustard — 1 tbsp (15g)

• Pickle juice — 1 tsp (5ml)

👩‍🍳 Method

Divide beef into 8 loose 2-oz (56g) balls without compacting.

Heat a cast-iron skillet or griddle over high heat until very hot. Lightly butter and toast the buns; remove.

Place beef balls on the hot surface. Cover each with parchment and immediately smash very thin with a sturdy spatula. Season with salt and pepper.

Cook undisturbed for 1½–2 minutes until deeply browned with crisp edges. Scrape underneath firmly, flip and immediately add cheese. Cook another 45–60 seconds.

Mix the burger sauce. Stack two patties on each bun with sauce, pickles and diced onion.

2️⃣ OKLAHOMA ONION SMASH BURGER 🧅

📝 Ingredients

• Ground beef, 80/20 — 1 lb (450g)

• Yellow onions — 2 medium (300g), paper-thin sliced

• Fine salt — 1 tsp

• Black pepper — ½ tsp

• American cheese — 8 slices

• Burger buns — 4

• Yellow mustard — ¼ cup (60g)

• Dill pickles — ½ cup (75g)

👩‍🍳 Method

Divide beef into 8 loose balls. Squeeze excess moisture from the thinly sliced onions.

Place beef on a ripping-hot griddle. Immediately pile onions over each ball and smash the beef and onions together very thin.

Season and cook for about 2 minutes until the beef develops a dark crust.

Scrape up each patty with the onions attached and flip onion-side down. Add cheese and cook 1–2 minutes until the onions caramelize and soften.

Stack two patties per bun and finish with mustard and pickles.

3️⃣ BACON CHEESEBURGER SMASH 🥓

📝 Ingredients

• Ground beef, 80/20 — 1 lb (450g)

• Bacon — 8 slices (halal beef or turkey bacon)

• American or cheddar cheese — 8 slices

• Brioche buns — 4

• Fine salt — 1 tsp

• Black pepper — ½ tsp

• Dill pickles — ½ cup (75g)

• Burger sauce — ½ cup (120g)

👩‍🍳 Method

Cook bacon until crisp and transfer to paper towels.

Divide beef into 8 loose balls.

Smash onto a very hot griddle and season. Cook for 1½–2 minutes until deeply browned.

Flip, top each patty with cheese and cook for another minute.

Stack two patties on each toasted bun. Add crispy bacon, pickles and burger sauce.

4️⃣ JALAPEÑO PEPPER JACK SMASH 🌶️

📝 Ingredients

• Ground beef, 80/20 — 1 lb (450g)

• Pepper Jack cheese — 8 slices

• Fresh jalapeños — 2, thinly sliced

• Yellow onion — ½ cup (75g), thinly sliced

• Brioche buns — 4

• Fine salt — 1 tsp

• Black pepper — ½ tsp

Spicy Mayo:

• Mayonnaise — ½ cup (115g)

• Hot sauce — 1½ tbsp (22ml)

• Lime juice — 1 tsp (5ml)

👩‍🍳 Method

Combine mayonnaise, hot sauce and lime juice.

Divide beef into 8 balls. Smash very thin on a hot griddle and season.

Cook for about 2 minutes, flip and top with Pepper Jack.

Add jalapeños and onions to the griddle and cook briefly until lightly charred.

Stack two patties per toasted bun with jalapeños, onions and spicy mayo.

5️⃣ MUSHROOM SWISS SMASH BURGER 🍄

📝 Ingredients

• Ground beef, 80/20 — 1 lb (450g)

• Cremini mushrooms — 8 oz (225g), sliced

• Swiss cheese — 8 slices

• Yellow onion — ½ medium (75g), thinly sliced

• Butter — 2 tbsp (28g)

• Brioche buns — 4

• Fine salt — 1 tsp

• Black pepper — ½ tsp

Garlic Mayo:

• Mayonnaise — ½ cup (115g)

• Garlic — 1 clove, finely grated

• Lemon juice — 1 tsp (5ml)

👩‍🍳 Method

Melt butter over medium-high heat. Cook mushrooms and onions for 6–8 minutes until browned. Set aside.

Mix mayonnaise, garlic and lemon juice.

Smash 8 beef balls onto a very hot griddle. Season and cook until crisp underneath.

Flip and add Swiss cheese. Cook for another minute.

Stack two patties on each bun and top generously with mushrooms, onions and garlic mayo.

6️⃣ MAC & CHEESE SMASH BURGER 🧀

📝 Ingredients

• Ground beef, 80/20 — 1 lb (450g)

• American cheese — 4 slices

• Brioche buns — 4

• Fine salt — 1 tsp

• Black pepper — ½ tsp

Mac & Cheese:

• Elbow macaroni — 1 cup (100g), dry

• Cheddar cheese — 1 cup (115g), shredded

• Whole milk — ½ cup (120ml)

• Butter — 1 tbsp (14g)

• Cream cheese — 2 tbsp (30g)

👩‍🍳 Method

Cook macaroni until just tender and drain.

Return to low heat with butter, milk and cream cheese. Stir in cheddar until creamy and thick enough to stay on the burger.

Divide beef into 8 balls. Smash on a very hot griddle, season and cook for about 2 minutes.

Flip, add American cheese and cook another minute.

Stack two patties per toasted bun and spoon warm mac and cheese generously over the beef.

7️⃣ BBQ SMASH BURGER 🔥

📝 Ingredients

• Ground beef, 80/20 — 1 lb (450g)

• Cheddar cheese — 8 slices

• Brioche buns — 4

• BBQ sauce — ½ cup (120ml)

• Crispy fried onions — 1 cup (60g)

• Dill pickles — ½ cup (75g)

• Fine salt — 1 tsp

• Black pepper — ½ tsp

👩‍🍳 Method

Divide beef into 8 loose balls.

Smash onto a very hot griddle and season. Cook without moving for 1½–2 minutes.

Scrape and flip. Add cheddar and cook until melted.

Brush the patties lightly with BBQ sauce.

Stack two patties on each toasted bun and finish with pickles, more BBQ sauce and a generous handful of crispy onions.

8️⃣ GARLIC PARMESAN SMASH BURGER 🧄

📝 Ingredients

• Ground beef, 80/20 — 1 lb (450g)

• Provolone cheese — 8 slices

• Parmesan — ½ cup (45g), finely grated

• Brioche buns — 4

• Arugula — 1 cup (20g)

• Fine salt — 1 tsp

• Black pepper — ½ tsp

Roasted Garlic Mayo:

• Mayonnaise — ½ cup (115g)

• Roasted garlic — 3 cloves, mashed

• Parmesan — 2 tbsp (10g)

• Lemon juice — 1 tsp (5ml)

👩‍🍳 Method

Mix mayonnaise, roasted garlic, Parmesan and lemon juice.

Divide beef into 8 loose balls.

Sprinkle small piles of Parmesan directly onto the hot griddle and place a beef ball over each. Smash very thin.

Cook until the Parmesan and beef develop crisp browned edges. Scrape underneath and flip.

Add provolone and cook until melted.

Stack two patties per toasted bun with garlic mayo and fresh arugula.

9️⃣ TACO SMASH BURGER 🌮

📝 Ingredients

• Ground beef, 80/20 — 1 lb (450g)

• Fine salt — ¾ tsp

• Chili powder — 1 tsp

• Ground cumin — ½ tsp

• Garlic powder — ½ tsp

• Pepper Jack cheese — 8 slices

• Brioche buns — 4

• Shredded lettuce — 1 cup (50g)

• Pico de gallo — 1 cup (180g)

Avocado-Lime Sauce:

• Ripe avocado — 1

• Sour cream — ¼ cup (60g)

• Lime juice — 1 tbsp (15ml)

• Cilantro — 2 tbsp (8g)

• Salt — ¼ tsp

👩‍🍳 Method

Blend avocado, sour cream, lime juice, cilantro and salt until creamy.

Combine salt, chili powder, cumin and garlic powder.

Divide beef into 8 balls. Smash very thin on a hot griddle and immediately season with the spice mixture.

Cook for 1½–2 minutes, flip and top with Pepper Jack. Cook until the cheese melts.

Stack two patties on each toasted bun and finish with lettuce, pico de gallo and avocado-lime sauce.