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My Egg Burger Recipe is the burger dreams are made of! Topped with caramelized onions, smoky Gruyere cheese, and a golden runny egg, it is one of the best burger recipes you will ever bite into. Ready in under 30 minutes!
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Burger with Egg
If you know me, you know I love burger recipes! This burger with egg recipe is one of my all-time favorites. The caramelized onions give it a sweet and smoky flavor that pairs deliciously with smoked gruyere cheese. And oh, if you haven't tried egg on a burger before, you have to! It gives it so much texture.
Take just one bite of this juicy burger with egg and onions, and you will swear by eggs on burgers. This is the juiciest, most delicious loaded burger recipe. The rich, smoky, and sweet flavors will blow you away!
You can make this egg burger recipe on your grill or on a skillet on the stove. Either way, it is guaranteed to be delicious. We love grilled recipes and have to say, this burger is especially delicious when cooked on the grill!
Hamburger with Egg Ingredients
- ground beef chuck
- salt and pepper
- smoked Gruyere cheese
- caramelized onions
- eggs
- burger buns
Runny yolks work best for this breakfast burger, so we recommend cooking your egg over easy or over medium. You can fry your eggs or poach them according to preference. Follow this guide on how to poach eggs easily if you want to use poached eggs.
For the caramelized onions, we use a delicious recipe for sauteed mushrooms and onions. You can leave out the mushrooms if you like, but they taste incredible with this egg burger recipe!
Egg Burger Recipe
- Preheat your grill or a skillet on the stove to medium-high heat. Season ground beef with salt and pepper. Mix well and shape the beef into 4 burger patties.
- Grill the patties or cook on the stove until you reach a nice sear, about 3-5 minutes. Flip the burgers and sear the other side about 3-5 minutes, or until the burgers are done to your liking.
- After flipping, top each burger with 2 slices or more of smoked Gruyere cheese when you're just about ready to take them off the heat. Cook until it melts.
- Remove the burgers from the heat and let them rest 5-10 minutes. While they’re resting, cook eggs. To fry an egg, heat a small pan over medium or medium-low and add a bit of butter or oil. Crack the egg into the skillet and cook until done to your likeness - for a runny egg the white should be completely cooked, but the yolks still liquid.
- Prepare caramelized onions.
- Toast 4 burger buns. After cooking the eggs, place a burger on each bun. Top with a spoonful of caramelized onions and an egg. Place the top buns back on the burgers, but be gentle so the egg doesn’t break. Serve with plenty of napkins and enjoy!
Burgers with Egg Recipe Tips
- TOP TIP: Don't move the burgers around! Trust us, it's best to leave it alone. Let them sear until they come up easily from the pan or grill with your spatula. If they stick, they need more time.
- Prepare the caramelized onions before the burgers. If you want to cook them a few days ahead of time, cook them, then cover them and store them in the fridge. Simply reheat when ready to enjoy the egg burger recipe.
- Use a cast iron skillet on the stove. If you're cooking this hamburger with egg on the stove, you'll want to use a cast iron skillet or cast iron grill pan. Cast iron skillets make a world of difference when cooking beef. You will get the most beautiful sear using one!
- Always let your burgers rest after cooking. This will give you the best results for temperature and how juicy the burgers are. Follow our Beef Cooking Chart for more info.
Burger Temperature Chart
For best results, I recommend always using a meat thermometer, and following our Burger Temperature Chart! This is the most useful tool for checking if your beef is done to your liking.
Burger Toppings
You can add so much to an egg-on-burger recipe to jazz it up even more! We love the caramelized mushrooms and onions, but how about adding a little bacon? Or maybe some flavorful, herby garlic butter sauce?
Here are some of our favorite suggestions for how you can mix things up with this egg burger recipe:
- Top it with sweet-and-spicy Candied Bacon
- Add some sliced avocado
- Drizzle it with Garlic Butter Sauce
- Spread Burger Sauce on the buns
- Season the burgers with Our Famous Burger Seasoning
- You can also mix this easy burger recipe up by using a different cheese. White cheddar or Swiss are great choices!
Burger Recipes
And for a super easy weeknight meal, your family will love our hamburger casserole!
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Egg Burger
Equipment
- Grill or skillet
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef chuck
- ½ tsp. salt
- ½ tsp. pepper
- 8 slices smoked Gruyere cheese
- 1 serving of caramelized onions
- 4 eggs
- 4 burger buns
See our Beef Temperature Chart for helpful tips on cooking any cut of beef!
Instructions
- Preheat your grill or a skillet on the stove to medium-high heat. Season 1 pound ground beef chuck with ½ teaspoon each of salt and pepper. Mix well and shape the beef into 4 burger patties.
- Grill the patties or cook on the stove until you reach a nice sear, about 3-5 minutes. If the burgers stick when you try to flip them, they aren’t ready! Let them sear another 30 seconds to a minute until they come up easily.
- Flip the burgers and sear the other side about 3-5 minutes, or until the burgers are done to your liking. After flipping, top each burger with 2 slices or more of smoked Gruyere cheese. Cook until it melts. We tend to add the cheese closer to the final 2 minutes of cooking time.
- Remove the burgers from the heat and let them rest 5-10 minutes.
- Cook eggs. To fry an egg, heat a small pan over medium or medium-low and add a bit of butter or oil. Crack the egg into the skillet and cook until done to your likeness - for a runny egg the white should be completely cooked, but the yolks still liquid.
- Toast 4 burger buns. After cooking the eggs, place a burger on each bun. Top with a spoonful of caramelized onions and an egg. Place the top buns back on the burgers, but be gentle so the egg doesn’t break. Serve with plenty of napkins and enjoy!
Notes
- Don’t move the burgers around! Let them sear until they come up easily from the pan or grill with your spatula. If they stick, they need more time.
- How Long to Cook Burgers
- How to Make Caramelized Onions
Nutrition
Photos by Marion Myers.
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