Melt-In-Your-Mouth Mushroom + Beef Burgers (2024)

Prep Time: 10 minutes mins

Cook Time: 10 minutes mins

Cuisine: American

Course: Main Course

• ▢ 8 ounces cremini mushrooms, or baby bella mushrooms
• ▢ ½ Tablespoon olive oil
• ▢ 1 teaspoon sea salt, divided
• ▢ 1 pound lean ground beef
• ▢ 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• ▢ 1 teaspoon Italian seasoning
• ▢ 1 teaspoon paprika
• ▢ ½ teaspoon black pepper
• ▢ ½ teaspoon onion powder
• ▢ 1 large egg
• ▢ ¼ cup breadcrumbs
• ▢ oil for cooking
• ▢ 4 brioche buns, or your favorite hamburger buns
• ▢ cheese, lettuce, pickles, tomato, sliced avocado, sliced red onion, or whatever burger toppings you love.

• Wipe the mushrooms clean and very finely chop them. I like to do this using the "S" blade in my food processor to make the process quick, but you can also do this with a cutting board, chef's knife and bit of patience.

• Place a large skillet over medium-high heat and add the oil. Once the oil is hot, add the mushrooms to the skillet and season with ½ teaspoon salt. Cook until the mushrooms are soft and most of the moisture has cooked off. About 3-5 minutes. Pull off the heat and let them cool slightly.

• Once the mushrooms have had a chance to cool a bit, toss them in a large bowl along with the beef, remaining salt, garlic powder, Italian seasoning, paprika, pepper, paprika, onion powder, eggs, and breadcrumbs.

• Using clean hands or a spoon, mix until well combined and the ingredients are even distributed throughout the meat.

• Divide the meat mixture into 4 equal portions and form into patties that are 1-inch thick.

  If you want to grill these burgers, use your thumbs to create a small indentation in the top of the burger to prevent them from puffing up too much while cooking.

• Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add avocado oil. Once the oil is hot, carefully place the burgers in the pan and cook for about 5 minutes on each side and until your preferred doneness.

  If grilling, cook burgers on a medium-high grill for about 5 minutes per side.

• Serve on buns and top with your favorite burger toppings.