Honey BBQ Cowboy Burgers are thick and juicy burgers topped with cheese, honey bbq sauce and thick cut onion rings for a smokey and sweet burger that’s sure to rock your tastebuds.
Once you make a homemade burger patty like this, you’ll never want to buy the frozen kind again!
Honey BBQ Cowboy Burgers
Honey BBQ Cowboy Burgers are super quick and easy to make, and take your ordinary burger to the next level.
The weather is warming up, the flowers are blooming and the grass is green and ready for lawn games. We’re full on into BBQ season!
One of my favorite ways to break in the grill is with some thick and juicy hamburgers. Sure, you can use frozen hamburger patties for this recipe, but it’s almost just as easy to whip up your own fresh patties with my super simple recipe.
My favorite trick is to add a little bit of Sweet Baby Ray’s Honey BBQ Sauce right into the hamburger meat. It gives a little extra hint of smoky bbq flavor and helps to keep the patties nice and juicy.
If you’ve ever made your own hamburger patties before, you might be familiar with the patties turning into balls of meat? To avoid a giant dome in the middle of your burger, simply use your thumb or two fingers to gently press into the uncooked patties, creating a small indention in the center.
This will keep your hamburger patties flat when cooked!
Add a slice of cheddar right before you take it off the grill and all that’s left to do is assemble!
You definitely don’t want to skimp on the Sweet Baby Ray’s Honey BBQ sauce. After all, “The Sauce is the Boss!” 😉
I seriously keep at least two bottles in my pantry during BBQ season. It’s a must.
Top the burgers with some crispy, thick cut onion rings and you’re all set!
Just watch these burgers disappear!
Here are some more tasty ways to top your burger:
- Add a couple slices of thick cut bacon on top
- Make it a California Cowboy burger by adding a few slices of avocado
- Skip the crispy onion rings and use caramelized onions instead
- Turn up the heat by using a slice of pepper jack cheese instead of cheddar
- Go bun-less and wrap your Cowboy Burger in a leaf of lettuce
Either way you make it, don’t skip that sweet and tangy bbq sauce!
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Honey BBQ Cowboy Burgers
Ingredients
- 2 lbs. ground beef
- 2 tbsp Sweet Baby Ray’s Honey BBQ Sauce
- 2 tbsp mayo
- 1 1/2 tbsp seasoned salt, divided
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
For the Toppings:
- 8 hamburger buns
- 16 frozen onion rings, cooked according to package instructions
- 8 slices cheddar cheese
- Sweet Baby Ray’s Honey BBQ Sauce
- Lettuce
- Sliced Tomato
Instructions
- Preheat grill to medium high heat, brush and lightly oil grates.
- Combine the ground beef, 2 tbsp Sweet Baby Ray's Honey BBQ sauce, mayo, 1 tbsp seasoned salt, garlic powder, onion powder and black pepper in a large bowl. Mix until fully combined, then shape into 8 round patties.
- Use your thumb or finger to gently press an indention in the center of each patty. Season the burgers with the remaining seasoned salt. Grill on each side for about 3 to 4 minutes, until desired temperature is reached. Just before removing from grill, add the cheddar cheese on top of each patty.
Assembling the burgers:
- Top each hamburger bun with lettuce, tomato, the cheeseburger, a tablespoon (or two) of the Sweet Baby Ray’s BBQ sauce, two crispy onion rings and top with the bun. Enjoy!
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Stephen
I can’t have red meat, so I’m going to try this with ground turkey. Looks delicious. Will have to let you know how it turns out.
Shawn
I’m sure you’ll enjoy it! I also have a great recipe for Turkey burgers here: The Juiciest Turkey Burgers
Stephen
Thank you so much. I love all of your recipes.
Adela Taylor
Combing or combine?
Shawn
Haha! Oops, yes, you’ll combine, not comb. I’ve fixed that spelling error. Thanks for pointing it out.
Carol
The burgers look yummy, but sweet baby rays BBQ sauce has high fructose corn syrup. I look for and only use non hfcs, barbecue sauce. Weber is the best.
Linda
I like the sauce on just about anything from the grill. Now I know what I need to make this weekend. Thanks for sharing.
Wishes for tasty dishes,
Linda
Gina R
Made these over the weekend, they were fantastic! Everyone loved them and so did I!