Ketchup — 40 burger recipes

sauce · 40 recipes

Ketchup is in 33 recipes and is doing more than adding tomato. It is simultaneously sweet, sour and salty, which is why it works as a base for burger sauces rather than just a topping — most of the copycat sauces on this site are mayonnaise plus ketchup plus one acidic element. Straight out of the bottle onto a hot patty it thins out and runs, so several recipes here mix it into the sauce instead. Brands differ in sugar and vinegar levels enough to change a sauce noticeably.

Often goes with

Black pepper50 Salt41 Ground beef32 White onion27 Yellow mustard26 Mayonnaise23

Recipes with ketchup

Close-up of a beef patty with melted American cheese in a sesame seed bun

McDonald's Quarter Pounder with Cheese (Copycat)

9.5/10BEEF · CHEESY

Close-up of a beef patty with Swiss cheese in a sesame seed bun

McDonald's Big Tasty (Copycat)

9.5/10BEEF · CHEESY · BACON

Close-up of a beef patty with melted American cheese in a brioche bun

Green Chile Cheeseburger

9.3/10MOVIE · BEEF · CHEESY

Close-up of a beef patty with melted American cheese in a sesame seed bun

McDonald's Quarter Pounder with Cheese Deluxe (Copycat)

9.1/10BEEF · CHEESY

Peter’s Triple Bacon Burger

Peter’s Triple Bacon Burger

9.1/10BEEF · BACON · CHEESY

Close-up of a beef patty with melted American cheese and pickles in a brioche bun

Zachariah's Shack Burger

9.1/10BEEF · CHEESY · MOVIE

Close-up of a thick beef patty with melted American cheese in a brioche bun

The Heisenberg Burger

9.0/10MOVIE · BEEF · PREMIUM

Close-up of a smashed beef patty with melted American cheese in paratha flatbread

Paratha Smash Burger

8.9/10BEEF · SMASH

Close-up of a beef patty with melted American cheese in a sesame seed bun

The Krusty Burger

8.9/10MOVIE · BEEF · CHEESY

Close-up of a smashed beef patty with melted American cheese in a sesame seed bun

Whopper (Copycat)

8.7/10BEEF · SMASH · CHEESY

Close-up of a beef patty with melted American cheese in a sesame seed bun

McDonald's McFeast (Copycat)

8.5/10BEEF · CHEESY

Arby’s Roast Beef

Arby’s Roast Beef

8.5/10BEEF · CHEESY · MOVIE

Close-up of slow-cooked pork rib meat with diced onion and peppers in a long roll

Ribwich (The Simpsons)

8.5/10MOVIE · BEEF

Close-up of a beef patty with melted American cheese in a soft burger bun

Juicy Lucy from Supernatural

8.5/10BEEF · CHEESY · MOVIE

Close-up of a pork patty with gouda and bacon in a sesame seed bun

8.5/10MOVIE · BACON · CHEESY

Close-up of a beef patty with melted cheddar in a soft burger bun

Homemade Smash Burgers

Close-up of a beef patty with melted cheddar and bacon in a brioche bun

Viral Bacon Spiral Burger

8.4/10BEEF · BACON

McLewis Burger

8.3/10BEEF · CHEESY · MOVIE

Close-up of a beef patty with bacon and diced onion in a hot dog bun

Duff Beer Sloppy Dog

8.3/10BEEF · BACON · MOVIE

Close-up of a lentil patty with melted American cheese in a soft burger bun

X-Cell-Ent Burger

8.3/10MOVIE · VEGAN

Close-up of a beef patty with melted American cheese in a soft burger bun

The Crustburger

Close-up of a beef patty with melted American cheese in a soft burger bun

McDonald's Cheeseburger (Copycat)

8.2/10BEEF · CHEESY

McDLT

8.2/10BEEF · CHEESY · MOVIE

Close-up of fried chicken with melted American cheese in a brioche bun

Boneless Wing Stack Burger

8.2/10POULTRY · CHEESY

Close-up of a beef patty with melted cheddar in a brioche bun

Onion Bomb Burger

8.1/10BEEF · BACON

Close-up of a beef patty with melted cheddar in a soft burger bun

Juicy Lucy Cheddar Burgers

8.0/10BEEF · CHEESY

Close-up of a beef patty with melted American cheese in a soft burger bun

McDonald's Bacon McDouble (Copycat)

7.8/10BEEF · BACON · CHEESY

Close-up of a beef patty with melted American cheese in a soft burger bun

Pickle Crustburger

Close-up of a beef patty with melted American cheese and diced onion served open

Copycat Onion Wrapped Flying Dutchman

Close-up of a smashed beef patty with melted American cheese in a brioche bun

Sloppy Smash Supreme

7.6/10BEEF · CHEESY · SMASH

The Mountain from Left at Albuquerque

The Mountain from Left at Albuquerque

7.5/10BEEF · CHEESY · MOVIE

Close-up of a beef patty with Monterey Jack and diced onion in a slider roll

Cheeseburger Sliders

Close-up of a breaded chicken fillet with melted cheddar in a soft burger bun

KFC Tower Burger (Copycat)

Close-up of a burger patty with red onion rings in a soft burger bun

McDonald's McAloo Tikki (Copycat)

7.1/10VEGAN · SPICY

Close-up of a beef patty with diced onion and pickles in a soft burger bun

McDonald's Hamburger (Copycat)

Close-up of a plant-based patty with tomato slices in a sesame seed bun

Burger King Impossible Whopper (Copycat)

6.6/10VEGAN · CHEESY

Open-faced patty under thick cheese cream on a bun half, ketchup streaked across the plate

The Glass Fromagerie

6.5/10BEEF · CHEESY · MOVIE

Close-up of a barley patty with shredded lettuce in a soft burger bun

Mother Nature Burger

5.5/10MOVIE · VEGAN · HEALTHY

Close-up of a beef patty with a fried egg served open, ketchup at the edge

Chef John's Loco Moco

The McBurgertown Burger

The McBurgertown Burger

—/10BEEF · CHEESY · MOVIE