If you need a quick, simple dinner that everyone will love, cooking frozen burgers in the oven is the perfect meal! Cooking frozen burgers in the oven is a quick and hands-free way to get dinner ready quickly, and everyone can pick their favorite toppings! It's also perfect for feeding a crowd.

When I'm not sure what to make for dinner or if I'm in a rush for dinner, I usually stare at my freezer until I spot my frozen burger patties. They're one of my go-to meals, as all I have to do is toss them in the oven, and dinner takes care of itself. This post will walk you through the extremely easy way of how to cook frozen burger patties in the oven!

A burger with cheese, lettuce, tomato, and onions on a serving board with fries around it.

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Why You'll Love This Recipe
Ingredients You'll Need
How To Cook Frozen Burgers in the Oven
Recipes Variations
Tips and Notes
Recipe
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Why You'll Love This Recipe

Frozen burgers are perfect to have on hand (fun fact, burger buns can be frozen as well!). They easily cook in the oven, and they don't require much work.
Thanks to lining the sheet pan, cleaning the frozen burger patties cooked in the oven is a breeze. You don't have to scrub down a BBQ or clean up any splatter on the stovetop.
It's perfect for feeding a crowd! You can fit quite a few patties on a sheet pan!

Ingredients You'll Need

frozen burger patties — you can make your own burger patties and freeze them for when you need a quick meal or buy them! I usually just buy them.
oil — just a bit of olive oil to get the seasoning to stick. You can also use any neutural oil of your choice.
seasoning — I season the burgers with some salt and pepper. I like that it adds a little extra flavor to the store-bought burgers.
cheese — I love cheese, so it's a must for these burgers.
toppings — I serve the burgers up with some lettuce, tomatoes, and red onions with burger buns, but you can go with your family's favorites. I also offer up some of my homemade burger sauce and ketchup.

How To Cook Frozen Burgers in the Oven

Set of two photos showing four frozen burger patties placed on a sheet pan then brushed with oil and salt and pepper added.

Place the frozen burger patties on a wire rack over a lined sheet pan.
Brush the patties on both sides with oil and season generously with salt and pepper.

Set of two photos showing four burger patties baked and sliced cheese placed on top.

Bake the frozen patties in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes, flipping at the halfway mark with a large spatula if you want to add more seasoning.
Place a slice of cheese on top of each patty, if desired, and bake for an extra minute to melt the cheese.

Set of two photos showing melted cheese on the patties and sauce spread onto buns.

If desired, you can also toast the burger buns in the oven on another sheet pan for a minute or two.
Serve with your desired toppings. I always start with burger sauce on my buns!

Set of two photos showing showing lettuce, tomatoes, patties, and onions added to buns.

Close up of a frozen burger cooked in an oven.

Recipes Variations

You don't have to stick with salt and pepper! You can use garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, oregano, cayenne pepper, and more!

Tips and Notes

Bake the burgers straight from the freezer. Don't thaw them beforehand.
Placing the burger patties on a wire rack keeps the burgers from cooking in their own grease. If you cook them directly on the sheet pan, they might end up greasy.
If you're unsure if the burgers are done cooking, you can use a meat thermometer. When done, the internal temperature should be 160°F.
Due to the wire rack, the hot air from the oven is able to circulate and cook the burgers evenly without flipping. However, I like to flip them and add a bit more salt and pepper to the other side.

Recipe

How to Cook Frozen Burgers in the Oven

5 from 39 votes

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Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 22

Total Time: 32

Servings: servings

Equipment

Sheet Pan

Ingredients

4 frozen burger patties
2 tablespoons oil or more
salt and pepper to taste
4 slices cheddar cheese
4 burger buns
toppings of your choice

Instructions

Heat oven to 425°F.
Place the frozen burger patties on a wire rack over a lined sheet pan.
Brush the patties on both sides with oil and season generously with salt and pepper.
Bake the frozen patties in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes, flipping at the halfway mark with a large spatula if you want to add more seasoning.
Place a slice of cheese on top of each patty, if desired, and bake for an extra minute to melt the cheese.
If desired, you can also toast the burger buns in the oven on another sheet pan for a minute or two.
Serve with your desired toppings.

Nutrition

Course: Sheet Pan + Oven

Cuisine: American

Author: Carmy

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