June 8, 2020

Brie and Caramelized Onion Stuffed Burgers

Name: Keto Stuffed Burgers
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 55 min
Ingredients: 2 tbsp avocado oil; 1 large onion (thinly sliced); 1/2 tsp salt; 2 lb ground beef ((or 1 lb ground beef and 1 lb ground pork)); 1/2 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp ground pepper; 4 oz Brie cheese (cut into 1/2 inch pieces)

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Possibly the best keto burgers ever, stuffed with brie and caramelized onions. Who needs a bun when your stuffed burgers are this full of flavor?

I first created this delicious keto stuffed burger recipe back in 2012. It’s as delicious as it ever was and in honor of grilling season, I wanted to update it with some new photos.

There is nothing quite so satisfying when you are ravenously hungry like a really great keto hamburger. After a race or a long run, when I am dripping with sweat and my muscles are screaming for an energy refill, I crave nothing more than a big, juicy burger. Preferably grilled over a hot flame, with melted cheese and other great, flavourful toppings.

No Bun Please! Keto Style Burgers

Even before I came to the low carbing way of life, the bun of a burger was almost irrelevant to me. It often overwhelmed the deliciousness of the burger itself.

And if the burger is juicy enough, as a good burger should be the bun always falls apart into a sticky clump by the end anyway.

Bread and buns really are just filler, and they often filled us up so much that we can’t enjoy the burger inside as much as we should. Why not let the burger really be the star of the show, and get rid of all the distractions?

We are conditioned, in our carb-focused society, to think a meat dish must come with a starchy side to fill us up. But we now know we don’t and that a really good, hearty burger and some veggies will be enough. I know many of you want keto bread and bun recipes but even those, I urge you to reconsider. Your bread cravings will be easier to conquer when you just skip them altogether.

Join me in a keto bunless burger revolution!

Keto Stuffed Burgers for the win

However, even I will admit that it’s hard to serve up just a plain old burger with no bun. It looks really, really lonely there on the plate, all by itself or with a few measly sides. It just doesn’t seem like it will be quite enough to satisfy.

Unless you know that the burger itself is stuffed with some amazing goodies that will spill out onto your plate as you cut into it, all melty and gooey, hot from the grill.

Ah yes, the revelation of the stuffed burger, a meal unto itself, no bun required. And let me tell you that this caramelized onion and brie stuffed burger is one of the best burgers I have ever eaten.

Brie and caramelized onions are a match made in heaven. When I mentioned this idea to my husband, of putting them together in a burger, his eyes lit up. I believe he may even have salivated there on the spot. I know I did!

How to make Stuffed Burgers

Stuffed burgers take a little more time to pull together than your average cheeseburger. But they are worth it!

A few tips:

Make your burgers on the bigger side, about 1/3 of a pound. You need a decent amount of the ground meat to form around the fillings. For this recipe, 2 pounds of meat will give you 6 burgers.
Divide your burger meat evenly into the number of servings before you start forming the burgers. This will help you see how much meat you are working with for each stuffed burger.
Chop the fillings up well so they fit inside easily. In this recipe, the caramelized onions are small after being cooked down, so they work perfectly. Because brie is hard to slice nicely, I cut mine into 1/2 inch pieces, putting 2 of them in every burger. Cut the brie when it’s cold for more even slices!
Take a little more than half of each portion of ground meat and form it into a flat, thin patty. Place your fillings right in the center and then form the remaining amount into a second flat, thin patty. Place on top of the fillings and form them around the fillings.
Be sure to seal the edges of the two patties well. No matter what you do, a little of the fillings may leak out as the burger cooks and shrinks in size. But the more you can seal them in, the better.
Then grill, pan fry or air fry to your satisfaction. The USDA says burgers should be cooked to 160F for safety, which is well done. I personally do mine to a medium rare temperature (more like 130F) but I have to tell you the safety guidelines! What you choose to do with them is your decision.

More Stuffed Burgers you might like

Note: not all of these are from keto blogs. Ignore the buns and focus on the burger!

A keto stuffed burger in a lettuce wrap on a white plate, with brie and caramelized onions in the background.

Keto Stuffed Burgers

Possibly the best keto low carb burgers ever, stuffed with brie and caramelized onions. Who needs a bun?

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Keyword keto burgers, stuffed burgers

Prep Time 15 minutes

Cook Time 40 minutes

Total Time 55 minutes

Servings large burgers

Calories 448kcal

Ingredients

Caramelized Onions

2 tbsp avocado oil
1 large onion thinly sliced
1/2 tsp salt

Stuffed Burgers

2 lb ground beef (or 1 lb ground beef and 1 lb ground pork)
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp ground pepper
4 oz Brie cheese cut into 1/2 inch pieces

Instructions

Caramelized Onions

To caramelize the onions, heat the oil in a large saute pan over medium low heat. Once hot, add the onions and sprinkle with salt.
Cook slowly, stirring frequently, until they become tender and a deep amber, about 15 to 20 minutes. Do not let them get crispy. Reduce the heat if necessary to keep them from burning or crisping.

Stuffed Burgers

Combine the beef, salt, and pepper in a large bowl. Mix by hand to combine well and divide into 6 even portions.
Take a little more than half of each portion and form into a thin patty. Top each thin patty with some of the brie and onions, then top with remaining half of each portion and form around cheese and onions, into one large patty. Seal the edges well.
Cook the burgers on pre-heated grill about 5 to 6 minutes per side for medium. Cook slightly less for medium-rare and slightly more for medium-well. (Note: The USDA says burgers should be cooked to 160F for food safety. This is well done. I prefer mine medium rare but I must give you the proper safety information!)
Serve with lettuce, sliced tomatoes, and pickles, if desired.

Notes

You can also pan fry, oven bake or air fry these burgers.

Nutrition

Please note that I am not a medical or nutritional professional. I am simply recounting and sharing my own experiences on this blog. Nothing I express here should be taken as medical advice and you should consult with your doctor before starting any diet or exercise program. I provide nutritional information for my recipes simply as a courtesy to my readers. It is calculated using MacGourmet software and I remove erythritol from the final carb count and net carb count, as it does not affect my own blood glucose levels. I do my best to be as accurate as possible but you should independently calculate nutritional information on your own before relying on them. I expressly disclaim any and all liability of any kind with respect to any act or omission wholly or in part in reliance on anything contained in this website.

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