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Ever since I made my own ranch seasoning, the floodgates of recipe ideas have been opened. Ranch seasoning adds so much delicious, tangy, herby flavor to everything, including turkey burgers. These Bacon Ranch Turkey Burgers are so stupid easy and crazy delicious that I might just never go out for burgers again. And as always, I’ve got plenty of ingredient options for you below. 👇
“Best turkey burger I’ve made yet, really terrific texture and it browned up so well. Served with BLT salad, really excellent.”
Patrick
Flavor-Packed Ranch Turkey Burgers
ALL of the flavor in these turkey burgers comes from the ranch seasoning mix. I used my own homemade ranch seasoning, but you can make this quick and easy using a store-bought packet if you’d prefer. Mix the seasoning into the ground turkey, shape your patties, and you’re ready to cook. The flavor cooks right into the meat and tastes INCREDIBLE. 🤤
Bacon Ranch Turkey Burgers
Cost $10.12 recipe / $2.53 serving
Ingredients
- 8 slices bacon ($3.06)
- 1 lb. ground turkey ($3.78*)
- 3 Tbsp ranch seasoning ($0.53**)
- 1 Tbsp cooking oil ($0.04)
- 4 slices cheese (optional, $0.43)
- 4 hamburger buns ($0.76)
- 1 tomato ($0.72)
- 4 leaves lettuce ($0.55)
- 4 Tbsp mayonnaise ($0.25)
Instructions
- Add the ground turkey to a bowl along with the ranch seasoning mix. Using your hands, mix the ranch seasoning into the ground turkey.
- Divide the ground turkey into four equal amounts, then shape into burger patties. The meat will contract quite a bit as it cooks, so make the patties quite wide and flat (about 4.5 inches in diameter).
- Add a little cooking oil to a skillet and heat over medium. Once the skillet is hot, add the burger patties and cook for 3-5 minutes on each side or until the burgers are browned and cooked through.
- If using cheese, add a slice of cheese to each burger, place a lid on the skillet and allow the heat to melt the cheese.
- While the burgers are cooking, slice the tomato. Build the burgers using the buns, tomatoes, lettuce, cooked bacon, and mayonnaise. Enjoy!
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Equipment
- Mixing bowl
- Skillet
Notes
Nutrition
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Prep the bacon: Cook 8 strips of bacon until brown and crispy using either the instructions on the package or your favorite method. I like to cook my bacon in the oven. Here is my tutorial on how to cook bacon in the oven.
Make the patties: Add one pound ground turkey to a bowl with 3 Tbsp (one packet) ranch seasoning or homemade ranch seasoning mix. Mix the seasoning into the meat until evenly combined.
Divide the meat into four equal portions and then shape them into patties. The meat will contract quite a bit as it cooks, so make them much wider and flatter than you want the final burger to be. My patties were about 4.5 inches wide when raw. Ground turkey can be quite soft and wet compared to ground beef, but don’t let that worry you.
Cook the patties: Add some cooking oil to a skillet and heat over medium. Once hot, add your burgers (you can do two batches if they’re too big to all fit) and cook for 3-5 minutes on each side or until well browned and cooked through. If using cheese, add a slice of cheese on top, place a lid on the skillet, and allow the heat to melt the cheese.
Serve: Assemble your cooked turkey burgers with buns, lettuce, tomato, bacon, and mayo. Then DIG IN! 😊
Other Burger Topping Ideas
I topped my burgers with cheese, bacon, lettuce, tomato, and mayonnaise, so it was kind of like a BLT on steroids. But you can change up the toppings if you’re not a fan of what I used. Here are some other topping ideas that would work well with these ranch burgers:
- Avocado or guacamole
- Red onion
- Ranch dressing
- French fried onions
- Buffalo sauce
- Alfalfa sprouts
- Comeback sauce
- Pickle slices
- Caramelized onions
What to Serve with Ranch Burgers
I served my ranch burgers with some garlic Parmesan oven fries, but there are so many delicious sides that would go great with these burgers. A little potato salad would be awesome, as would some creamy coleslaw (both are classic burger sides IMO). But for something different, I’d go for a dill pickle pasta salad, which is tangy and packed with pickles, or a chilled tomato cracker salad.
Storage & Reheating
This is one recipe I don’t usually meal prep because I don’t love the taste of reheated burgers. However, if this doesn’t bother you, you can definitely batch a few patties and reheat them throughout the week! They’ll be good for up to 3-4 days stored in an airtight container in the fridge. They’ll also freeze well for up to 3 months. Let them thaw in the fridge before reheating in the microwave or in a skillet.
Best turkey burger I’ve made yet, really terrific texture and it browned up so well. Served with BLT salad, really excellent
I used ground chicken (just because I already had it in my fridge) and topped it with pepper jack cheese. Juicy and delicious! Mine did not fall apart and I didn’t add anything to the meat besides the ranch seasoning. After I formed the patties (which are kind of sticky – very different from a beef burger), they went straight into the preheated grill pan. It was a big hit!
Yum! Also, if your neighbors are excited to give away all their late summer zucchini, you can grate some in for extra moisture and nutrients!
Followed directions exactly, made homemade ranch, cooked bacon in the oven. Used 1.25 lbs of meat since that’s how it’s sold. Used 85/15 turkey. Held together fine, skillet heat was medium and they turned out nicely browned on the outside when cooked to 160 in the middle. Used olive oil. We skipped the cheese. Hubby said they were better than beef burgers. I’d agree!
This was delicious and mine stuck together fine. The turkey was ground really fine, I also shaped them and stuck them in the fridge for a few hours? Also, I started them on the stovetop, but they were getting pretty brown on the outside, but still raw in the middle, so I stuck them in a preheated 400 degree oven for about 10 minutes and that was perfect!
So good!
I love, love, love this recipe!! Actually all of Beth’s recipe that I’ve tried are delicious, but this one is a hit.
Unfortunately I couldn’t get buttermilk powder in any of our Australian supermarkets so had to get liquid buttermilk but still worked pretty well. I’m going to buy a buttermilk powder online so can have the ranch seasoning ready for anything. The turkey mince works beautifully for these burgers are it clings together really well, much nicer than beef .
I’m curious if this could be used as meal prep for the week? Like should I mix the seasoning with the meat and portion out what I need each day? Or should I cook all the burgers same day but then reheat throughout the week?
Hmm, reheated burgers aren’t the best, IMHO, so I’d probably just mix up the meat and cook one each day.
So the ground meat will last several days? Preseasoned?
You could freeze the burger patties, but the FDA suggests only about two days for ground meat in the fridge.
Completely fell apart. If you make this add an egg to the ground turkey with the ranch. This will help bind the burger.
I used Hidden Valley Ranch seasoning. They turned out delicious!
Lol the photo looks like a version of Twilight I’d much rather watch than the original 😂
So simple and yet so very good. I used the bacon grease in place of the cooking oil. My burgers did not fall apart. I used a store ground turkey with about 15% of fat, which may have contributed to my patties sticking together.
Best burgers I’ve ever made. Only downside was that mine also fell apart like another commenters. Any tips to fix that?
Hmm, I’m not sure as I didn’t encounter that issue so I’m not sure what might be causing it. I wonder if it has to do with the grind of the meat. Sometimes ground meat is very fine, while other times it’s more chunky. I can see how a chunky meat might not hold together as well.
Would these work on an outdoor grill?
The turkey is a lot more soft than beef, so you may need to use some sort of flat surface on the grill grates.
I made a batch of these (just the ranch-seasoned turkey patties) to have on salads throughout the week and they were delish!
DELICIOUS! But I have to take away one star because my turkey burgers completely fell apart. The melted slice of provolone was the only thing that kept it together enough to get it out the pan.