How to use frozen patties in recipes asking for ground beef like chili, meat sauce, and meatballs?

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I have 40 pounds of decent quality beef patties (75/25) which came from the store as patties and I want to use it for something other than merely burgers.

How can I take a frozen beef patty and turn it into meatballs, meat sauce for pasta, chili, or other recipes which call for ground beef?



Best Answer

If the patties are just ground beef, then use them the same way you'd use any other ground beef; pull it apart with your hands or break it up with a spoon or spatula in the pot.

It may be that your burgers include other ingredients for flavour, in which case those other ingredients will also be in whatever you make, but they shouldn't significantly affect the cooking.

Some burger patties could include things like egg or breadcrumbs for binding and to bulk up the mixture, but it doesn't sound like that's the case from your description. If that is the case, then they will still work fine for things like meatballs but might make something like chilli have an odd texture.




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Can you use frozen hamburger patties as ground beef?

If the patties are just ground beef, then use them the same way you'd use any other ground beef; pull it apart with your hands or break it up with a spoon or spatula in the pot.

How do you use a frozen hamburger patty?

You might be surprised to know it's pretty easy to cook burgers from frozen, and you aren't losing a lot of the flavor either. We'll go into more details and tips about cooking frozen burgers, but you'll want to rotate the burgers every 3-4 minutes, and flip 2-3 times, for a total cooking time of 20-22 minutes.

How do you spice up frozen hamburger patties?

  • Bring your patties to room temperature before cooking so that the meat cooks evenly, and you don't dry out the beef. ...
  • Season your beef liberally with kosher salt and black pepper. ...
  • Add cheese to give your frozen burgers more flavor and extra fat for moisture. ...
  • Use a meat thermometer to get the right temperature.


  • What else can I do with hamburger patties?

    Use these genius hacks and delicious recipes to put extra burger patties to good use any time you have them on hand!
  • Cheeseburger Pasta. ...
  • Shepherd's Pie. ...
  • Meaty Grilled Cheese (aka Patty Melt) ...
  • "Meatball" Sandwiches. ...
  • Hamburger Steak With Gravy. ...
  • Stuffed Peppers. ...
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  • Mexican Meat.




  • How I Cook and Freeze Ground Meat




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