Copycat Burger King Rodeo Burger
This copycat Burger King Rodeo Burger is an easy way to recreate the big flavors of the fast food favorite at home. Sweet, smoky, and savory with crispy onion rings and tangy barbecue sauce, it’s a quick dinner that satisfies any fast food craving.
What’s your favorite fast food burger?
If you love Burger King, then this copycat Burger King Rodeo Burger is for you.
It tastes exactly like the BK classic with perfectly seasoned ground beef burgers topped with cheese, onion rings, and barbecue sauce all on a sesame seed bun.
If your family loves hitting the Burger King drive thru then this is gonna be your new favorite.
They’ll love it and they are so easy to customize to suit everyone’s tastes.
Better yet?
It can be on your table in under half an hour making it perfect for busy nights.
Ingredients
To make these you’ll need:
- Ground beef– A pound of 80/20 ground beef. Fattier beef will shrink too much and leaner beef won’t be as juicy.
- Seasonings– Salt, black pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder
- Liquid smoke– For that flame grilled flavor. Use hickory or mesquite.
- Cheese– Sliced American cheese
- Buns– Sesame seed burger buns. Toast them.
- Onion rings– Frozen onion rings cooked according to the package instructions.
- Barbecue sauce– Your favorite brand.
- Pickles– Optional for serving.
How to Make
These copycat Rodeo Burgers are easy to make!
Just mix together the ground beef with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and liquid smoke in a large bowl.
Form into 4 equal patties, slightly larger than the buns.
Once you have made the patties, heat a skillet or grill pan over medium-high heat.
When the pan is nice and hot, cook the patties for 4–5 minutes per side or they are until browned on both sides and cooked through.
During the last minute of cooking, top each burger with a slice of cheese and cover the pan with a lid so the cheese melts.
Take the burgers off the heat and transfer them to a waiting plate.
Then toast the hamburger buns in the same skillet or put them under the broiler with the insides of the bun facing up for 1–2 minutes until golden and lightly crisp.
Build the burgers by spreading barbecue sauce on the bottom bun, topping the sauced bottom bun with the cheesy burger patty, and followed by 2–3 crispy onion rings.
Drizzle with more barbecue sauce and finish with the top bun.
Serve warm with fries or onion rings.
Enjoy!
Storing Leftovers
Store leftover burgers with each component stored separately.
Let the burgers cool completely and put them in an airtight container.
Refrigerate them for up to 4 days.
Reheat the burgers on a skillet or in the oven.
Store any leftover onion rings in a separate container in the fridge and reheat them in the oven.
When you serve them again, toast up fresh buns.
Freezing Instructions
To freeze these burgers, just make and cook the patties.
Do not top them wiht cheese or other toppings.
Let the patties cool to room temperature and transfer them to a a freezer safe airtight bag or container.
Freeze them for up to 2 months.
Let them thaw over night in the fridge before reheating.
Tips and Tricks
- Don’t skip the liquid smoke! This is how you get the flame grilled flavor Burger King is known for!
- A cast iron skillet will give you the best sear.
- Air fry or bake the onion rings while the burgers cook for perfect timing.
- Feel free to customize these to you liking with cheddar or pepper Jack cheese instead of American, ground chicken or turkey instead of beef, and your choice of barbecue sauce flavors.
- Make a Double Rodeo Burger by stacking two patties on one bun or turn it into a Rodeo Bacon Burger with 2 strips of bacon on top of each burger.
Other Copycat Burger King Recipes
This copycat Burger King Rodeo Burger recipe is perfect for fans of the flame kissed fast food favorite.
Make it and enjoy!
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Burger King’s Rodeo Burger (Copycat Recipe)
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef 80/20
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1/2 tsp liquid smoke use hickory or mesquite
- 4 slices American cheese
- 4 hamburger buns toasted
- 8-10 frozen onion rings cooked until crispy
- 1/2 cup barbecue sauce your favorite brand
- sliced pickles for serving (optional)
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, gently mix ground beef with salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, and liquid smoke. Form into 4 equal patties, slightly larger than the buns.1 pound ground beef, 1 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp black pepper, 1/2 tsp garlic powder, 1/2 tsp onion powder, 1/2 tsp liquid smoke
- Heat a skillet or grill pan over medium-high heat. Cook the patties for 4–5 minutes per side, until browned and cooked through. During the last minute of cooking, top each with a slice of cheese and cover to melt.4 slices American cheese
- Toast hamburger buns in the skillet or under the broiler for 1–2 minutes until golden and lightly crisp.4 hamburger buns
- Spread barbecue sauce on the bottom bun, add the cheesy burger patty, and top with 2–3 crispy onion rings. Drizzle with more barbecue sauce and finish with the top bun.1/2 cup barbecue sauce, 8-10 frozen onion rings
- Serve warm with fries, tater tots, or coleslaw for a true diner-style meal.
Notes
- Don't skip the liquid smoke! This is how you get the flame grilled flavor Burger King is known for!
- A cast iron skillet will give you the best sear.
- Air fry or bake the onion rings while the burgers cook for perfect timing.
- Feel free to customize these to you liking with cheddar or pepper Jack cheese instead of American, ground chicken or turkey instead of beef, and your choice of barbecue sauce flavors.
- Make a Double Rodeo Burger by stacking two patties on one bun or turn it into a Rodeo Bacon Burger with 2 strips of bacon on top of each burger.
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