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Instant Pot Hamburgers

Super easy and healthy Instant Pot hamburgers that require very minimal effort as they cook in your pressure cooker. This is the perfect dinner on days when you have no time or too lazy to cook.
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By: Diana Last updated on November 14, 2020

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Super easy and healthy Instant Pot burgers that require very minimal effort as they cook in your pressure cooker. This is the perfect dinner on days when you have no time or too lazy to cook.

Instant Pot Burgers


Do you own an Air Fryer? Make sure to check out my Air Fryer hamburgers recipe!

You might or not might be familiar with steamed burgers, it’s a great way to cook juicy and tender burgers with minimal effort. The burgers turn out so delicious that you’ll keep making this recipe over and over again.

I think you might also enjoy my Ground Chicken Burgers. They’re made from scratch and super tasty! And if you’re ready to cook outside, learn how to make the perfect grilled burger.

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Easy Instant Pot Recipe

I only very recently discovered how to make burgers in the Instant Pot, and I feel like I’ve been missing out for so long! Cooking the burgers in the IP means that I don’t need to stand by the grill or stove to watch the burgers or flip them, and it’s a quick dinner that can be cooked for the whole family.

This method of cooking melts the fats in the meat away, the fat drips in the water and then the water is drained of course. The burgers are healthier when they’re cooked this way.

The Ingredients

To make hamburgers, here’s what you’ll need:

  • Beef patties, or ground beef (I like to add a finely diced onion to the ground beef and shape my patties).
  • Water – for the Instant Pot to come to pressure.
  • Parchment paper or foil – to wrap the patties.
  • Toppings and burger buns!
Ingredients needed to make hamburgers

How to Make Instant Pot Hamburgers

You can either use pre-made patties or make your own using minced meat. I normally make my own as I find it much healthier using high-quality meat, and season the patties the way I like.

I like to add a diced onion to the meat, what are your favorite burger recipes?

Start by preparing the burger patties, and individually wrap each one of them in foil or parchment paper. I usually use 2 smaller pieces of foil to wrap the meat as the wrapping will be loose and will help the fat drip in the water.

If you like cheese and making your own patties, you can slide a thick slice of cheese in the middle of the patty. Those turn out so amazing!

Place the patties wrapped in foil on the trivet, add ½ cup of water to the bottom of the pot.

Set the valve on sealing position, then click on manual – high pressure and cook for 10 minutes.

When the Instant Pot beeps and is done with cooking, do a quick release. Carefully open the lid, and take out the burger patties. If you wish to brown the meat, you can do so in the air fryer or just brown them under the broiler for 2-3 minutes.

Assemble the burgers with your favorite toppings and serve!

This is the Instant Pot that I use and love! It’s a 6 quart IP, and I usually use it to cook 4 patties together, but you stack more and cook them together. If you’re using the 8-quart then you’ll need to increase the amount of water to 1 cup.

How to Check the Doneness of the Meat

Cooking the patties for 10 minutes will result in a well-done burger. For rare burgers, decrease the cooking time to 7 minutes, and 9 minutes for medium-well.

If using frozen patties, do 12 minutes.

Can I Use Parchment Paper Instead of Foil?

You sure can! But once they’re cooked carefully open the parchment packs as there will be lots of juices and steam, and you don’t want to burn your hands.

More Great Instant Pot Recipes

  • Instant Pot corn on the cob (these go so well with the burgers!)
  • Instant Pot potato salad
  • Instant Pot steak fajitas
  • Instant Pot chicken fajitas
  • Instant Pot buttered potatoes

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Instant Pot Hamburgers
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Instant Pot Hamburgers Recipe

Prep Time: 5 minutes mins
Cook Time: 10 minutes mins
Total Time: 15 minutes mins
Author: Diana
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Super easy and healthy Instant Pot hamburgers that require very minimal effort as they cook in your pressure cooker. This is the perfect dinner on days when you have no time or too lazy to cook.
4 hamburgers
Super easy and healthy Instant Pot hamburgers that require very minimal effort as they cook in your pressure cooker. This is the perfect dinner on days when you have no time or too lazy to cook.

Ingredients 

  • 4 4oz ground beef burger patties
  • ½ cup water (goes to the bottom of the pot to create steam)
  • foil or parchment paper

Instructions 

  • Start by preparing the burger patties, and individually wrap each one of them in foil or parchament paper. If you like cheese and making your own patties, you can slide a thick slice of cheese in the middle of the patty.
  • Place the patties wrapped in foil or parchment paper on the trivet in the IP, add ½ cup of water to the bottom of the pot. Cover with the lid.
  • Set the valve on sealing position, then click on manual – high pressure and cook for 10 minutes.
  • When the Instant Pot beeps and is done with cooking, do a quick release. Carefully open the lid away from your face, and take out the burger patties. If the want to brown the meat, just cook under the broiler for 2-3 minutes. Assemble the burgers with your favorite toppings and serve!

Notes:

Each burger patty in this recipe is around 4oz, if you make larger ones like 5 or 6 oz then increase the cooking time by a minute or 2.

Weight Watchers Points:

There are 4 SmartPoints per IP burger patty on the WW freestyle plan.

Nutrition Information

Calories: 288kcal, Protein: 19g, Fat: 23g, Saturated Fat: 9g, Cholesterol: 81mg, Sodium: 78mg, Potassium: 306mg, Calcium: 20mg, Iron: 2mg

This website provides approximate nutrition information for convenience and as a courtesy only. Nutrition data is gathered primarily from the USDA Food Composition Database, whenever available, or otherwise other online calculators.

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  1. Nina says

    Posted on 7/7/19 at 22:38

    Can I use frozen burgers? And if yes, how long should O cook them for?

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  2. Damon says

    Posted on 7/2/19 at 13:25

    5 stars
    Made these last night. I used sliced cheese and it leaked out if 2 of them. I also used deer meat and they turned out very delicious and moist! I’ll definitely be using this recipe again! Thanks and keep them coming!!

    Reply
    • Darian says

      Posted on 7/10/19 at 21:49

      How long did you do deer meat!? I love deer burgers and would like to try them this way…

      Reply
  3. don says

    Posted on 6/20/19 at 03:02

    How long would you cook for a 8 to 10 oz burger

    Reply
    • Diana says

      Posted on 6/20/19 at 03:16

      About 15 minutes on high pressure. Enjoy!

      Reply
  4. Becky says

    Posted on 5/23/19 at 02:26

    You said the hamburgers are healthier because the fat drips into the water, but you wrapped the burgers in foil. How does the fat drip away? Are there holes in the bottom of the foil? Thanks.

    Reply
    • Diana says

      Posted on 5/31/19 at 22:13

      Just wrap the burgers in foil the same way as in the pictures, so the openings are facing the bottom. They’re not very tightly wrapped, and when the cooking is finished you will see that the fat has dripped into the water.

      Reply
    • Tommy says

      Posted on 9/12/19 at 20:58

      How does the Fat drop into the water if they’re sealed

      Reply
  5. Nancy Hensley says

    Posted on 5/14/19 at 15:45

    Do they brown like in the picture??

    Reply
    • Diana says

      Posted on 5/31/19 at 22:14

      The burgers in the pictures are browned under the broiler for 2-3 minutes.

      Reply
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