buffalo burgersalso known as Bison burgersthey are a flavorful and lean alternative to traditional beef burgers. While bison meat is naturally lean, this recipe includes tips for making it deliciously juicy. Serve these tasty burgers with a side of cabbage salad with oil and vinegar or this potato salad with dill.
Made from ground bison, these burgers are prized for their rich, slightly sweet taste and nutritional benefits. Bison meat is tender and less fatty, which can give burgers a firmer texture if not prepared correctly.
Buffalo Burgers are a versatile, health-conscious choice that delivers great taste without compromising on nutrition!
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😍 Why you’ll love this recipe
- Bison burgers are tasty and easy to make!
- You can make these bison meatballs ahead of time and freeze them until you’re ready to enjoy them.
- Bison meat is significantly leaner than beef, with less saturated fat.
🔖 Ingredients and substitutions
- Bison meat: Bison meat is very lean, so lean, in fact, coffee is usually added to the ground meat as a binding agent. I always add olive oil to my bison burgers. bacon grease, rendered pork fator beef tallow can also be replaced.
- Egg: An egg to bind the mixture.
- Bread: I didn’t have breadcrumbs on hand and I remembered that my mother used to add a slice of bread to it. beef kofta kebabS mixture. It’s a great substitute!
- Seasoning: Montreal seasoning, salt, black pepper and ground red pepper flakes (optional).
*A full list of ingredients can be found at the bottom of this post.
🍔 How to make buffalo burgers
Step 1: Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl using your hands. Make sure the ingredients are well combined
Step 2: Divide meat into nine 4-ounce patties. Form the meat into patties using your hands or a hamburger press. Place wax paper between patties and freeze until ready to eat.
Step 3: Cook buffalo burgers for about five minutes on each side (either in a pan or on the grill).
Pro Advice: Do not press down on the burgers while they are cooking, this releases all the juices resulting in a dry burger.
Step 4: Top with your favorite hamburger toppings and serve.
🤷🏻♀️ Recipe FAQ
Bison is low in fat and high in protein. The fact that it tastes so good is definitely an added bonus. There are many ways to make this bison burger recipe even healthier.
One way to make the recipe even more nutritious is to replace the bacon fat with olive oil. You can also grill the burgers instead of frying them. Another idea is to replace the cheese with low-fat cheese or skip it altogether.
As I mentioned earlier in the post, bison meat is very lean. While we try to rectify this by adding oil or great, an egg and bread, we still have to figure out how to keep the bison burgers from drying out while they cook.
The following list will give you some ideas of what goes well on bison burgers.
Sauces and spreads:
ketchup
mustard
MAFI
Thousand Island dressing
barbecue sauce
chipotle mayo
Vegetables:
lettuce
red
red onion
spinach
Arugula
freshly sliced jalapenos
Grilled vegetables:
grilled sweet onions
grilled mushrooms
Other:
cheese
bacon
fried egg
👩🏼🍳 Professional advice
- Instead of plain bacon, you can use turkey bacon.
- To cut calories even more, leave out the mayo and replace it with mustard.
- My favorite way to cut calories and carbs is to use Thomas’ Lite English Muffins instead of hamburger buns. They’re not as “bready” as hamburger buns and have fewer calories/carbs, but you still end up having bread, yay!
- If you’re really watching your carbs, serve the burger wrapped in lettuce. Soft leaves are the perfect shape and size for burgers.
- Do not press down on the burgers while they are cooking, this releases all the juices resulting in a dry burger.
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📖 Recipe
Buffalo Burgers
These buffalo burgers have great flavor and are so easy to make!
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Portions: 9 Burger
Calories: 251kcal
Instructions
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Mix all the ingredients together in a large bowl using your hands. Make sure the ingredients are well combined
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Divide the meat in half, then into quarters, and finally into nine equal portions. You should have enough for nine 4oz meatballs.
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Form the meat into patties using your hands or a hamburger press. Place wax paper between patties and freeze until ready to eat.
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Cook for about five minutes on each side (either in a pan or on the grill).
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Top with your favorite hamburger toppings and serve.
Notes
- To reduce calories, you can replace the bacon with turkey bacon.
- To cut calories even more, leave out the mayo and replace it with mustard.
- My favorite way to cut calories and carbs is to use Thomas’ Lite English Muffins instead of hamburger buns. They’re not as “bready” as hamburger buns and have fewer calories/carbs, but you still end up having bread, yay!
- If you’re really watching your carbs, serve the burger wrapped in lettuce. Soft leaves are the perfect shape and size for burgers.
- Do not press down on the burgers while they are cooking, this releases all the juices resulting in a dry burger.
Nutrition
Service: 1patty | Calories: 251kcal | Carbohydrates: 2Mr | Protein: 20Mr | Fat: 18Mr | Saturated fats: 8Mr | Cholesterol: 92mg | Sodium: 383mg | Fiber: 1Mr | Sugar: 0Mr
