When you cook burgers in the air fryer, you get the best, juiciest, and most flavorful patties with very little effort. Fresh ground beef mixed with garlic and basil makes these easy air fryer burgers taste like restaurant quality and done in less than 20 minutes!
You'll love these air fryer beef patties!
- Best flavor: Fresh garlic and dried basil give the beef a savory, authentic taste.
- Quick & easy: Cooks in just 12 minutes to make perfectly cooked through burger patties with no red inside.
- Versatile: Works with ground beef, turkey, or ground chicken.
- We use a simple seasoning blend that makes juicy tender burgers, no bread crumbs needed!
- Diet-friendly: Naturally gluten-free, keto, low carb, and sugar free.
Burgers are always a weekly a staple in our home, we love adding variety by cooking fresh beef patties like these, air frying frozen burgers, making turkey burgers, or even salmon burgers.
Cooking burger meat for the week is great for meal prep too! We often cook burgers to slice and dice as a healthy protein all week long.
Ingredient Notes
- ground beef: you can even make these ground turkey or ground chicken burgers if preferred. 80/20 makes a great juicy burger, 93/7 also works well for a leaner burger.
- Garlic cloves: Fresh minced garlic adds flavor.
- Seasonings: Sea salt, black pepper, and dried basil.
- Olive oil: Helps keep patties moist.
- Optional: Cheese, buns or lettuce wraps, and toppings like tomato, onion, avocado, bacon, or pickles.
How to air fry burgers to medium
Prep the patties: In a medium bowl, combine ground beef, olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper, and basil. Divide into 4 equal balls and flatten into patties.
Preheat the air fryer: Set to 360°F and allow to heat for 5 minutes. This ensures burgers start cooking immediately.
Air fry: Cook patties for 12 minutes, flipping after 8 minutes, until your desired doneness. For best medium burgers, aim for an internal temperature of 160-165°F.
Add cheese: Place a slice of cheese on each patty after flipping, so it melts perfectly.
Serve: Load up on your favorite toppings and enjoy hot.
Jen's tips
- Preheating your air fryer ensures even cooking and a good sear.
- Depending on the size of your basket, you can cook 2-4 patties at a time.
- Store-bought patties are usually thinner and may cook 1-2 minutes faster. Use a thermometer to check doneness.
Common Questions
Your air fried hamburger patties will go with just about any side you can think of. Pair them with a quick side salad, opt for french fries or onion rings, or get creative with corn on the cob and kale chips.
You can toast your hamburger buns easily in the air fryer! Simply cook them in the air fryer at 400F for 1 minute.
Yes, you can! Preheat your unit to 370F for 5-minutes and then cook your frozen hamburger patties for 10 minutes, flipping halfway through. For step-by-step instructions, check out our air fryer frozen hamburger recipe.
Recipe
Air Fryer Beef Patties (Easy Burgers!)
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef 20/80
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- ¾ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon dried basil
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
Instructions
- Preheat the air fryer to 360 degrees F for 5 minutes.
- Combine the ground beef, olive oil, garlic, sea salt, pepper, and dried basil in a medium-size bowl.
- Divide the burger mix into 4 equal size balls and shape them into flattened patties.
- Depending on which size of air fryer you have, you'll be able to make 2 or up to 4 air fryer burgers at a time.
- Cook the burgers in the air fryer for a total of 12 minutes, flipping after 8 minutes, or until your desired degree of doneness.
- If you're making cheeseburgers, add the cheese after flipping the burgers.
- Serve the cheeseburgers or burgers hot with your favorite burger toppings like sauces, bacon, lettuce, tomatoes, onion, pickles, or avocado slices.
Notes
- If you bought grocery store fresh burger patties, follow the cooking temperature and time in the recipe. Since grocery store patties are often thinner than homemade, they could cook a minute or two faster.
- Use a cooking thermometer to check the internal temperature, and cook until they reach 165 degrees.
- A burger press can be used to evenly shape the patties, but it's not essential. You can also shape them with clean hands.
- The recipe makes four 4 oz burgers, you'll want to use small buns or add two burgers per larger bun. These are great served on lettuce leaves too for a high protein low carb meal.
Nutrition
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Paulette says
Really enjoyed this recipe quick and easy and was delicious
WholeLottaYum says
I'm glad you loved the air fryer burgers Paulette! Jen