Griddled Onion Cheeseburgers
with Special Sauce & Garlic Potato Wedges
- Milk
- Soy
- Wheat
Is there anything more satisfying than a cheeseburger? (Don’t worry, we checked, and the answer was a resounding “no!”) There is a difference, however, between a good cheeseburger and a great one. After you try a bite of ours, we know you’ll agree that this one falls in the GREAT category. Juicy beef patties are topped with melty cheddar, sweet griddled onion, ripe tomato slices, and finally, special sauce. We can’t give too much away, but what we can say is that the name is accurate. It’s creamy, tangy, savory, and well... pretty spesh! You’ll want to put it on everything, but it’s especially awesome on the side with these crispy potato wedges.
Ingredients
12 ounce
Potatoes
½ cup
Cheddar Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
1 unit
Onion
2 tablespoon
Sour Cream
5 teaspoon
White Wine Vinegar
1 unit
Ketchup
10 ounce
Ground Beef
1 unit
Tomato
2 unit
Potato Buns
(Contains: Soy, Wheat)
2 teaspoon
Dijon Mustard
1 teaspoon
Garlic Powder
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
1 tablespoon (tbsp)
Cooking Oil
2 teaspoon (tsp)
Sugar
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust rack to top position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce. • Cut potatoes into ½-inch-thick wedges. Halve, peel, and finely dice onion. Halve buns. Thinly slice tomato into rounds.
• Toss potatoes on a baking sheet with a drizzle of oil, ¾ tsp garlic powder (1½ tsp for 4 servings), salt, and pepper. (You’ll use the rest of the garlic powder in the next step.) • Roast on top rack until browned and crisp, 20-25 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine vinegar, 1 TBSP onion (2 TBSP for 4 servings), 1 tsp sugar (2 tsp for 4), and a pinch of salt. • In a separate small bowl, combine ketchup, sour cream, mustard, remaining garlic powder, and 1 tsp sugar (2 tsp for 4).
• Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add remaining onion; cook, stirring occasionally, until browned and softened, 5-7 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. • Transfer to a plate.
• While onion cooks, form beef* into two patties (four patties for 4 servings), each slightly wider than a burger bun. Season generously with salt and pepper. • Once onion is done, heat a drizzle of oil in same pan over medium-high heat. Add patties and cook to desired doneness, 3-5 minutes per side. • In the last 1-2 minutes of cooking, top each patty with cheddar; cover pan to melt cheese.
• While cheese melts, toast buns until golden brown. • Stir pickled onion (draining first) into bowl with special sauce. • Fill toasted buns with patties, griddled onion, tomato, and special sauce. Divide burgers between plates; serve with potato wedges and any remaining sauce on the side for dipping.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the juicy, flavorful burger, especially praising the special sauce and griddled onions 🍔.
- Ease of prep: Quick and easy to make, though some found the multiple onion prep steps a bit labor-intensive.
- Suggestions: Consider adding lettuce for crunch; some preferred sliced cheese over shredded for less mess.
- Portions: Several mentioned the burger patties shrunk significantly when cooked; some wanted larger portions.
- Potato wedges: Many enjoyed the seasoned wedges, but some found them undercooked or wanted crispier results.
Reviews from our home cooks
This was so good! The special sauce was delicious, and the garlic potatoes were great. I did make one change, I thought it made more sense to add the onions to the top of the burger, and then top it with cheese to keep the onions in place. So great.
Needed more potato wedges, the serving was too small. The secret sauce on the burger was just meh - would definitely like something zestier or tangier. The griddled onions were a fantastic addition!
Very good recipe. It's not in our top 5 from HelloFresh, but it is good nonetheless. The Special Sauce is fantastic, and really makes the whole meal. I would suggest maybe offering a side dish besides the potato wedges for burgers. I feel like we never get enough potatoes, and they're always so small that they never turn out like advertised. Also, they don't really crisp up the way french fries would.
This burger was delicious and the homemade garlic wedges added a perfect side. The secret sauce was better than any fast food I have ever eaten. and the grilled onions added extra flavor to this already perfect dish.
We liked this without the cheese. The potatoes wedges are easy and tasty. Your instructions with cooking times is spot-on and very helpful. Juicy burgers. I cooked down half of the onion and finished the burgers on them. Still had raw fresh onion to dress the burger. Nice!
OMG! The cheeseburger was so juicy!! The grilled onions and sauce made it extra delicious! Great combination! The potato wedges added that extra flavor needed to complete the whole meal!!!
The onions were great. I made half the special sauce without the pickled onion (for the kids) and half with the pickled onion. That sauce combo with the onion really elevates the burger - makes it taste like its from a restaurant.
Best burger ever!! Loved the sauce-will be using that recipe a lot. Yum!! Potato wedges were delish by themselves but "out of this world" with the sauce!!
Didn't love the sauce, would have preferred something more mayo based instead of ketchup based. beef was flavorful even without a ton of seasoning, loved the griddled onions, and the garlic powder on the potatoes was a great touch.
The Special Sauce was great and the onions made the burgers. I think adding some pickle chips or diced pickles in the sauce would have sent it over the top!!! But all in all great meal!!!
