Vintage Barbecue Burgers

These Vintage Barbecue Burgers are full of flavor and are a snap to pull together when you are looking for an easy sandwich option.

They are also a good choice when the weather is not conducive to grilling out. And sometimes a burger cooked on the stove top (in some butter) just sounds delicious.

Barbecue Burger Ingredients

Barbara found this recipe in a vintage cookbook from the 1970s (not sure I like her thinking that a cookbook from the decade I was born as “vintage”) – A Campbell Cookbook, Cooking with Soup. So it is no surprise that this recipe features…wait for it…a can of condensed tomato soup. She used large patties and simmered them for about 20 minutes.

These bbq burgers are a great alternative to the same old hamburger. No need to get out the ketchup or the relish (or pickles) because those flavors are already in the sauce. These were so yummy so Barbara has added them to her regular recipe rotation. Try them with this Sweet and Sour Coleslaw.

• Condensed tomato soup
• Sweet pickle relish
• Chopped onion
• Brown sugar
• Vinegar
•  Worcestershire sauce
• Beef patties, if frozen, thaw first – Pre-pattied beef burgers are a great option for this meal.
• Butter

How to Make Vintage Barbecue Burgers

1. Mix tomato soup, relish, onion, brown sugar, vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce.
2. Heat butter in skillet; brown patties.
3. Add barbecue sauce to skillet on top of the burgers.
4. Simmer burgers in the sauce until patties are done to your desired level of pink on inside.

Favorite Side Dishes with Burgers

We love serving old-fashioned side dishes with our barbecue burgers. Don’t overthink when it comes to what to serve with hamburgers. Instead think of what you can prepare quickly or even ahead of time and pull out when the burgers are ready.

Here are some of our favorite, easy side dish recipes that got perfectly with bbq burgers.

• Sweet and Sour Coleslaw
• Buttermilk Macaroni and Cheese
• Macaroni Salad
• Sweet Potato Salad
• Cream Cheese Grape Salad
• Asparagus Casserole

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Vintage Barbecue Burgers

These Vintage Barbecue Burgers are full of flavor and a snap to pull together when you are looking for an easy sandwich option.

Prep Time5 minutes mins

Cook Time15 minutes mins

Total Time20 minutes mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: vintage barbecue burgers

Servings: 4

Calories: 344kcal

Author: Barbara

Ingredients

• 10.5 oz. condensed tomato soup
• 1/4 cup sweet pickle relish
• 1/4 cup chopped onion
• 1 Tablespoon brown sugar
• 1 Tablespoon vinegar
• 1 Tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
• 4 large beef patties or 6 small patties if frozen, thaw first
• 1 Tablespoon butter

Instructions

• Mix tomato soup, relish, onion, brown sugar, vinegar, and Worcestershire sauce.
• Heat butter in skillet; brown patties.
• Add barbecue sauce to skillet on top of the burgers.
• Simmer burgers in the sauce until patties are done to your desired level of pink on inside.

Notes

The nutritional information is auto-calculated and can vary depending on the products used.

Nutrition

Calories: 344kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 67mg | Sodium: 567mg | Potassium: 780mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 569IU | Vitamin C: 11mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 3mg