Hamburgers and Ketchup Gravy

Yummy!! There is nothing misleading about this recipe. It amazes me how people will give a negative review about how they think it is too ketchupy or too sweet. The title says Hamburgers and KETCHUP gravy and the discription says it thickens into a SWEET gravy. Gee, I mean what do you expect? I thought it was very good.

I have to rated this recipe a 5 because my family really enjoyed it. I would not rate this a very "special" meal...more of an "everyday" dish. I served it with pasta and a green salad and a week later my family requested that I make it again.This time I served it with mashed potatos and fresh green beans. This is a versatile dish and easy to make. Since my family liked it so much I think I will get several pounds of ground beef and make the patties up and store them in the freezer so they are available for a quick but easy meal. Thanks Jennifer this will make the summer meal planning a little easier.

This recipe was great! At first I didn't simmer it enough then after about 45 min. I stirred it and couldn't believe how thick and sweet it was. No way did this taste like ketchup after it has simmered! The meatballs were really flavorful too! Make sure you add enough onion chunks because that's what make this gravy so good. My husband added hot sauce on his plate because he likes everything hot. I didn't make it with noodles tho, I just made them as is and had some veggies and made some biscuits and it was wonderful! I will definatly make this again!

We really liked this recipe, but as some other reviewers experienced, there was a problem with the meatballs not holding together. To overcome this we cut the ketchup to 1/4 cup in the meat mixture, and added a beaten egg. If you are alergic to eggs.... add 1 tablespoon all purpose flour instead... and go back to the 1/2 cup ketchup. We also added garlic powder, which enhanced the flavor even more. YUMMMMMMM.

My family loved this recipe! I made the meat into meatballs, and had no problem with them trying to fall apart. They stayed together nicely. I made them pretty small so maybe that helped.. I didnt think that the gravy or the meatballs tasted like ketchup at all. The trick must be in adding a large onion and really simmering it. (Even though I didnt eat the chunks of onion.) We didnt think it tasted like sloppy joes or meatloaf at all either. Myself, my husband and my 3 year old really liked it. He said "yummy yummy mommy". Also we didnt serve them over noodles, just by themselves with side dishes of mashed potatoes and corn on the cob. We all agreed that it would probably be gross if it were to be served over noodles. Anyways, I think you should give it a try!

Made this tonight and loved it. Good food for a cold night. I read all of the reviews and the only thing I changed was that I added an egg to help the meat stick together. I made meatballs rather than patties and it was very good. This is a keeper. Thanks for sharing.

This was a quick & delicious meal...the burgers were so moist & tasteful. The whole family loved them over egg noodles. I will definitly add this to my weekly menu .

We call this Serbian Steak at our house(kind of a joke, we Serbs didn't have money for real steak) and make it with round steak and lots of onions. Takes a few hours of simmering in a slow oven. We serve with fried potatoes and rustic bread. Use organic ketchup to avoid high fructose corn syrup. You really don't need seasoning other than onions. Many people tend to forget that ketchup is quite a complex sauce, which you'll find if you ever make it at home.

PEEERRRRFECT!! Deffinetly a family meal. Maybe the plain presentation isn't all that, but you can ad your own variation at the end. This is something everybody will like.Yes,EVERYBODY!! I did it with Macaroni and I put a little cheese on top,and let it melt! D-Licious!! Who knew that so much ketchup can make a delicious meal! 5 STARS!!

this was delicious. i added a bit of beef boullion to the gravy. very easy

For taste 5 stars. For ease of cooking 3 1/2 stars and for family health 2 stars. 1463 mg of sodium is far too much for my families arteries to process. Good? YES, good for you NO. I'll pass on this one.

At first reading I was skeptical as I'm not overly fond of ketchup. I made this as written the first time and really enjoyed the flavour and simplicity. Last night I made it with a touch of garlic and 1/2 pkg of onion soup mix. For our tastes it was even better than the first time. Thanks for the recipe

Very Good Recipe. Easy to make and the whole family found it delicious. My two and five year olds loved the idea and taste of ketchup gravy. Great subsitute for your boring meatloaf recipe.

Very easy, quick and pretty tasty. My husband loved it! Like others, the patties did not stay together well but I thought it added to the charm. Nothing wrong with all those bit of burger in the delicious red gravy! I served with mashed potatoes to which I added sour cream and chives! Really good for such a simple and quick dish!

I loved it, husband and son thought it was OK. You have to love ketchup with this one. Reminds me of mini-meatloaves cooked in ketchup. Used ground venison and an egg to bind, along with fresh bread crumbs (all I had). Cut back on the ketchup in the meat as I added the egg. They were very tender, but did stay together. I did saute the onions until tender in the pan after browning the meat. I think they tasted better that way rather than cooked in the ketchup sauce.

Very Good comfort food. Recipe easily changed to suit different tastes. Added red pepper cause hubby likes foods on the spicier side and it turned out great. Thanks for the super easy (and thrifty) recipe!!

EFFORTLESS, EASY, SIMPLE, DELICIOUS are just some of the words that describe this meal!!! YUM YUM YUM! SOOOOO good, my husband was also raving about this meal as well. You have got to try it! Here are some things I did different: I made more of a "stuffed" meatball. I added onions and mushrooms inside the meat, like a meatloaf. I served this with MASHED POTATOES which went sooo great with the red sauce. I will def make this again and highly recommend it to others!

i was thinking at first, eww ketchup gravy...but this recipe is very good!!!might i add inexpensive too. I basically used all the ingredients that was called for but i excluded the steak sauce and added some worschestire sauce. This turned our great! Cooked some rice and green beans and I had an easy meal!!!

It's simple, sweet and delicious. Not alot of ingredients needed for this. Excellent recipe.

Mmmmmmm - yummy! Nice and tangy! The hamburger part tended to fall apart a bit - especially when removing from the pan at the end. But it's such a hearty delicious dinner, who cares? :)

I was looking for another way to make meatballs and the ingredients sounds good. But the TASTE was wayyyyyy too sweet and the meat balls did not stay together at all. I followed the directions exactly . I ended up trying to make a meat sauce out it but again the sauce was too sweet.

I didnt have the onion powder or steak seasoning, but deciced to try the meatball version of this recipie. I actually put in some canned pineapple chunks and it turned out pretty good! Very much like sweet and sour. I think it needs less ketchup in the hamburger though, the meatballs couldnt quite hold together.

Tastes good, but didn't work out the way I hoped. I did meatballs and they fell apart....then I let them simmer and it soaked up all of the water and I ended up burning them. Next time I will just use my common sense. =(

This is exactly what it is meant to be be. Wonderful comfort food. Nothing fancy but something the kids love. This is also very similar to our grandma's meatloaf recipe, so of course we loved it even more. We put the burgers & gravy on top of steamed white rice. Delicious!

Very good, my youngest said it was like meatloaf patties. I used dehydrated onions as that all I had but it was good. Served it over mashed potatoes and the leftivers over some rice. This recipe is very adaptable to your taste, could spice it up, add veggies and use turkey. Will make this again.

This is wonderful. I make the same recipe with round steak and I just cook it until it falls apart. I never thought of using burgers. I serve mine with mash potatoes and cream corn. Wonderful!

My family loves this! I made it one night when I wanted meatloaf but was short on time. This is fantastic, we now have it on a weekly basis, and I get cheers each time! The only thing that I changed was using crispy onions instead of bread crumbs and replacing the other onions with bacon. Oh, and I replaced the steak seasoning with a bullion cube just because I never have steak seasoning on hand.

I made some changes: 1/4 C ketchup, 1 C Italian bread crumbs, no steak sauce, 2 minced garlic cloves, 1 egg. Made as meatballs over noodles. We all loved it

This recipe was horrible! Tooooo sweet! My Husband hated it, the kids hated it. Sorry.

Hubby is a burger "freak". Once a week, while I'm working evenings the studio, he has to have his burger fix. I didn't think he'd enjoy this recipe, which is fine because I made it for myself and Tyler using ground turkey. Ground turkey begs for moisture, so this was perfect. Ty is starving when we get home from dance and she inhaled these burgers. Nice and moist Jennifer!

My husband and I weren't crazy about this. It tasted like sloppy joes, but sloppy joes are easier and have a better flavor. One tip I wanted to pass on for people trying this - to help avoid the "ketchup" taste some reviewers complained about, I deglazed the skillet with red wine, then sauteed the onion before putting in the ketchup for the sauce. I cooked the sauce for an hour and did not have any problems with an overly ketchup-y flavor.

Family enjoyed this very much. Very simple & easy weeknight meal.

I admit I had to change a few ingredients, because I didn't have the listed. For instance I used garlic powder instead of onion powder, I used A1 in stead of steak seasoning....I did add a couple eggs to the hamburger mixture....BUT! The ketchup gravy, simmering and all was absolutely fabulous! This will be made again and again in my home! The meat held together very well, and the taste is out of this world. Comfort food is absolutely right! Thanks Jennifer for sharing this awesome recipe with us all!

This recipe had such mixed reviews I wasn't sure what to expect, but our family enjoyed it. I don't think its "company" food, but for a simple, home cooked, hearty dish, it was good, and fit the budget too. I couldn't quite imagine it over noodles, and not even mashed potatoes really. I made home fries with some green peppers and onions and served the patties with these. I'll definitely be making again, this was just plain good "comfort" food. It will probably be a popular winter dish around our house.

I followed this recipe to the letter and was not very impressed with it. I made meatballs instead of patties and even used others suggestions such as adding an egg to keep them together. They completely fell apart. I wont use this recipe again.

I make this same type recipe using sirloin steak, S & P, ketchup & loads of onions. I just brown the cutlet size steak pieces in margarine or butter, add the onions, ketchup & some water and simmer it in the pan. Then I bake it in the oven for about 20 minutes & it's delicious! Ketchup gravy makes the difference.

Excellent the second day too!

I really did not enjoy this receipe - when it comes to simmering hamburger it simply does fall apart -- it won't withstand long simmering. I also did'nt like the flavor combinations.

This is a good recipe. Adding egg to the meat for a binder is a must! I did not do this and my husband and I agree that it is similar to Sloppy Joes only because it all falls apart... but it was still good over egg noddles.

No, I would not eat every day, but it was great. I spiced it up a little and added more onions. Other than that it was outstanding. I made it with ground turkey as well and other than being a little on the soft side it was great.

I enjoyed this dish. It was a good little week night recipe. Fairly quick and easy. The hamburgers were very moist and favorful. I served it with mashed potatoes.

This was okay...kinda like Salisbury Steak. Reminded me of those 1950s meals, simple but heavy. If you want to keep the meat bound together good, instead of bread crumbs use a slice of bread soaked in milk with the crust removed. Press the milk out and mix the bread into your meat. It also makes the burgers tender. A good tip for your meatballs, too.

Tasted pretty good over wide noodles, but the hamburgers completely fell apart and got mushy which was kind of unappetizing. Will make again but add egg to the meat mixture.

This recipe was GREAT! I think that if the patties fell apart during simmering then they were made wrong to begin with. They turned out PERFECT for me and my entire family loved this. I've made it several times now and this is more like a "the more you make it the better you'll get at it" recipe, each time it gets better and better. A real downhome kind of a meal.

if you enjoy the flavor of beef and tomatoes you'll enjoy this dish. i diced 1 baseball sized onion, 1 bell pepper and 2 toes of garlic to add to the burgers.

I make this recipe but use beef cubed steaks instead. I don't add anything to the cube steaks,just brown them add ketchup and onions to the skillet, put the lid on and simmer until the ketchup is the desired thickness and the onios are good. Serve this on a steak bun with chips and cottage cheese. Great lunch!

This is very good. It is quick and easy and yet if you have to keep it warm for a while longer it just gets better.

Nice base recipe. Made meatballs instead of patties - baked/broiled 400 degrees for 20 minutes instead of frying. Like the idea of simmering in ketchup sauce - tastes good. Next time i will add salt/pepper, minced garlic, beef bouillon, and green pepper/onion to the meat mixture

Okay, wow. My 2 year old daughter had thirds! I still can't believe how much she ate. I served this with rice and broccoli and it tasted terrific. I didn't have a problem with my meat patties falling apart but they were a little delicate so beware. I loved this but I do not like how much sodium is in this so I'm going to try to make again in a healthier fashion.

This is a fun recipe, glad to have tried it, but don't think I'll use it again. Kinda sweet and soury for our tastes, but it was fun to try. Thanks!

Well poo,my patties fell apart so I just crumbled them into the sauce.Hubby practically licked the pan clean.A good inexpensive meal,thanks.

The meal was simple and surprisingly delicious. I increased the ground beef to 2 lbs and seasoned as follows: 1 ½ tblsp. McCormick Smokehouse Maple Grillmate seasoning, 1 ½ tblsp. McCormick Hamburger Grillmate seasoning, 1 cup 4c Panko seasoned bread crumbs, 1 cup ketchcup, fresh ground black pepper to taste and fresh ground sea salt to taste.. I also formed the meat into meatballs, as I thought this would be easier for my kids to handle. 2 whole onions cut into chunks worked well (next time I’ll probably add 1 more since we just like onions!) I also used a total of 3 cups of ketchup for the gravy with about 1 ½ cup water. I seasoned the ketchup gravy with onion powder, garlic powder, fresh ground black pepper and oregano to taste. This was a fun meal to make. I will definitely be making again. Who would have thought ketchup could create such a good meal. Thanks for sharing.

This is a flavorfull, weeknight dish! The whole family loved it. I added 3 capfulls of vinegar, a tablespoon of mustard, and a few dasheses of worchestire and hot sauce to the gravy mix to cut through the sweetness.

I had a hard time believing this would be THAT good, despite the rave reviews, but it WAS! My husband loved it. I asked him if I should keep the recipe, and he said, "Definitely." Thanks for sharing this awesome family dish.

not bad,but i could only get half my family to eat it,it is worth a try, by the way next time i will use an egg to hold the meat togeather i fund it fell apart very easy.

awesome, even with Venison burger!

A little too sweet for me and the meatballs did not stick together very well.

This is similar to what my beloved, late mother-in-law used to make. She didn't write this one down, but I think the essence lives on with this recipe. Added a few finely (finely) minced shallots to the meat mixture and threw in 2 sage leaves, and a few rosemary leaves during the simmering phase. Will make again. Really very comforting. Somehow slightly over-salted this the first time -- something to keep an eye on. since i've added a pinch of ground sausage. Great flavor.

If you like this recipe, then try thin bone in pork chops, simmering the ketchup and onions while the chops tenderize. It'll make the same sauce to drizzle on top of butter & parsley potatoes.

Very good, family friendly meal. I jazzed it up with some baby bell peppers and a teaspoon of beef base added to the sauce. Next time will try adding garlic powder to the burgers and a bit less ketchup because they were a bit loose. Also used organic ketchup, which has more flavor than standard ketchup.

tasty but.... the burgers get toooo cold waiting 30-40 min for the sauce so when the sauce is ready put them back in thepan with the sauce for 1-2 min to heat thru

For such a simple recipe, this was surprisingly delicious. The trick is to simmer for a while. Like others, I added garlic powder to the meat mixture (which I made using 2/3 beef, 1/3 chicken) as well as one egg. I still had a problem with it falling apart, so next time I'd use two eggs. For the gravy, I used only 3/4 cup of ketchup and an equal amount of water. This was fabulous served over bulgur.

This was suprisingly good. I served this with mashed potatoes and "creamy lettuce salad" (also from allrecipes). Really simple to do, had everything on hand, and like my hubby said, "Who doesn't love ketchup?!!" Was more of a meatloaf texture, and did tend to fall apart when I tried removing them from the skillet, but it is a great comfort food, so presentation wasn't important here. Quite tasty and we all voted to make this one again. I did add a splash of worcestershire to this. Thanks for sharing your family recipe, this was a nice change from the usual.

Hubby loved it- It taste alot like meatloaf. The ketchup glaze is his favorite part on meatloaf, so he was in heaven. Thank you for the recipe.

I tried this based on the 4 star overall rating, I am not really sure what to say about it. If you like sweet meatloaf, then you will like. The mini loafs I made were very moist, almost too moist, a mushy consistency. I don't know how to improve, but will not be a keeper.

YUMMMMMY! My family loved it! We will make it again and agin!

I MADE THIS THE OTHER NIGHT. BOTH MY HUSBAND AND SON SAW THAT ONE OF THE MAIN INGREDIENTS WAS KETCHUP (WHICH THEY BOTH LIKE) AND THOUGHT IT WOULD NOT TURN OUT SO GREAT. THEY BOTH LOVED IT! AS A MATTER OF FACT MY SON HAD SECONDS. IT WAS VERY GOOD SERVED OVER EGG NOODLES. WILL DEFINITELY MAKE AGAIN. FITS IN WITH THE ECONOMIC CLIMATE AS WELL.

This is a really tasty recipe. The meatballs turn out super moist. I took the advice of other reviewers and added an egg and diminished the ketchup to make the meatballs still together. My only complaint is that there wasn't enough gravy! I think next time I might double the sauce to try to make up for this.

Pretty easy to make - but not really worth the effort. I made meatballs instead of patties and while they were tender and pretty good, the "gravy", no matter how long you simmer - tastes like ketchup. My 7 year old, who puts ketchup on everything, liked it, but I just felt like I was eating meatballs and noodles drowned in ketchup. If you LOVE ketchup then this is worth trying - otherwise, keep scrolling. I will not be making this again.

Very good easy to make. Was great on the grill

This was very good, but the kids did not like it. I added 1 T Liquid Smoke to the hambuger mix before cooking and 1 T Worchester sauce to the ketchup and water mix before simmering. Made it very rich, but delicious!

We really enjoyed this recipe. It is very easy to make. I followed the directions exactly as explained and served the meat patties with egg noodles. Yummy!!

I was kind of hesitant about this one but after it was finshed it was wonderful. My whole family and best friend really enjoyed it. And it's great to feed several people.

Ny husband has a sweet tooth and I have a freezer full of venison burger. So this recipe looked likely. DH moaned with delight. It was as if How-have-you-kept-this-away-from-me. The kicker is that he came home with a mixed bouquet from the florist. I found the results a tad tangy from the vinegar in the ketchup. I cooked maybe 55 minutes until all the onion looked soft and translucent. As the venison is so lean I left in the EEOV I browned the burgers in as I can always use the MUFA's, Monounsaturated Fatty Acids. The burger was real soft so I want to experiment with less breadcrumb and/or an egg addition.

I made this Friday, didn't have any ground hamburger so I just used the frozen patties I had on hand and seasoned with my regular buger mix seasoning. My son loved I enjoyed it also thanks for the recipe will make again.

This was pretty good and the grandkids loved it. We used lean ground beef and added fresh diced garlic along with about 1/2 tsp. of sugar. Served with fresh baked bread, salad and frozen corn on the cob. Thanks for the post.

These burgers were pretty good. It tasted like meatloaf to me, which is OK since I love meatloaf. We ate them on a plate with a fork. They were very moist.

Very good easy to make. Was great on the grill

I have made this several times and keep forgetting to rate the recipe! My family really enjoys this and it is quick and easy. The key to getting a gravy that is not too ketchupy is the scraping of the bits of ground beef stuck to the pan and onions! Even if you don't eat the onions i think it adds to the flavor !Then adding the ground beef patties to simmer adds even more flavor!!We eat it over egg noodles! Yummy!

I've made this twice now, and both times I added an egg, like others suggested, and my patties stayed together pretty well. The first time I made this, I stuck to the recipe, except for the egg, but found I didn't have much gravy at the end. The 2nd time, I added a cup of beef broth, and halved the ketchup, and it was plenty of gravy, and everyone loved it (even my picky 5 year old). Hubby likes it so much, he said he'll never go back to 'regular' meatloaf again.

The taste of the gravy is good but I think it would be better as a sauce for a meatlong. The meat patties were falling apart and I did not like that part. I did not adjust the recipe so you may not need so mouch ketchup in the meat (or none).

I personally thought this recipe was very tasty, the family wasn't big on the sweet sauce but that dislike has nothing to do with the quality of this recipe. I found it to be very remanicent of Costco's meatloaf they have for ready to bake meals, which I also enjoy but now I can make it at home myself! Thanks for the recipe!!!

My kids really love this recipe. I did have a problem with the meat staying together so next time I will try adding an egg. We serve it over steamed white rice instead of biscuits or noodles and all agree that's the best way!! It's super easy to make, too!

I thought is was real ketchup tasting gravy. I used Heinz ketchup and maybe that is to strong. It was good but real spicy. Will make it again, but will change the amount of ketchup. rate 2

Loved this recipe. I ran out of ketchup for the sauce so instead of 1/2 cup ketchup I did half of it ketchup and the other half bbq sauce. I used meatballs instead of patties and I poured it over rice.

My husband, the ketchup lover, enjoyed this dinner- I thought it was just "OK". I accidentally left the ketchup out of the meatballs, but it still turned out fine. I served it with mashed potatoes for a good, plain, comfort-food kind of meal. I'll probably be make this again.

Loved by my husband and two year old twin boys.

The burgers fell apart and basically turned to mush. It would have been better as a meatloaf. The sauce was very sweet and ketchupy. Most likely won't try again.

I made this last night and it was a big hit with my family! Can't wait to have the leftovers tonight!!

My family jumped right on this one. We served it over rice which I highly recommend. Although I did meatballs next time I will make patties. Patties are easier to brown crispy on the outside then the meatball. The mixture is a little fragile and meatballs require a little more handling in the frying pan.

If you like meatloaf this is for you. I hate meatloaf as does everyone else in the house apparently. It tasted like ketchup btw.

I had the same problem as others. My hamburgers got soggy in the sauce and began to fall apart. I followed the recipe exactly. Maybe if there had been an egg mixed in with the meat, it would have bound it together better. Don't know.

I made this tonight and followed the directions to a T. If you like ketchup you'll like this because that's the strong flavor. I can't honestly even give this a half star.

I liked it, hubby hated it.

These were good but a little too moist from so much ketchup in the mix. The ketchup taste is a bit overwhelming and makes the burgers taste more like sloppy joes. Like others, the burgers didn't want to hold together real well. I will probably just stick with hamburgers or sloppy joes in the future.

I didn't have a peice of meat or sauce in the pan. I loved it and so did my children and customers. I think this is how I am going to fix my meatloaf from now on. Plus, I added a little something extra to mines. Thanks.

Mine got soggy in the sauce. Im not sure what I did wrong since I pretty much went by the recipe. The taste was good, so I would like to try again and just make the meat mixture chunkier some how

Just Okay~~~I made small hamburg patties and served w/noodles but wasn't impressed.

I made this for my husband & I last week. My husband is a huge ketchup fan, so he just ate the gravy alone after all the patties were gone (I made a little extra gravy for this reason). I added 2 cloves of minced garlic, slices of green bel pepper, 2 beef boullion cubes to the gravy & a beaten egg to the meat mixture. The flavor of the meat was really good & they were extremely moist. I guess I need to add more bread crumbs or take the suggestion of another reviewer and soak the bread in milk before mixing with the meat. My patties were a little "loose". I handled them gingerly so they wouldn't fall apart, but some pieces did manage to fall off the patties. I served them with homemade mashed red potatoes & broccoli. My husband was in love. I will definitley make it again. Thanks for an quick & easy weeknight recipe.