Applebees Classic Patty Melt Copycat Recipes

APPLEBEE'S CLASSIC PATTY MELT (COPYCAT)

Steps:

• Season one side of the burger with salt, pepper and garlic. Place on grill or in broiler, seasoned side down. Season the other side and flip. Cook to prefered doneness.
• While burger is cooking, melt butter in fry pan on medium heat. Spread mayonnaise onto bread. Drop bread, dry side down, onto melted butter and swirl to coat.
• Cover one slice of bread with two slices of Swiss cheese and the other with two slices of Cheddar.
• In a separate frying pan, melt butter and saute sliced onions. Season with salt, pepper and garlic.
• Place cooked burger patty on top of one cheese-topped slice of bread and the saute onions on the other. Carefully assemble and cut sandwich.

COPYCAT APPLEBEE'S CLASSIC PATTY MELT

Steps:

• Fire up a grill or heat a skillet over medium-high heat.
• Season the burger with salt, pepper and garlic powder and cook until done.
• Meanwhile, melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a medium skillet over medium-high heat and add the onion. Season with salt, pepper and garlic powder and saute until softened.
• Combine the mayo, garlic and mustard and slather on one side of each slice of bread.
• Melt remaining 2 tablespoons of butter in a large skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add the bread slices, mayonnaise mix side up, and swirl around to coat in the butter.
• Add one slice of Swiss to two of the bread slices, and one slice of cheddar to the other.
• Assemble sandwich by placing cooked patties on top of the two bread slices with Swiss, add the onions and then the top bread slices.

CLASSIC PATTY MELT

Steps:

• Season ground beef with salt and pepper and divide into 3 equal-sized balls. Shape each ball as close as possible to the shape of the bread. Make an indentation in the center of each patty with your thumb.
• Melt butter in a skillet over medium heat and cook onion until soft and translucent, 5 to 8 minutes. Remove from the skillet and divide into 3 equal portions. Place beef patties into the same skillet and cook until desired doneness, 3 to 5 minutes per side.
• Meanwhile, spread 1 teaspoons mayonnaise on one side of each slice of bread.
• Place bread mayonnaise side-down in the skillet. Top with 1 slice of cheese, 1 beef patty, 1/3 of the onions, a second slice of cheese, and another slice of bread, mayonnaise side up. Cook bread until golden brown and cheese has started to melt, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip each sandwich over and cook an additional 3 to 4 minutes.