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Patty Melts with Secret Sauce

These patty melts feature a juicy beef patty, gooey cheese, and a creamy secret sauce, all sandwiched between crunchy rye bread for a warm, comforting meal.
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Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 3 servings
Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course
Cuisine: American
Calories: 600
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

For the Patty Melts
  • 1 lb Ground beef
  • 6 slices Rye bread
  • 6 slices Cheddar cheese
  • 6 slices Provolone cheese
  • 6 Tbsp Butter, softened and unsalted
For the Secret Sauce
  • ¼ C Mayonnaise
  • 2 Tbsp Chopped bacon pieces Optional; can skip for a lighter sauce
  • 3 Tbsp Ketchup
  • 1 tsp Sugar
  • 1 tsp Relish
Seasoning
  • ½ tsp Onion powder
  • ½ tsp Garlic powder
  • Salt and pepper to taste

Method
 

Preparation
  1. Form the meat into 3 flattened patties with roughly the same shape as your bread slices.
  2. Season the meat on both sides with the onion powder, garlic powder and salt and pepper to taste.
Cooking
  1. Cook the patties over medium high heat in a skillet until cooked through. Remove from the pan.
  2. While the meat is cooking, mix together the ingredients for the sauce until well incorporated.
  3. Wipe the skillet used to cook the meat clean and reduce the heat to medium.
  4. Butter one side of each piece of bread well.
  5. Place three pieces of bread buttered side down in the skillet.
  6. Top each slice of bread with 2 slices of provolone cheese, a meat patty, and 2 slices of cheddar cheese.
  7. Put a little bit of the sauce on the non-buttered side of the remaining slices of bread, and place them sauce side down on top of the patties in the skillet.
  8. Flip the patty melts over once the provolone has melted and the one side of the bread is well toasted.
  9. Toast the other side of the bread well, then serve.

Notes

Serve hot, cutting each sandwich in half for an appealing presentation. Suggested sides include a crisp dill pickle and seasoned fries or a simple green salad. For an elevated touch, add flaky salt and chopped parsley as garnish.