You can make your own Copycat In N Out Burger recipe at home. We love In N Out Burger! And our favorite way to order one of their burgers is “Animal Style”. This copycat recipe is fast and easy to make and will give you the animal style yumminess you’re craving.

If you love burgers, especially In N Out Burger, then you’re sure to love this fast method at home. We make these burgers in the Instant Pot and you’ll probably be as shocked as we were, that they are simply delicious.
If you’ve never had In N Out Burger you’re going to have to trust me here. They are so good!
You can make amazing burgers without a grill!
We top ours with cheese, Thousand Island Dressing, lettuce, onion and tomato. But you could add some pickle slices as well.
Just serve with a pile of crispy shoe string French Fries and the meal is complete!
Why Make Burgers in the Instant Pot?
- Hands off cooking
- Cooked to perfection
- Moist and full of flavor
Ingredients Needed for Copycat In N Out Burger Recipe
Here is all you need to make this Copycat In N Out Burger Recipe at home. This recipe will make 3 burgers.
- Ground Beef – 80/20
- Salt
- Black Pepper
- Onion Powder
- Hamburger Buns
- Thousand Island Dressing (this is the secret sauce)
- Tomato
- Iceberg Lettuce Leaves
- Slices of American Cheese
- Onion
Equipment Need for Copycat In N Out Burger Recipe
- Instant Pot
- Aluminum Foil
- Burger Press (optional)
Steps to Making the Copycat In N Out Burger Recipe
Not only do these Instant Pot hamburgers taste delicious they are REALLY quick to make.
With only 5 minutes of prep and 15 minutes to cook (including coming to pressure and manual release). You’ll be ready to serve in less than 30 minutes.
Your family will be cheering for this homemade burger meal – it is fast food at home!
Gather your ingredients.
Mix together your beef, salt, pepper, and onion powder.
Divide the meat into three sections
(the picture shows 6 because we doubled the recipe)

To form the meat: Pat them into 3 flat patties. This is where a Burger Press can really be handy!
Wrap them in aluminum foil.
Add 1 ½ cups of water to the inner pot of the Instant Pot.
Place the trivet inside with your patties (in aluminum) on the trivet.
Close the lid on your IP. Close the sealing valve. Set your IP to High Pressure for 10 minutes.
When the 10 minutes has finished, do a quick release.
Remove the patties from the aluminum foil.
Assemble your burgers.
Add your Thousand Island dressing to the bottom bun (or top bun if you prefer).
Add your tomato, lettuce, burger, cheese, and onion slice.
Enjoy!
Notes:
If you have time and you really want the full animal style experience you’ll want the caramelized onions.
Chop your onions and sauté them up in a bit of butter and a pinch of salt. Replace the slice onions with these sautéed onions – worth the time!
If you do not like Thousand Island Dressing you can replace this with your favorite condiments, mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard or none at all!
Need a little more meat? Make your burger a double double animal style with 2 burger patties and 2 slice of cheese!
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Copycat In N Out Burger Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 lbs Ground Beef – 80/20
- 1 tbsp Salt
- 1 tbsp Black Pepper
- 1/2 tbsp Onion Powder
- 3 Hamburger Buns
- 3 tbsp Thousand Island Dressing
- 1/2 Tomato, sliced
- 3 slices Iceberg Lettuce Leaves
- 3 slices American Cheese
- 1/2 Onion, sliced
Instructions
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Gather your ingredients.
Mix together your beef, salt, pepper, and onion powder.
Divide the meat into three sections.
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To form the meat: Pat them into 3 flat patties. This is where a Burger Press can really be handy!
Wrap them in aluminum foil.
Add 1 ½ cups of water to the inner pot of the Instant Pot.
Place the trivet inside with your patties (in aluminum) on the trivet.
Close the lid on your IP. Close the sealing valve. Set your IP to High Pressure for 10 minutes.
When the 10 minutes has finished, do a quick release.
-
Remove the patties from the aluminum foil.
Assemble your burgers.
Add your Thousand Island dressing to the bottom bun (or top bun if you prefer).
Add your tomato, lettuce, burger, cheese, and onion slice.
Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
If you have time and you really want the full animal style experience you’ll want the caramelized onions.
Chop your onions and sauté them up in a bit of butter and a pinch of salt. Replace the slice onions with these sautéed onions – worth the time!
If you do not like Thousand Island Dressing you can replace this with your favorite condiments, mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard or none at all!
Need a little more meat? Make your burger a double double animal style with 2 meat patties and 2 slice of cheese!