Barbecue Bacon Burger Recipe

Dinner plate serving a barbecue bacon cheeseburger with onion rings and curly fries on the side.

Barbecue Bacon Burger Recipe

This is an over-the-top grilled burger! The burger patty mixture is seasoned with BBQ spices, then topped with crispy bacon slices, melty cheese, savory onion rings, pickles, tomato, lettuce and barbecue sauce.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 15

Bacon and Onion Rings 20

Total Time 55

Servings people

Calories 834kcal

Author Susie Weinrich

Equipment

Grill (gas or charcoal)

Ingredients

Barbecue Burger Mixture

2 pounds 80/20 ground beef or ground chuck
1 piece white bread or wheat bread - cut or torn into small ¼ inch pieces. Avoid a grainy or seedy bread
3 tablespoon milk
2 teaspoon Worcestershire
1 teaspoon onion powder
½ teaspoon chili powder
½ teaspoon smoked paprika
½ teaspoon kosher salt
1 garlic clove minced

Assembly

6-12 slices bacon pan fried, oven baked or microwaved, crispy
12 onion rings frozen
6 American Cheese Slices or Cheddar cheese slices
6 hamburger buns choose hearty buns
6 lettuce leaves
1 large tomato sliced
12 pickle slices
½ cup barbecue sauce favorite brand or homemade

Instructions

Prep

In a large mixing bowl, combine the torn bread, milk, Worcestershire, onion powder, chili powder, smoked paprika, kosher salt and garlic. Mash the bread into the liquid, then let it soak for a few minutes.
1 piece white bread, 3 tablespoon milk, 2 teaspoon Worcestershire, 1 teaspoon onion powder, ½ teaspoon chili powder, ½ teaspoon smoked paprika, ½ teaspoon kosher salt, 1 garlic clove
Add the ground beef and lightly mix everything together.
2 pounds 80/20 ground beef or ground chuck
Shape the mixture into 6 patties, about ½ inch larger than your serving bun With a clean finger or spoon, make a dent in the middle of each patty to reduce the amount of shrinkage.
Chill the burger patties while you prep the grill.
Meanwhile cook the bacon to your desired crispiness (skillet, oven or microwave). Pop the onion rings in the oven to bake per package instructions.
6-12 slices bacon, 12 onion rings

Grilling

Heat your grill to medium-high heat. Cook the burgers over direct heat for 5 to 6 minutes on each side (or to your preferred doneness).
Move the burgers to indirect heat and top each patty with a slice of cheese. Close the grill and let the cheese melt. Remove from the grill.
6 American Cheese Slices
Butter or oil the buns. On the now empty grill place the buns cut side down and toast until golden.
6 hamburger buns

Assembly

Place the hamburgers in the buns and top with bacon, warm onion rings, BBQ sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, and pickles.

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