Ultimate Bacon Cheeseburger Recipes

Steps:

• Put the bacon in a large nonstick saute pan over medium heat. Cook just until the fat is rendered out, 5 to 7 minutes. (The bacon should not brown at all.) Remove the bacon from the pan and place in the bowl of a small food processor. There should be about 2 tablespoons of bacon fat that has collected in the pan.
• Place the buns into the warm bacon fat, cut-side down. Toast the buns they are until golden brown around the edges, about 2 minutes. Set aside for burger assembly.
• Pulse the par-cooked bacon in the food processor until it is coarsely ground, 30 seconds to 1 minute. Transfer the bacon to a large mixing bowl. Add the ground beef, Worcestershire sauce, 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Use your hand to gently work the bacon and seasonings into the ground beef. Divide the meat into 4 portions (6 to 7 ounces each). Loosely pack the meat into 4 thick patties, using your thumb to create a shallow dimple in the center of each. Sprinkle the outside of each patty with salt and pepper as desired.
• Preheat the grill and generously oil the grill grates. Place the patties on the grill and cook to the desired degree of doneness, 3 to 5 minutes on each side. Top each patty with a slice of American cheese and cover the grill to allow the cheese to melt, 30 seconds.
• Assemble the burgers and top with ranch, lettuce, tomato slices and red onion. Serve immediately.

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium heat.
• Mix meat and 2 Tbsp. mayo just until blended; shape into 4 (1/2-inch-thick) patties.
• Grill 4 to 5 min. on each side or until done (160ºF). Top with bacon and cheese; grill 1 min. or until cheese is melted.
• Spread cut sides of rolls with remaining mayo; fill with pickles, burgers, lettuce and tomatoes.

Steps:

• Heat greased grill to medium heat.
• Add milk to bread in large bowl; stir to evenly moisten bread. Let stand 1 min. Add next 4 ingredients; mix just until blended. Shape into 6 (1/2-inch-thick) patties.
• Grill 4 to 5 min. on each side or until done (160ºF); top with cheese. Add buns, cut sides down, to grill; grill 1 min. or until buns are lightly toasted.
• Spread buns with mayo; fill with lettuce, tomatoes and cheeseburgers.

Steps:

• Mix meat and 1/2 cup of the barbecue sauce.
• Shape into 8 thin patties.
• Top 4 of the patties each with 2 bacon slices, 1 tablespoons barbecue sauce and 1 cheese singles.
• Top each with second patty. Press edges of patties together; seal with fork.
• Grill patties over medium coals 7 to 9 minutes on each side or until cooked through.
• Fill rolls with patties and lettuce.