BBQ Bacon Burger

Total Time

Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Makes

6 servings

Updated: Nov. 21, 2022
Every family has a burger of choice, and this is ours. It's stacked tall with bacon and crunchy onion rings. —Paula Homer, Nampa, Idaho
BBQ Bacon Burger Recipe photo by Taste of Home
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Ingredients

  • 12 frozen onion rings
  • 2 pounds ground beef
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 6 slices pepper jack cheese
  • 6 hamburger buns, split and toasted
  • 1 cup barbecue sauce
  • 6 cooked bacon strips
  • Optional toppings: Lettuce leaves, sliced tomato and dill pickles

Directions

  1. Bake onion rings according to package directions. Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine beef, garlic salt and pepper; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into six 3/4-in.-thick patties.
  2. In a large nonstick skillet, cook burgers over medium heat 5-7 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 160°, adding cheese during the last minute of cooking. Serve on buns with barbecue sauce, bacon, onion rings and toppings as desired.

Nutrition Facts

1 burger (calculated without optional toppings): 768 calories, 39g fat (15g saturated fat), 127mg cholesterol, 1275mg sodium, 60g carbohydrate (18g sugars, 2g fiber), 42g protein.