BBQ Bacon Burger

Name: BBQ Bacon Burger
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 6 servings.
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

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

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

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.
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.

Originally published as Bbque Bacon Burger in Taste of Home June/July 2015

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pajamaangel

Mar 23, 2017

This is a great burger! Made exactly as recipe states using Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ sauce. I will definitely make these again!
MarineMom_texas

Jul 9, 2015

I prepared these delicious burgers tonight and we both loved them. I followed the recipe exactly and they were delicious. I used KC Masterpiece barbecue sauce which is our favorite. It gave the burgers that needed boost in flavor. Yummy. I highly recommend this recipe as a Volunteer Field Editor.
Angel182009

Jun 23, 2015

These were delicious and very easy to put together. Great for family cookouts
mjlouk

May 29, 2015

So good! I loved these burgers!