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Indulge in the ultimate BBQ Bacon Burger Recipe made on a grill that promises juicy burgers with a burst of flavor in every bite. This recipe features a flavorful ground beef patty infused with seasoning and ground bacon that you can additionally top with melted cheddar cheese and crispy bacon and served on toasted buns, making it even better than well-known ultimate bacon cheeseburgers.  

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Top those bacon flavor patties with our BBQ sauce,  fermented dill pickles, onion and Worcestershire sauce and a bit of basil pesto or creamy salsa dressing, and you have it. You can even add a piece of twisted bacon on top. The perfect keto fast food one can only dream of. 

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Ground beef is a perfect ingredient to make any possible recipe.

I always add our stuffed peppers with low-carb rice and make mini veggie burgers for our kids.

If I have time, I add a meatloaf or pumpkin meatballs once the pumpkin season comes in. 

Or I add whatever we have and make a bolognese sauce with one of our keto noodles or pasta variations. 

Bunless Bacon Burgers

There can only be a grilling season with a proper burger. 

This Juicy bunless bacon keto burger, one of the best ground beef keto recipes for the grilling season, will fully replace your fast food craving with an addition to the stuffed bacon inside. Keto BBQ season can start with our entirely gluten-free garlic flavor keto patty filled with herbs from your garden that everyone will be asking for. 

Proper, soft, and juicy grilling beautiful burger. And that is precisely what I am about to introduce you to today. 

Perfectly formed bunless burger, juiced from bacon, sweetened with onions, and flavored with summer herbs.

A burger that can be made either on the outdoor grill in the summer, kitchen grill in the winter, or just a plain stove top or oven. It works perfectly everywhere. 

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Bunless Burgers

Is Burger Without a Bun Keto?

I am answering this question because there are still quite a few people asking if there is a hamburger that they can eat on the keto or low-carb lifestyle.

For some people, it is natural that every burger is keto because most hamburgers or burgers generally contain minced meat only.

But there are so many products in the supermarket containing flour and various other ingredients you would not even think of. 

If you make a homemade burger and know precisely what you put in, you can ensure it is keto or low-carb.

What do you call a Bun-less Burger?

The definition of a bunless burger is a burger without a bun.

As we all know, all the fast-food restaurants serving burgers offer various bread buns where the burger is placed in the middle and layered with extras like bacon, cheese, and whatever.

But the bun is always there. It has been like this in fast-food restaurants until the last few years when more healthy approaches and lifestyles were introduced.

Nowadays, you will find so many fast-food chains offering keto burgers or burgers without a bun.

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Keto Burger

They usually replace the bun with salad leaves and wrap it in plastic paper.

You can decorate those patties with whatever you wish, like cheese, veggies, bacon, tomatoes, and onion, and you can wrap them in salad leaves or any of the vegetable leaves. The great idea is to grill portobello mushroom buns and use those. 

Use big tomatoes cut in half, slices of baked pumpkins or avocado as the buns replacement to enjoy for breakfast as an avocado burger.

You can also use burgers or patties as buns. Use two burgers; in the middle, you can layer them with cheese, veggies, tomatoes, pickles, bacon, and whatever you wish and desire.

How To Make Bunless Bacon Keto Burger

Let us dive into the whole process of making those perfect BBQ bacon burgers. I have prepared for you also a video for the ones who prefer more of a visual feel to the steps. 

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STEP-BY-STEP INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE BEST BACON BURGER ON A GRILL

First Step: Prepare Ingredients

First, prepare all the ingredients together for an easy assembly.

Place minced meat into a bigger ball, where you can mix everything else later.

Cut 10 to 12 slices of bacon strips into small pieces. 

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Second Step: Caramelize Onion

Heat your skillet to medium-high heat and caramelize the onion. Cut it into small squares as the first step. Caramelizing the onion helps the burgers hold together and adds a bit of sweetness to them.

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Caramelizing onions

Third Step: Add Bacon and Garlic

Once you caramelize the onion halfway, add bacon pieces and freshly cut garlic.

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Adding bacon and garlic

Fourth Step: Cook 

Cook the bacon with garlic on a skillet over medium heat until the bacon is fully cooked.

Once all onions, chopped bacon, and garlic are fully cooked, let them cool and add into a big bowl with bacon grease where you have already placed your ground beef.

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Adding cooked mixture in

Fifth Step: Add Spices

Add all the spices from the recipes, such as marjoram, oregano, curcuma, salt, and pepper. 

You can also use fresh herbs if you have those in your garden or any additional seasonings you like.

If you prefer, add a bit of breadcrumbs

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Adding seasonings in

Sixth Step: Mix 

Using a wooden spatula, thoroughly mix the meat mixture with bacon, onions, garlic, and all the herbs.

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Preparing burger mixture

Seventh Step: Shape 

Once thoroughly mixed, use your hands to shape the mixture into 6 equal burgers.

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Shaping patties

Eight Step: Grill 

Depending on where you’re planning to grill, heat the grill or oven and place the burgers on a grill grate for grilling.

Grill burger buns for approximately 10 minutes, cook time, and turn the sites.

Cook the patties for another 10 minutes internal temperature on your thermometer reaches 155°F, and you are done.

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Grilling burger

Ninth Step: Decorate 

Once all the burgers are grilled, it is time for you to decorate.

Use whatever vegetables you would like to add, some salad leaves, tomatoes, cucumbers, pickles, cheese, basil pesto as I have used in our case, and whatever additional you desire.

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Serving bacon burger

TIPS AND TRICKS

  • Juicy Burgers – adding more bacon makes those bunless burgers perfectly juicy. You can certainly add much more, as I suggest. You can also use ground chuck for a lean meat to fat ratio. 
  • Spice up – adding a bit of jalapeño or cayenne pepper or a few drops of Tabasco will add to those burgers’ spiciness.
  • Onion – Caramelizing the onion helps those burgers hold together perfectly and adds some sweetness to them. 
  • Herbs – You can add some fresh herbs if you have those in your garden or any additional seasonings you like to use.
  • Meat – Use ham for a juicy hamburger patty.
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Bacon Burger

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

What To Serve With Bacony Burgers?

You should also try Cholula buffalo sauce or best chimichurri recipe, which supposes to go mostly on steaks, but I dissagree.

Can I Cook The Burgers In The Oven?

As I have mentioned, those burgers are ideally done on the outdoor grill, kitchen grill, stove top, grill pan, or oven. 

If you want to bake those bacon burgers in the oven:

  1. Heat the oven to 350 Fahrenheit to 400°f.
  2. Line a rimmed baking sheet with aluminum foil and place the patties onto the baking sheet.
  3. Place into the oven and cook the burgers for approximately 20 minutes, turning them once in the middle of the time.

Ultimately, you can broil them for 2 minutes on each side. 

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Summer Burger

Can I Turn This Recipe Into a Classic Bacon Cheeseburger?

You can alternate ingredients and add whatever you prefer. Cheese can be shredded and mixed into the burger, or you can place a slice of cheese on top of the patty. The choice is yours. 

How Do I Store BBQ Bacon Burgers?

Even though those bacon burgers are best to eat straight after being grilled, you can store them later as well.

If you have already grilled them, it is best to place them into an airtight container and straight into your fridge, where they should stay for approximately 2 to 3 days no longer.

If you want to keep them and use them later on, they should go directly into the freezer.

Can I Freeze Juicy Burger Patty?

You can freeze our Keto burgers or any other burgers, but I suggest freezing the raw mixture. 

As the burgers taste the best when freshly grilled, it is much better to thaw the mixture once you are ready to grill on the day you need it.

If you have already grilled all the burgers and would like to store them, that is also an option.

Cover each burger with parchment paper and place it all into a Ziploc bag and directly into the freezer for effortless maneuvers.

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BBQ Bacon Burger Recipe

Zuzana Paar
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Indulge in the ultimate BBQ Bacon Burger Recipe made on a grill that promises juicy burgers with a burst of flavor in every bite. This recipe features a flavorful ground beef patty infused with seasoning and ground bacon that you can additionally top with melted cheddar cheese and crispy bacon and served on toasted buns, making it even better than well-known ultimate bacon cheeseburgers.
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Main dishes
Cuisine American
Servings 6
Calories 286 kcal

Ingredients
 
 

Instructions
 

  • Prepare all of the ingredients together for an easy assemble.
  • Place minced meat into a bigger ball, where you can mix everything else later on. Cut 10 to 12 slices of bacon strips into small pieces. 
  • Heat your skillet to medium-high heat and caramelize the onion. Cut it into small squares as the first step.
  • Once you caramelize the onion halfway, add bacon pieces and freshly cut garlic.
  • Cook the bacon with garlic on a skillet over medium heat until the bacon is fully cooked. Once all onions, chopped bacon, and garlic are fully cooked, let them cool and add into a big bowl with bacon grease where you have already placed your ground beef.
  • Add all the spices from the recipes, such as marjoram, oregano, curcuma, salt, and pepper. 
  • Using a wooden spatula, thoroughly mix the meat mixture with bacon, onions, garlic, and all the herbs.
  • Once thoroughly mixed, use your hands to shape the mixture into 6 equal burgers.
  • Depending on where you’re planning to grill, heat the grill or oven and place the burgers on a grill grate for grilling. Grill burger buns for approximately 10 minutes, cook time, and turn the sites. Cook the patties for another 10 minutes internal temperature on your thermometer reaches 155°F, and you are done.
  • Once all the burgers are grilled, it is time for you to decorate. Use whatever vegetables you would like to add, some salad leaves, tomatoes, cucumbers, pickles, cheese, basil pesto as I have used in our case, and whatever additional you desire.

Video

Notes

  • Juicy Burgers – adding more bacon makes those bunless burgers perfectly juicy. You can certainly add much more, as I suggest. You can also use ground chuck for a lean meat to fat ratio. 
  • Spice up – adding a bit of jalapeño or cayenne pepper or a few drops of Tabasco will add to those burgers' spiciness.
  • Onion – Caramelizing the onion helps those burgers hold together perfectly and adds some sweetness to them. 
  • Herbs – You can add some fresh herbs if you have those in your garden or any additional seasonings you like to use.
  • Meat – Use ham for a juicy hamburger patty.

Nutrition

Calories: 286kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 19gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 9gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 72mgSodium: 281mgPotassium: 331mgFiber: 1gVitamin A: 7IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 26mgIron: 2mg

Disclaimer

Please note that nutrient values are estimates only. Variations can occur due to product availability and manner of food preparation. Nutrition may vary based on methods of origin, preparation, freshness of ingredients, and other factors.

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First Published: June 13, 2020
Last Updated: Jun 07, 2023

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