{"id":1128,"date":"2026-01-23T18:44:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T18:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=1128"},"modified":"2026-01-23T18:44:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T18:44:14","slug":"bacon-cheeseburger-grilled-cheese-casserole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/23\/bacon-cheeseburger-grilled-cheese-casserole\/","title":{"rendered":"Bacon Cheeseburger Grilled Cheese Casserole"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\u00a0Bacon Cheeseburger Grilled Cheese Casserole<\/h1>\n<p>All the flavors of a juicy bacon cheeseburger\u2026 baked into a cheesy, crispy grilled cheese casserole<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h3>\n<h4>Beef &amp; Bacon Mixture<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb (450 g) ground beef<\/li>\n<li>6 slices bacon, cooked &amp; chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 medium onion, diced<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp salt<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp black pepper<\/li>\n<li>1 tsp paprika<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp ketchup<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp mustard<\/li>\n<li>1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>\u00a0Grilled Cheese Layers<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>8 slices sandwich bread<\/li>\n<li>2 cups shredded cheddar cheese<\/li>\n<li>1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd cup mayonnaise or softened butter (for spreading)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>\u00a0Egg Custard<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>3 large eggs<\/li>\n<li>1 cup milk<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp salt<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp black pepper<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Cook the Filling<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a skillet over medium heat, cook ground beef until browned.<br \/>\nAdd onion and garlic, cook until soft.<br \/>\nStir in bacon, salt, pepper, paprika, ketchup, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce.<br \/>\nRemove from heat.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Prepare the Bread<\/strong><br \/>\nSpread mayo or butter on one side of each bread slice.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Assemble the Casserole<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Preheat oven to <strong>180\u00b0C \/ 350\u00b0F<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Grease a baking dish<\/li>\n<li>Place 4 slices of bread (buttered side down)<\/li>\n<li>Add half of the beef mixture<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle half of the cheese<\/li>\n<li>Add remaining bread slices (buttered side up)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add Custard<\/strong><br \/>\nWhisk eggs, milk, salt, and pepper.<br \/>\nPour evenly over the casserole.<br \/>\nTop with remaining beef mixture and cheese.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bake<\/strong><br \/>\nCover with foil and bake <strong>25 minutes<\/strong>.<br \/>\nUncover and bake <strong>10\u201315 minutes<\/strong> until golden and bubbly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rest &amp; Serve<\/strong><br \/>\nLet it rest 5 minutes, slice, and enjoy<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Tips:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Add pickles or jalape\u00f1os for extra burger vibes<\/li>\n<li>Serve with fries or a simple salad<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Bacon Cheeseburger Grilled Cheese Casserole All the flavors of a juicy bacon cheeseburger\u2026 baked into a cheesy, crispy grilled cheese&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1129,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1128","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1128","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1128"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1128\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1130,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1128\/revisions\/1130"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1129"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1128"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1128"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1128"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}