{"id":1524,"date":"2026-02-02T17:29:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T17:29:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=1524"},"modified":"2026-02-02T17:29:34","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T17:29:34","slug":"1524","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/02\/1524\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0BACON CHEESEBURGER GRILLED CHEESE CASSEROLE"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>\u00a0BACON CHEESEBURGER GRILLED CHEESE CASSEROLE<\/h1>\n<p>All the flavors of a bacon cheeseburger and grilled cheese\u2014baked into one cheesy, comforting casserole!<\/p>\n<h3>INGREDIENTS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb ground beef<\/li>\n<li>6 slices cooked bacon, chopped<\/li>\n<li>1 medium onion, diced<\/li>\n<li>2 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon paprika<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon mustard powder (optional, but very burger-like)<\/li>\n<li>1 cup ketchup<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons yellow mustard<\/li>\n<li>1\u00bd cups shredded cheddar cheese<\/li>\n<li>1 cup shredded mozzarella or American cheese<\/li>\n<li>8 slices sandwich bread (white or brioche work best)<\/li>\n<li>4 tablespoons butter, melted<\/li>\n<li>Optional toppings: sliced pickles, sesame seeds, green onions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0INSTRUCTIONS<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Preheat the oven<\/strong><br \/>\nPreheat oven to <strong>375\u00b0F (190\u00b0C)<\/strong>. Grease a baking dish.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cook the beef mixture<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a large skillet over medium heat, cook the ground beef until browned.<br \/>\nAdd diced onion and cook for <strong>3\u20134 minutes<\/strong> until soft.<br \/>\nStir in garlic and cook <strong>30 seconds<\/strong>.<br \/>\nSeason with salt, pepper, paprika, and mustard powder.<br \/>\nDrain excess grease.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Add bacon &amp; sauce<\/strong><br \/>\nMix in chopped bacon, ketchup, and mustard.<br \/>\nRemove from heat.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Assemble the casserole<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Place a layer of bread slices in the baking dish.<\/li>\n<li>Spread half of the beef mixture on top.<\/li>\n<li>Sprinkle half of the cheese.<\/li>\n<li>Add another layer of bread.<\/li>\n<li>Repeat with remaining beef and cheese.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Butter the top<\/strong><br \/>\nBrush the top bread layer with melted butter.<br \/>\nSprinkle sesame seeds if you want that real cheeseburger vibe.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bake<\/strong><br \/>\nCover loosely with foil and bake for <strong>20 minutes<\/strong>.<br \/>\nRemove foil and bake another <strong>10\u201315 minutes<\/strong> until golden and bubbly.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Serve<\/strong><br \/>\nLet rest <strong>5 minutes<\/strong>, then slice and serve.<br \/>\nAdd pickles on top or on the side for the full burger experience.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0TIPS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Want it extra cheesy? Add more American cheese inside.<\/li>\n<li>Love heat? Add jalape\u00f1os or a little hot sauce.<\/li>\n<li>Serve with fries or a simple salad<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0BACON CHEESEBURGER GRILLED CHEESE CASSEROLE All the flavors of a bacon cheeseburger and grilled cheese\u2014baked into one cheesy, comforting casserole!&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1525,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1524","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\/1524","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=1524"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1524\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1527,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1524\/revisions\/1527"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1525"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1524"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1524"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1524"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}