{"id":1583,"date":"2026-02-03T22:40:17","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T22:40:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=1583"},"modified":"2026-02-03T22:40:17","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T22:40:17","slug":"bbq-bacon-cheddar-bombs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/03\/bbq-bacon-cheddar-bombs\/","title":{"rendered":"BBQ Bacon Cheddar Bombs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0BBQ Bacon Cheddar Bombs<\/h2>\n<h2>\u00a0Instructions<\/h2>\n<h3>What you\u2019ll do<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Heat things up<\/strong><br \/>\nPreheat your grill to medium heat <strong>or<\/strong> your oven to <strong>400\u00b0F (205\u00b0C)<\/strong>. Line a baking sheet or lightly oil a grill grate.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Mix the magic<\/strong><br \/>\nIn a large bowl, gently combine:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Ground beef<\/li>\n<li>BBQ sauce<\/li>\n<li>Cheddar cheese<\/li>\n<li>Garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>Onion powder<\/li>\n<li>Black pepper<\/li>\n<li>Salt<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mix just until combined\u2014overmixing = tough bombs, and we want <em>juicy chaos<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Form the bombs<\/strong><br \/>\nScoop about 2\u20133 tablespoons per bomb and roll into balls. You should get around <strong>10\u201312 bombs<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Optional but highly encouraged upgrades<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Wrap each ball in <strong>\u00bd slice of bacon<\/strong> and secure with a toothpick<\/li>\n<li>Or press a <strong>cube of extra cheddar<\/strong> into the center before rolling \ud83d\udc40<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cook<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Grill:<\/strong> 12\u201315 minutes, turning occasionally<\/li>\n<li><strong>Oven:<\/strong> 18\u201322 minutes, flipping once<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>You\u2019re aiming for <strong>160\u00b0F internal temp<\/strong> and caramelized BBQ goodness on the outside.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Rest + devour<\/strong> Let them rest for 5 minutes (hardest step). Brush with extra BBQ sauce if you\u2019re feeling bold.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Pro Tips<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Want extra smoky vibes? Add <strong>\u00bd tsp smoked paprika<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Spice lover? Mix in <strong>chopped jalape\u00f1os<\/strong> or a dash of hot sauce<\/li>\n<li>Serving idea: toothpicks + ranch or spicy mayo for dipping<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0BBQ Bacon Cheddar Bombs \u00a0Instructions What you\u2019ll do Heat things up Preheat your grill to medium heat or your oven&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1584,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1583","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\/1583","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=1583"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1583\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1585,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1583\/revisions\/1585"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1584"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1583"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1583"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1583"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}