{"id":863,"date":"2026-01-17T19:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-17T19:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=863"},"modified":"2026-01-17T19:40:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-17T19:40:33","slug":"863","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/01\/17\/863\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Loaded Bacon Cheeseburger and Potato Bake"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Loaded Bacon Cheeseburger and Potato Bake<\/h2>\n<p>A cozy, crowd-pleasing casserole that combines juicy cheeseburger flavors with tender potatoes, crispy bacon, and loads of melty cheese. Perfect for busy weeknights or family dinners!<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0Prep Time<\/h3>\n<p>15 minutes<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0Cook Time<\/h3>\n<p>45\u201355 minutes<\/p>\n<h3>Servings<\/h3>\n<p>4\u20136<\/p>\n<h2>Ingredients<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1 lb ground beef<\/li>\n<li>1 onion, diced<\/li>\n<li>4\u20135 medium potatoes, thinly sliced<\/li>\n<li>6 strips bacon, cooked and crumbled<\/li>\n<li>2 cups shredded cheddar cheese<\/li>\n<li>1 cup shredded mozzarella or Colby Jack cheese<\/li>\n<li>1 cup milk or heavy cream<\/li>\n<li>2 tbsp butter<\/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 tsp garlic powder<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd tsp dried oregano (optional)<\/li>\n<li>Cooking spray or oil for greasing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Optional toppings:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pickles<\/li>\n<li>Green onions<\/li>\n<li>Ketchup or burger sauce<\/li>\n<li>Sour cream<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Instructions<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Preheat oven<\/strong> to 375\u00b0F (190\u00b0C). Grease a baking dish.<\/li>\n<li>In a skillet over medium heat, cook the <strong>ground beef and diced onion<\/strong> until browned. Drain excess grease.<\/li>\n<li>Add <strong>garlic, salt, pepper, paprika, garlic powder, and oregano<\/strong>. Stir well and remove from heat.<\/li>\n<li>In a small saucepan, heat <strong>butter and milk (or cream)<\/strong> until warm.<\/li>\n<li>Layer half of the <strong>potato slices<\/strong> in the baking dish. Season lightly.<\/li>\n<li>Add half of the <strong>beef mixture<\/strong>, sprinkle with bacon, and top with cheese.<\/li>\n<li>Repeat layers with remaining potatoes, beef, bacon, and cheese.<\/li>\n<li>Pour the warm milk mixture evenly over the casserole.<\/li>\n<li>Cover with foil and bake for <strong>35 minutes<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Remove foil and bake uncovered for <strong>15\u201320 minutes<\/strong>, until potatoes are tender and cheese is bubbly and golden.<\/li>\n<li>Let rest 5 minutes before serving.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>\u00a0Serving Tips<\/h2>\n<p>Top with pickles, green onions, or a drizzle of ketchup and mustard for a true cheeseburger vibe!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Loaded Bacon Cheeseburger and Potato Bake A cozy, crowd-pleasing casserole that combines juicy cheeseburger flavors with tender potatoes, crispy bacon,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":864,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-863","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\/863","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=863"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/863\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":866,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/863\/revisions\/866"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/864"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=863"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=863"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=863"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}