Cheddar Bacon Ranch Cheeseburgers are the ultimate grilled burgers! Ranch seasoned bacon and beef patties stuffed with cheddar cheese.
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Sabrina’s Cheddar Bacon Ranch Cheeseburgers Recipe
Is it really summer until you’ve sunk your teeth into a delicious, fresh from the grill burger? There’s something magical about chargrilled beef and cheddar cheese on a buttery bun. Piling all your favorite toppings between that bun and burger is half the fun.
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Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds ground chuck
- 1 packet Ranch dressing mix
- 1/2 cup bacon , cooked and crumbled
- 4 slices cheddar cheese
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon coarse ground black pepper
Instructions
- Mix the ground beef, ranch mix and bacon then form it into 8 patties.
- Trim 1 inch off the sides of the cheese and stack it onto the center of the cheese (this makes it less wide but taller).
- Place the cheese onto one patty, then top with the second patty and seal the sides well with your fingers until there is one combined patty (avoid trapping air inside, and do this carefully so they don't come apart while cooking).
- Mix the salt and pepper in a small bowl then season the top of the patties.
- Heat the grill to medium-high heat and cook for 4-5 minutes on each side to ensure the patties are cooked throughout.
- Top with your favorite toppings.
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About this Recipe
While a traditional cheeseburger is good (great), sometimes your cookout needs to be taken to the next level. 4th of July, Memorial Day, and Labor Day are all big celebrations that need these Cheddar Bacon Ranch Cheeseburgers! If you want to serve a higher end burger along side this one for some variety, add Truffle Mousse Burger to the line up for these holidays too! They are the ultimate cookout burger filled with so much flavor and greasy, melty goodness in every bite. This recipe for cheeseburgers uses ranch dressing mix, not the liquid dressing. If you want to make your own, use 2 tablespoons of this Homemade Ranch Dressing Mix recipe to replace the store-bought kind.
Chef’s Note
Cheddar Bacon Ranch Cheeseburgers solve the problem of uneven toppings, missing bacon or cheese in some bites. The bacon is mixed with the ground beef and ranch seasoning. Then the patties are gently stuffed with cheddar cheese, so it’s a bacon cheeseburger from start to finish.
Cooking Tips & Tricks
If you don’t have a grill, you can still make these burgers! The best way to make them on the stovetop is with a cast-iron skillet or a deep heavy-bottomed skillet. You just want to make sure it’s not a thin pan that will get too hot and cook the burgers unevenly. Cook Bacon Cheeseburgers in a cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat like usual.
Serving Ideas
Top your Cheddar Bacon Ranch Burgers with all your favorite toppings like lettuce, tomato, red onions, and condiments like ketchup and yellow mustard. Get bacon wild and top with more crispy bacon slices. Serve Cheddar Bacon Ranch Cheeseburgers with Loaded Garlic Fries, potato wedges, or Onion Rings.
How to Store
- Serve: These cheeseburgers can be kept at room temperature for up to 2 hours. Cover burger patties with foil to keep warm if not serving right away.
- Store: Leftover burger patties will stay fresh in the refrigerator for about 2-3 days. Store in an airtight container.
- Freeze: Freeze raw or cooked burgers in a sealed container for up to 2 months. To freeze raw patties, flash freeze on a baking sheet for one hour before transferring to a bag or airtight container. Use parchment between layers if stacking.
Variations
- Meat: Instead of ground beef, make these burgers with ground turkey or ground chicken. When using a leaner white meat, you should add a tablespoon of olive oil to keep the ground meat moist.
- Taco Burgers: Make Cheddar Bacon Taco Burgers by using Homemade Taco Seasoning instead of the ranch. Top with avocado, shredded lettuce, and tomatoes.
- Spicy: For a super spicy cheeseburger, add a teaspoon of cayenne pepper to the ranch dressing mix before adding to the ground beef. You can also fold diced fresh jalapeños into the meat and top with pepper jack cheese.
- Cheese: So many cheeses can go with this burger. Try blue cheese, Monterey Jack, white cheddar, smoked mozzarella, or any other of your favorites.
- Sliders: Divide the meat mixture into 16-18 small patties and stuff as usual. Finish slider patties should be the size of a large meatball. Cook about 2-3 minutes on each side and serve on Hawaiian rolls.
- BBQ Sauce: You can smother these Cheddar Bacon Ranch Burgers in your favorite BBQ sauce or swap BBQ seasoning for the ranch dressing mix.
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