Bacon Cheeseburger Bombs

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Updated on 07/29/21
Bacon Cheeseburger Bombs

The Spruce / Abbey Littlejohn
Prep: 10 mins
Cook: 20 mins
Total: 30 mins
Servings: 10 servings
Nutrition Facts (per serving)
452 Calories
25g Fat
33g Carbs
23g Protein
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Nutrition Facts
Servings: 10
Amount per serving
Calories 452
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 25g 32%
Saturated Fat 10g 48%
Cholesterol 86mg 29%
Sodium 719mg 31%
Total Carbohydrate 33g 12%
Dietary Fiber 1g 4%
Total Sugars 4g
Protein 23g
Vitamin C 1mg 3%
Calcium 267mg 21%
Iron 4mg 20%
Potassium 353mg 8%
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a food serving contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.
(Nutrition information is calculated using an ingredient database and should be considered an estimate.)

Whether you’re trying to please picky kiddos or a big group of grown kids, we’ve got three words for you: bacon cheeseburger bombs. A seasoned ground beef and bacon mixture is wrapped in biscuit dough with cheddar cheese and pickles. The dough’s brushed with egg whites and topped with sesame seeds, then baked to a lightly browned (and dare we say, dynamite) finish.

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Ingredients

  • 1 can Pillsbury Biscuits (10 biscuits)

  • 1 pound lean ground beef

  • 1/2 onion, finely chopped

  • Kosher salt, to taste

  • Ground black pepper, to taste

  • 3 slices bacon, chopped

  • 1/3 cup cream cheese

  • 1 tablespoon ketchup

  • 2 tablespoons barbecue sauce

  • 1 teaspoon yellow mustard

  • 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce

  • 5 ounces cheddar cheese, chopped into 10 squares

  • 1 egg white

  • Sesame seeds, optional

  • Pickles, optional

Steps to Make It

  1. Gather the ingredients.

    Bacon Cheeseburger Bombs ingredients

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  2. Preheat oven to 375 F. In a large pan, brown ground beef, bacon, and onion. Season with salt and pepper. Drain excess grease.

    brown ground beef, bacon, and onion in a pan

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  3. Into same pan, add cream cheese, ketchup, barbecue sauce, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce. Stir over low heat until cream cheese is melted. Let cool.

    cream cheese, ketchup, barbecue sauce, mustard, and Worcestershire sauce added to the beef in the pan

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  4. Roll each biscuit out thinly. Place 2 tablespoons beef mixture on each biscuit and add 1 square of cheddar cheese. Wrap biscuit around beef/cheese and tightly seal edges.

    biscuit dough with beef mixture and cheese on top

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  5. Place biscuits on a parchment lined pan, seam-side down. Brush with egg white and sprinkle with sesame seeds, if using.

    bacon cheeseburger bombs brushed with egg whites

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  6. Place in oven and turn down heat to 350 F. Bake 13 to 16 minutes or until lightly browned. Serve warm with pickles, if desired.

    Bacon Cheeseburger Bombs on a baking sheet

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