BACON CHEESEBURGER CASSEROLE

[tonmur]

1 pound ground beef
1 egg
4 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
4 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
3 to 5 slices of bacon (cooked and crumbled)
garlic powder to taste
black pepper to taste
chili powder to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Lightly brown beef and drain well.
Mix all ingredients together except Mozzarella.
Press mixture into small casserole dish and top with Mozzarella.
Bake in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
Cheese should be melted and lightly browned.

2400 Calories; 5g Carbohydrate

[Sharon]

Is this your original creation?? If so, let me know and I'll post it in the Member's Recipe section.

[tonmur]

It is something that we have been actually eating for quite some time now over the last three years - my husband and I put it together. I looked up my counts and all before we ate it last night and it is a keeper. Matter of fact, it is sooooo tasty. But, something that I forgot to put in was that I do add a little bit of chili powder to it to give it a little kick. So, I will edit my other so that it will include that.

[tracee]

I tried this today and it was great! I added some 57 sauce to it for a bit of kick.

[tonmur]

And, you can make a double batch of it and be able to have some the next day for lunch. The thing that I thought was so great about it is that the calories are there. Gotta keep them up!

[snkhoward]

I make something very simaler only use Ragu double cheddar sauce instead of the shredded cheese.

[PJ in Miam]

My books show most cheeses to have about 1carb per ounce; eggs vary from around .6 to .85 depending on size I think. How did eight ounces cheese and an egg end up at 5 carbs? Or were you saying divide it in half and that's per-serving? Please forgive -- I'm new to this eating plan and still a little confused about some of the stats on foods!

PJ

[DWRolfe]

We tried this recipe a few nights ago and loved it! I recommended it to my sister and she and her husband loved it too. I think it would be great as a lunchtime leftover.

[Michelle]

We do the almost the same thing, but we do it in a frying pan and omit the egg. I like the casserole idea though.

[Janice]

A thousand thank-you's!! This was fantastic. I added some cumin along with the chili powder and an onion and had it with some sour cream. A taco without the shell!

Loved it!

Janice

[iron art]

We tried this and it is one of our new favorites. Saw the suggestion about making it like a taco. That's what we'll try next! I love the members ideas and recipes. Thanks for the help!

[chart]

This looks great. I've been looking for a kid friendly LC recipe. I'm trying this tonight. Going to double the recipe and heat it up tomorrow with some cumin and put it with some shredded lettuce and salsa and have a taco salad. Can't wait. Thanks.

[Glenda]

Made this last night, and made a BIG casserole!!! It was great, and I have lots leftover. Didn't have nay mozzarella, so I used some provolone instead. Worked good, and great taste!!
Thanks.

Glenda

[weakarms]

I am planning on making this tonight and wondered if the cal/carb count was for the whole dish or per serving. Just thinking about this makes my mouth water. I'll let you know how my family likes it. :daizy:

[DWRolfe]

As I stated in an earlier post, we love this recipe in our house! I'm definately going to try the "taco" approach as I'm sure it will rock too.

BTW, it is great reheated as leftovers, too. :p

Donald

[weakarms]

:hyper: :hyper: :hyper:


Thanx for sharing this great recipe! My family loved it. Next time I will make a bigger batch and have some for left overs. This is a keeper, and one to make over and over.




Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Today has enough trouble of its own. Matthew 6:34

[DWRolfe]

Ok, I know I've posted three times about this recipe...

But I made it again last night and it was the best one ever! I added a small amount of chopped green pepper and a bit of chopped onion. It was dee-lish!

Interestingly, when I started this WOE 2 months ago, I could eat full half or more of this dish. Even though I love the taste of it, I can no only eat a quarter of it in one sitting. So I have leftiovers for lunches and such.

I'm down 34lbs in 8 weeks! :roll:

Happy Cooking all...

Donald :wave:

[2bfit]

We made this last night and the whole family loved it :yum:...there wasn't a drop left! :lol:

Thanks for the great recipe! It still amazes me that I can eat this way AND lose weight. :D

[joanne42]

I think I'm going to try and make this and add a little tomato sauce and pepperoni to it .. Make it like a deep dish pizza..thanks for the recipe..

[nancy30]

:roll: :roll: :roll: I'm going to the store this afternoon to get the ingredients!! Gonna try this tomorrow....Thanks so much for sharing!!
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[carlab68]

I ran the original through http://www.fitday.com/ for the nutritional stats since so many were asking. This is a great (free) site to do that at. Also remember that different brands have different carb counts so check those labels!

This is for the entire recipe!
With 3 slices of bacon:
Calories: 2270.6
Fat: 165.75 g (for those of us trying to up our fat intake!)
Carbs: 5.762 g

With 5 slices of bacon:
Calories: 2362.76
Fat: 173.62 g
Carbs: 5.856 g

Also someone was asking about cheese and again check those labels, but fitday had 4 oz of cheddar at 1.45g of carbs and mozzarella (4 oz) was 3.56 g. I think you can buy mozzarella with lower carbs.

Carla

[SthrnTami]

Thanks, Tonmur, and everyone else for contributing to this recipe. It's a winner. The kids gobbled it down. I made the "pizza" version, with pepperoni instead of bacon. Next time, I'll sautee some mushrooms with garlic, and add that along with some black olives and chopped green peppers and onions as "pizza toppings".

This recipe is so flexible that I know it's going to be a staple on our weekly menus. I can't wait to try a Mexican version and top it with picante, chopped tomato, shredded lettuce and sour cream (and maybe a few jalapenos!). I think when I make the original "bacon cheeseburger" version that I'll also add sliced tomato and lettuce.

Tami

[SthrnTami]

I was just thinking about another twist on this recipe. I have some Italian sausage in the fridge and I think I'm going to try a lasagna version substituting the Italian sausage for the bacon and adding some Italian seasoning to the meat mixture, substituting dollops of ricotta/mozerella/egg for the cheddar, and topping with parmesan cheese.

Tami

[Torrey]

This is my first post, so I'll start by saying hello all.

I've made this twice now and it really is pretty good. The second time, I switched pepperjack cheese for the mozzerella and it was a nice alternative.

It doesn't get much easier than this to make, either ;)

[LYNN1]

HELLO,
i WANTED TO THANK YOU FOR THIS RECIPE!! i WILL TRY IT :wave:

[windy]

We tried the BCC and it was so very good. I did add the seasonings and a taco seasoning mix. We had tacos minus the shells and it was delish!!! :)

I adjusted the carb count for the sauce mix.

Happy LC'ing

Windy :wave:

[LYNN1]

THANKS ,
i WILL TRY THIS TODAY!!!!

[theresa113]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

I made this today. I added a little extra chili powder, some cumin, garlic powder, a little Italian seasoning, a little onion flake and chopped green peppers to really give it a mexican taste. Instead of mozzerella I used all sharp cheddar cheese. When it came out, we topped it with shredded lettuce, sour cream, fresh salsa, black olives and green onions. OH IT WAS SOOOOOOO GOOD! My son even loved it! Will definately make again, next time I am going to do it closer to the original recipe but i am going to add mushrooms! Yum! :yum:

Thanks again for a great recipe!

Theresa :wave:

[Lorax!]

Made this last night, very good. Did add a little pizza sauce, mushrooms, garlic. Swapped out the bacon for Canadian Bacon.

Thanks for the recipe.

[eva123]

well, talk about looking for trouble..!!

First, the Thread title attracted me (i love bacon cheeseburger w/o the bun....here in Holland, can only get that at Burger Kings!!)

Second, I went on to read the first Post and the Second...

and the one following that........and never stopped until the end!!

<b>I HAVE TO TRY THIS ASAP</b>

I declare you all <b>guilty</b> of creating such a juicy and tasty POST on this forum. I hope this has been moved to the Recipe section by now..... When I think I still have to wait until tomorrow at LEAST since I am invited at a friend's tonight... :mad:

bouh :cry:

(thanks for the recipe though!!!)

[aimie]

hello i just found this recipe. if i can get to the grocery store tomorrow with all the snow i will buy the ingredients. sounds yummy! :thup:

[tallgirl]

IS the 5G. for the whole thing - or for just a portion?

[Pamlyn]

Thanks for the receipe. Tried it the other night & it was awsome!!
Cheers...Pam

[smylpurty]

this sounds wonderful!! :D I will make this tonight....my son thinks i'm crazy with all this low carb stuff (you should have seen his reaction when he saw the mock danish i made last night :exclm: ), which was good, but will take some getting used to the texture. anyways, this should go over much better!!

thanks again for the recipe!!

:wave:

[menaz]

I made this for dinner tonight!
IT WAS GREAT... just one thing....

I forgot the egg so it was really just a bunch of crumbled hamburger and bacon with cheese....

I didn't realize I did something wrong until I found the egg still sitting on the counter when I finished cooking (And no way would I tell anyone in my family I screwed up! They all liked it anyway). So I guess the baking part was almost pointless unless you count melting the cheese....

So next time I will have to add the egg.

It was great anyway... took care of my hamburger helper craving for some reason!

Thanks

[TraceyLynn]

Yes the deep dish pizza quiche...has it..actually having a friend over for lunch tomorrow and making this...IT DOES ROCK!!!

[Aanalia]

WOW, that was tasty. Definately a keeper =)

[jeanyyy]

It's way good.. but I think next time I'll add some cream and/or sour cream so there's a bit of a sauce to it, kinda like shephard's pie. Thanks!

[kathjef]

Hi Everybody! I see my question is the same as everybody elses and it still wasn't answered that I can see. What is the carb count for an individual serving??? Is the 5 for the whole thing or is that a serving?? It sounds so great that I am making it tonight for the whole family!!

Have a great LCing day!
Kathy :thup:

[DWRolfe]

It would be 5 or 6 for the whole thing. It could be higher, depending on how much cheese you add to it. I tend to use 4 thick slices of mozzerella on mine, so mine may be slightly higher.

You'll find nutritional information about this on page 2 of this thread.

Donald :wave:

[peapod]

Sometimes I have added a bit of cooked mushrooms and ranch dressing on top after it comes from the oven.. tasty!

i love this recipe thank you for sharing it :)

[digwig]

bump. This one's a winner.

[shtrdave]

Made this the other evening, turned out great. Even good cold. I may try a mix of sausage/peperoni instead of the hamburg/bacon next time. It is alway great to find a good recipe and then play around with it.

Thanks for posting it.

dave

[tholian8]

Fantastic and very easy to do on tour! Thanks!

Emily

[Milhafre]

I have to give this a try. Sounds like it would be a great, warming dish this weekend given the snow.

Mil

[momsam]

I found your recipe now I'm hooked on this site. I made the bacon cheeseburger tonight. My additions were. Sauted mushrooms and onions before browning hamburger then added garlic powder to meat while browning. When I combined all ingredients I also added a Tbls. of BBQ sauce. My kids loved it.

[windy]

Sounds very good. I am always looking for new recipes.

Linda

[LMmama]

I made this last night. I didn't use as much cheese, though. Okay--- I forgot the cheese, except what was sprinkled on top. lol When I was mixing everything else I didn't think it would stick together, so I added 2 more eggs. I also added mushrooms and peppers. OHHH YUM!!!

[Dickster]

I'm definitely game to try this one. Thanks

[Dustin]

I will have to try this and take it to work with me one night there are three lowcarbers on 2nd shift out of a shift of 13 people at a Data Entry place :-)

[bob2112]

Made this one on Friday night and everyone loved it. I was hoping for leftovers, but there nothing left :)

[PilotGal]

wrap this up in a bibb lettuce leaf and you have a bacon cheeseburger taco!!!

[yoda_san]

This looks good and easy, I went through and tried to gather most of the variations so I could print it out, thought I would post it for the rest of you:

1 pound ground beef
1 egg
4 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
4 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
3 to 5 slices of bacon (cooked and crumbled)
garlic powder to taste
black pepper to taste
chili powder to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Lightly brown beef and drain well.
Mix all ingredients together except Mozzarella.
Press mixture into small casserole dish and top with Mozzarella.
Bake in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
Cheese should be melted and lightly browned.

2400 Calories; 5g Carbohydrate


Variations:

Pizza style - pepperroni instead of bacon,
sautee some mushrooms with garlic,
and some black olives
and chopped green peppers
and onions as "pizza toppings".
Provolone used instead of Mozzarella,
but Provolone has a higher carb count
Canadian Bacon

Taco style - add cumin and an onion
have it with some sour cream
chopped tomato, shredded lettuce, and salsa

Spicy - Pepperjack cheese



Just in case you missed the low carb count is helped out by the cheddar cheese which according to another web site is only .36 carb per ounce. However I guess we should share it with a friend so we don't go over our daily cheese allowance.

[DeanaJane]

Thanks yoda san

I was just reading through this thinking how can I get all the variations people have tried onto the same recipe. Great idea. Glad you thought of it. LOL

I'm taking this home to make for dinner tomorrow. Sounds so Yummy and very simple.

Deana

[bob2112]

Thanks for compiling the variations Yoda San. Im printing again so we can try some "new twists" this week.

[yoda_san]

No prob, but I didn't do anything really, just grab the separate sentences. Thought it would be handy at the grocery store. Just for the record I tried this last night with:

black olives
mushrooms
a little banana pepper
pepperoni
a little ham
onion

It was great, its got such a tasty base to begin with (I love hamburger and the cheeses) that you can add just about anything. Browned up real nice on the top. Even my wife who isn't low carbing thought it looked good and served some to the kiddos.

[GeoUSA]

I made this tonight for the first time. We had it with the Waldorf Cole Slaw from the new Food Network show, "Low Carb and Lovin' It." It made for a delicious combination -- one dish was warm/salty/spicy and the other was cool/sweet.

Waldorf Cole Slaw (http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_26951,00.html)

Will someone try the Easy Chicken Enchilada recipe I posted in this forum a couple of weeks ago? They are sooo good you guys! :yum:

[PaminNY]

Hi George,

Just bought all the ingredients for the chicken enchiladas. I'll be making them tonight. My stomach is already growling! :lol:

Pam

[supergirll]

I just tried this recipe today and it is very good. Thanks!!

[Izzyria]

I made this last night with the hamburger, egg, cheese, mushrooms, rotel tomato/chilis and mozz... OH DEAR.. so good.

[stoop411]

Thanks for the reciepe, we made this last night and it was a huge hit!! We needed a food change!!!

[4beans4me]

This was excellent :thup: I cheated and used bacon bits to save time and the mess of frying up bacon. :)

It made 6 good size portions for me to freeze or eat as leftovers throughout the week with a salad. :thup:

[PilotGal]

I have it in the oven now, and I mixed in a small can of Lindsey's chopped black olives, 4.25 oz, and the total carb count on the can was 8 grams of carbs.

[niudog]

I made this last night, but added a splash of heavy cream to the egg/cheese mixture. Also added 1 small sauteed onion and 1/3 cup mushrooms. I did not use 2 types of cheese, just a 8oz bag of shredded colby jack.

This is good and I just finished the leftovers for lunch.

DW wondered how it would be if we replaced some ofthe hamburger with pork sausage. I'll bet that would be good with some Italian spices and mozz cheese.

Thanks for the recipe!!!

[EXLarge]

Wife made it last night for me, as I lazily sat on my shrinking butt watching the superbowl. It was a great change of pace. I liked the chilli powder, kinda gave it a mexican flair. Great recipe thanks for the info.

[superaunt]

this is much better as a leftover -- next time I will try adding more spices, more pizazz cuz as is was quite bland, but I'll definitely try it again! Thanks!

[judywade10]

Have you ever tried to freeze this recipe. It sounds good for work lunches.

[WyoDiva]

This is really good! My DF (who is also LC) liked it...and I was even willing to eat leftovers for breakfast for a couple days...and that's saying something, since I still have a hard time eating breakfast....

I recommend it highly. ;)

[jakaroo]

How much protein is in this delish recipe, sorry to ask but I am trying to work it out for my fitday?

[Songwriter]

Is there an updated version of this? Original was over five years ago and people suggest many things here and there.

[JAnn]

I don't know but thanks for bumping it. I've saved it and going to try it.

[LowCarbJen]

I had a scoop of this tonight ontop of lettuce and a little bit of home-made ranch dressing. Hubby had the casserole in between biscuits! Simple but good!

[AndieLyn]

This looks really good... now I am looking for George's Easy Chicken Enchilada recipe...

[selfmyth]

Made this last night and really enjoyed it, thanks! Really nice with a side salad.

[Graphite]

It is something that we have been actually eating for quite some time now over the last three years - my husband and I put it together. I looked up my counts and all before we ate it last night and it is a keeper. Matter of fact, it is sooooo tasty. But, something that I forgot to put in was that I do add a little bit of chili powder to it to give it a little kick. So, I will edit my other so that it will include that.
My wife and I adore this stuff! Yummo!

:read::thup:

[ardentluma]

Little late in coming: I made this tonight for myself, hubby, and a guest. We were fighting over the last piece cuz the guys gobbled it up. This stuff was the bomb! (I won the last piece. It's for lunch tomorrow!)

[jodca]

Sounds absolutely delicious! Especially with so many variations you can do - making this tonite - will let you know :)

[triplemom]

Great recipe! I made this tonight. Will definitely have to double it next time....too many teenagers....

[montanasun]

This is great so I will pick up the stuff after work.

[Graphite]

For breakfast today, we had this with Italian sausage (mild) and it was fantastic! Try almost any kind of ground meat in this for some variety. We've done Andouille, lots of things.

Also, we love to put a layer of fresh (raw) baby spinach on top of the meat layer, before pouring on the sauce and topping with cheese. Delish!

[ShesGG]

1 pound ground beef
1 egg
4 ounces shredded cheddar cheese
4 ounces shredded mozzarella cheese
3 to 5 slices of bacon (cooked and crumbled)
garlic powder to taste
black pepper to taste
chili powder to taste

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Lightly brown beef and drain well.
Mix all ingredients together except Mozzarella.
Press mixture into small casserole dish and top with Mozzarella.
Bake in the oven for 25 to 30 minutes.
Cheese should be melted and lightly browned.

2400 Calories; 5g Carbohydrate

I just tried this today and it was so good! The only changes I made were I used 2 tablespoons of Lipton Onion Soup (4 grams total carbs), dry to the beef while it was cooking and a dollop of sour cream on top.

I love these recipies, keep 'em comin!

[frisbena]

Ok, this rocked! I added cumin, red onions and sliced green olives. This will definately be a regular for us.

[ShesGG]

Ok, this rocked! I added cumin, red onions and sliced green olives. This will definately be a regular for us.

I can't wait to make it again. It's very cold here in Ohio so maybe I'll make it this weekend.

[pamlynn]

This is probably my favorite lc dish. I also add cumin to it I make it about every two weeks and eat it with Salsa and Sour Cream. I absolutely LOVE it!

[tommiec68]

Question: I have to have mayo with anything hamburger and would prefer it not cold. Could you mix mayo in? How would it affect the consistancy? What would you recomend?

Tammie

[ShesGG]

Question: I have to have mayo with anything hamburger and would prefer it not cold. Could you mix mayo in? How would it affect the consistancy? What would you recomend?

Tammie

You can put a dollop of mayo on your plate and dip it in. I thought about mayo because I like it with gr. beef as well but it is so dang tasty even without the mayo.

[ShesGG]

I have it in the oven now, and I mixed in a small can of Lindsey's chopped black olives, 4.25 oz, and the total carb count on the can was 8 grams of carbs.

When I used to order pizzas, I would order extra cheese, gr. beef and black olives. I'm trying this one.

[DWRolfe]

i like dipping mine in creamy italian dressing...

[ShesGG]

i like dipping mine in creamy italian dressing...

That sounds good. I've been in the mood for a creamy tomato-y something.

I looked up a low carb chicken paprikash recipe that I'll post in a few minutes. It sounds so good and really low carb.

[youngwifey]

I've made this twice in the last week! It's super quick and easy to make and tastes delicious. Great leftovers too :) I like to mix a little bit of sour cream with mine and top it with sliced avocado.

[Ptrcmcc6]

I just pulled mine out of the oven and can't wait to try it. I can't believe I haven't tried this before.