Ultimate Loaded Cheeseburger Grilled Cheese
Description
This isn’t your ordinary grilled cheese! 🤤 Crispy, golden-buttered bread is packed with juicy seasoned beef, gooey melted cheese, savory bacon, and colorful peppers and onions. Every bite is crunchy on the outside, cheesy and delicious on the inside—a seriously indulgent comfort-food favorite!
Recipe
Ingredients:
- 1 lb (450 g) ground beef
- 8 slices thick bread, such as brioche or Texas toast
- 8 slices cheddar or American cheese
- 4 slices mozzarella or pepper jack cheese
- 4 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
- ½ small onion, diced
- ½ red bell pepper, diced
- 1–2 tbsp butter
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- Salt and black pepper, to taste
Optional Burger Sauce:
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp ketchup
- 1 tsp mustard
- 1 tbsp finely diced pickles
Instructions
- Season the ground beef with garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika, salt, and pepper.
- Cook the beef in a skillet over medium-high heat, breaking it apart as it browns. Add the diced onion and bell pepper and cook until tender.
- Drain excess grease and stir in the cooked bacon.
- Mix the burger sauce ingredients in a small bowl.
- Butter one side of each bread slice. Place a slice of cheese on the unbuttered side.
- Spoon the beef mixture over the cheese and add another layer of cheese.
- Spread a little burger sauce over the top, then cover with another slice of bread, buttered side facing outward.
- Cook sandwiches in a skillet over medium-low heat for 3–5 minutes per side, until deeply golden and the cheese is completely melted.
- Let rest for a minute, then slice and serve hot. 🧀🔥
Tip: Keep the heat medium-low so the bread gets beautifully crisp without burning before the cheese melts.
