Bacon Cheeseburger Rice
Bacon Cheeseburger Rice is a delicious 30 minute meal that the whole family will love. All of the flavors of your favorite burger in a quick and easy rice skillet dish.
Sausage and Pepper Rice is one of my go-to meals when I don’t have much time to prepare dinner and this cheeseburger version was an even bigger hit with the kids. We also love Ground Beef Tacos for a quick meal.
Bacon Cheeseburger Rice ~ Quick and Easy Dinner Recipe
Bacon Cheeseburger Rice is a super simple skillet dinner that can be on the dinner table in under 30 minutes. It’s a family-pleasing meal that even the picky eaters will love.
Ingredients Needed for Hamburger Rice Casserole
- Ground Beef
- Long Grain White Rice
- Water
- Bacon
- Onion
- Cream Cheese
- Milk
- BBQ Sauce
- Worcestershire Sauce
- Granulated Garlic
- Smoked Paprika
- Kosher Salt
- Black Pepper
- Diced Tomatoes for Garnish
- Pickles for Garnish
How to Make Cheeseburger Rice
- Add ground beef to a skillet and cook over medium-high heat, breaking the ground beef up as it cooks. Cook until well browned.
- Drain the excess grease.
- Add diced onions to the ground beef, cook, stirring occasionally until onions are softened, about 5- 6 minutes.
Meanwhile, cook the rice. Add 1 cup of long grain white rice to a pan with 2 cups of water. Bring the mixture to a boil. Lower to simmer, cover and cook 15 minutes. Remove from heat.
Cook the bacon until crisp. I love to cook bacon in the oven, no mess! Drain on paper towels.
- Add cream cheese, shredded cheese, milk to the ground beef mixture. Stir until cream cheese is mixed in.
- Stir in bbq sauce.
- Add garlic, smoked paprika, salt and pepper and mix to combine.
- Stir in cooked rice and crumbled bacon.
- Garnish with diced tomatoes and pickles if desired.
Recipe Notes
- Yield: 6 servings
- Storage: Store leftover rice in an airtight container in the refrigerator up to 4 days.
- Reheat: Reheat rice in a pan with about 1- 2 tablespoons of milk over medium heat, stirring until heated through.
More Ground Beef Recipes to Try
- Bacon Cheeseburger Twice Baked Potatoes
- Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza
- Hamburger Soup
- Easy Korean Ground Beef and Broccoli
- Spanish Rice with Ground Beef
- Beef Rigatoni
- Mexican Cornbread
This Bacon Cheeseburger Rice skillet meal is a surefire hit for a quick and easy dinner that will please the whole family. Add your favorite burger toppings to garnish the cheeseburger rice for a new dinner twist on the classic burger.
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Bacon Cheeseburger Rice
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pounds ground beef
- 1 cup diced onion
- 1 cup long grain white rice
- 2 cups water
- 6 slices bacon
- 2 ounces cream cheese
- 1/2 cup milk
- 2 1/2 cups shredded colby jack cheese
- 1/2 cup barbecue sauce
- 2 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- Diced tomatoes optional garnish
- Pickle Slices optional garnish
Instructions
- Add ground beef to a skillet and cook over medium-high heat, breaking the ground beef up as it cooks. Cook until well browned.
- Drain the excess grease.
- Add diced onions to the ground beef, cook, stirring occasionally until onions are softened, about 5- 6 minutes.
- Meanwhile, cook the rice. Add 1 cup of long grain white rice to a pan with 2 cups of water. Bring the mixture to a boil. Lower to simmer, cover and cook 15 minutes. Remove from heat.
- Cook the bacon until crisp. Drain on paper towels. Crumble when cooled.
- Add cream cheese, shredded cheese, milk to the ground beef mixture. Stir until cream cheese is mixed in.
- Stir in bbq sauce.
- Add garlic, smoked paprika, salt and pepper and mix to combine.
- Stir in cooked rice and crumbled bacon.
- Garnish with diced tomatoes and pickles if desired.
I wasn’t prepared for how good this was, we loved it.
Thanks Cate!
This was flipping delicious. The kids loved it!
Thanks Kim!