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    Home » Recipes » Main Dishes

    Loaded Beer Can Bacon Burgers

    Published: Jun 10, 2020 · Modified: Jun 14, 2023 by Alison · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    This post was sponsored by Kingsford as part of an Influencer Activation and all opinions expressed in my post are my own.

    These Loaded Beer Can Bacon Burgers are a summertime must! They are stuffed full of delicious veggies and wrapped in bacon for a mouth-watering taste!

    Loaded Beer Can Burgers

    Summer screams being outdoors and grilling. While there are so many ways you can cook a burger, these loaded beer can bacon burgers are filled to the brim with so much flavor. The possibilities are endless with what you can put in them so you can truly make it your own.

    This recipe calls for a different way you would normally cook a burger on the grill. Since you won’t be able to flip the burgers, you will need to cook them on indirect heat meaning you have to fire up half of the grill by placing charcoals on one side and cooking the burgers on the other half. This will ensure that the entire burger will be cooked evenly.

    how to make Loaded Beer Can Burgers

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    beer can burgers

    Ingredients

    Makes 6 burgers

    3-4 lbs 80/20 ground beef
    1 unopened beer can
    6 pieces of uncooked bacon
    8 oz fresh sliced mushrooms
    Half onion, diced
    Red pepper, diced
    Green pepper, diced
    Sliced cheese (I used Provolone, Pepper Jack & Colby but any kind will work)
    Ground beef seasoning to taste
    Jalapeños, sliced (optional)

    How to Make Beer Can Bacon Burgers

    Fire up half of the grill by adding charcoal to one side only and preheat to 300 degrees F. Leave the other side off for indirect heat.

    Sautéed mushrooms, onions, red peppers and green peppers until soft. Set aside.

    Wash the beer can in hot soapy water to kill any germs or bacteria. Form ground beef into 6 large balls using about ¾ lb of ground beef to make each burger.

    Press the clean, unopened beer can into the center of the meat ball to form a bowl deep enough so you can add the fillings inside.

    Wrap a slice of bacon around outer edge of burger bowl while the can is still in the burger. Gently slide out the can and mend any broken pieces together. Repeat with the remaining burgers.

    Season the burger bowls on the inside and bottom and fill with sautéed mushrooms, onions, red peppers and green peppers. Can also add sliced jalapeños on top if you want.

    how to make beer can burgers

    Close grill and cook for 1 hour at 300 degrees F on indirect heat. 

    After the hour of cooking, place a slice of cheese over top of each burger and allow to melt for about 3-5 minutes. 

    Serve immediately plain, with toppings or on a bun.

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    how to make loaded beer can bacon burgers

    Recipe

    Loaded Beer Can Bacon Burgers

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    These Loaded Beer Can Bacon Burgers are a summertime must! They are stuffed full of delicious veggies and wrapped in bacon for a mouth-watering taste!
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    Prep Time 15 minutes mins
    Cook Time 1 hour hr
    Total Time 1 hour hr 15 minutes mins
    Course Main Dishes
    Calories 281 kcal

    Ingredients
      

    • 3-4 lbs 80/20 ground beef
    • 1 unopened beer can
    • 6 pieces of uncooked bacon
    • 8 oz fresh sliced mushrooms
    • Half onion diced
    • Red pepper diced
    • Green pepper diced
    • Sliced cheese I used Provolone, Pepper Jack & Colby but any kind will work
    • Ground beef seasoning to taste
    • Jalapeños sliced (optional)

    Instructions
     

    • Fire up half of the grill by adding charcoal to one side only and preheat to 300 degrees F. Leave the other side off for indirect heat.
    • Sautéed mushrooms, onions, red peppers and green peppers until soft. Set aside.
    • Wash the beer can in hot soapy water to kill any germs or bacteria.
    • Form ground beef into 6 large balls using about ¾ lb of ground beef to make each burger. Press the clean, unopened beer can into the center of the meat ball to form a bowl deep enough so you can add the fillings inside.
    • Wrap a slice of bacon around outer edge of burger bowl while the can is still in the burger. Gently slide out the can and mend any broken pieces together. Repeat with the remaining burgers.
    • Season the burger bowls on the inside and bottom and fill with sautéed mushrooms, onions, red peppers and green peppers. Can also add sliced jalapeños on top if you want.
    • Close grill and cook for 1 hour at 300 degrees F on indirect heat. After the hour of cooking, place a slice of cheese over top of each burger and allow to melt for about 3-5 minutes. 
    • Serve immediately plain, with toppings or on a bun.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 281kcalCarbohydrates: 8gProtein: 16gFat: 19gFiber: 1g

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    Nutritional facts are estimates and are provided as a courtesy to the reader. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. Nutritional values are calculated via a third party. Changing ingredients, amounts or cooking technique will alter the estimated nutritional calculations.

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    Comments

    1. Amy Baerwolf

      May 31, 2021 at 9:37 am

      Could I wrap these in foil to cook over an open fire while camping??

      Reply
      • Alison

        May 31, 2021 at 3:30 pm

        Yes, you could definitely do that. Just make sure they are cooked all the way through.

        Reply
    2. Jessica

      April 28, 2024 at 11:16 pm

      Are these freezeable?

      Reply
      • Alison

        May 09, 2024 at 9:07 pm

        Yes

        Reply

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