Grilled Beef & Bacon Burgers are perfect for a summer BBQ – they’re super easy which leaves more time for relaxing and enjoying the sun!
A classic beef burger recipe
It’s hard to beat a good old fashioned beef burger… these are a Friday night favourite at our house! Soft hamburger buns filled with salad, crispy bacon and a grilled beef patty – dinner couldn’t be easier or more delicious!
Grilled beef patties
Our classic beef patties take just a minute or two to prepare and are full of basic ingredients (plus 2 secret ones!):
- beef mince
- diced onion
- egg
- breadcrumbs
- minced garlic
- salt and pepper
- … plus the secret weapons… tabasco sauce and Worcestershire sauce (they add the most delicious flavour to the burgers!)
Salad filling ideas
I like to keep the salad fillings in our classic beef and bacon burgers really simple:
- lettuce
- tomato
- avocado
- cheese
- cucumber
But these salad fillings are also delicious:
- sliced beetroot
- pickles
- grated carrot
- capsicum
- spinach
- mushrooms
- red onion
- pineapple slices
Mix and match with whatever you have at home (and whatever you know your family will love!).
Burger sauce
I like to use the Coles Special Burger Sauce in this recipe. It tastes just like McDonalds Big Mac sauce and tastes AMAZING with our beef burgers.
You can buy similar Big Mac style sauces from most major supermarkets.
And that’s it – such a simple recipe that really takes your summer barbecue cooking up a notch! With barbecues it’s all about keeping it basic – relaxing and not fussing around with time-consuming cooking. If you’re really pressed for time, you could of course buy pre-made beef patties… no judging here- I’ve done exactly that many, many times before! Now all you need is a glass of wine, a few friends and a bit of that beautiful sunshine. Bring on summer I say!!!!
Beef & Bacon Burgers
Ingredients
- 500 g beef mince
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 1 egg
- 70 g breadcrumbs
- 1 tsp minced garlic
- 1 tbs Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tsp Tabasco sauce
- 200 g bacon
- 4 hamburger rolls
- lettuce, tomato, cheese, avocado and cucumber, to serve
- burger sauce (or any sauce you like)
Instructions
Conventional Method
- Mix the beef mince, onion, egg, breadcrumbs, garlic, Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco sauce together in a large bowl until well combined.
- Divide mince into 4 equal sized patties and place onto a plate. Season with salt and pepper.
- Cover with plastic wrap and pop into the fridge for 30 minutes or until you're ready to barbecue the patties (*these patties can also be cooked in a frying pan).
- Place the beef patties on a barbecue grill to cook. Turn the patties over once during cooking.
- Add the bacon after a couple of minutes. Remove the bacon when crispy and set aside.
- Set the burgers aside when cooked to your liking.
- Serve the hamburger rolls with bacon, a beef patty, lettuce, tomato, avocado, cheese and cucumber.
- Top with burger sauce.
Thermomix Method
- Place the onion (halved) into the Thermomix bowl and chop on Speed 8, 10 seconds.
- Add the beef mince, onion, egg, breadcrumbs, garlic, Worcestershire sauce and Tabasco sauce and mix on Reverse, Speed 4 until combined (using the spatula to help mix).
- Divide mince into 4 equal sized patties and place onto a plate.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Cover with plastic wrap and pop into the fridge for 30 minutes or until you're ready to barbecue the patties (*these patties can also be cooked in a frying pan).
- Place the beef patties on a barbecue grill to cook.
- Turn the patties over once during cooking.
- Add the bacon after a couple of minutes. Remove the bacon when crispy and set aside.
- Set the burgers aside when cooked to your liking.
- Serve the hamburger rolls with bacon, a beef patty, lettuce, tomato, avocado, cheese and cucumber. Top with burger sauce.
These look amazing! Can’t wait to give them a try! Plus the kids will enjoy them too. Nothing like a good burger on a warm summer’s night and to be able to cook it on the bbq is even better.
I totally agree! In fact it’s BBQ burgers here tonight too (but chicken ones this time!).
Yum! My favourite pic is the last one…felt like I took a bite out of it! Burgers are awesome and so versatile. A very social food when everyone can make up their own.
I haven’t gotten used to shortcut bacon (it’s only been 20 years) on a burger. I’m always looking for thin bacon like they have in NZ or the states. That said, I would eat this and lick my fingers. 🙂
Oh thank you so much Maureen! I know exactly the thin bacon you’re talking about – yummo!
Oh gosh that looks so tasty!!
Thanks Leanne xx
I’m starting to plan more of our meals around BBQ’s now because I can’t get the kids to come inside at dinner time now anyway. These look delicious.
Haha that’s a very good point Malinda!