No one really needs a new reason to eat a bacon cheeseburger — but we’ve got one that will send you speeding into your kitchen. With all the fixings rolled up into dough and baked, you’ve got the classic flavors in an irresistible new package that makes it easy and fun to share with your friends. Don’t forget the special sauce!
| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 1 hr 55 min |
| Active: | 50 min |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- 2 pounds ground beef chuck
- 12 ounces American cheese slices (about 30 slices)
- All-purpose flour, for dusting
- 1 1/2 pounds store-bought pizza dough, at room temperature (see Cook’s Note)
- 5 tablespoons ketchup
- 2 tablespoons yellow mustard
- 1 medium red onion, finely chopped
- 12 strips cooked bacon, broken in half
- One 32-ounce jar dill pickle chips (35 to 40 chips)
- Sesame seeds, for garnish
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 teaspoon dried onion flakes
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add the beef and cook, stirring to break it up into small crumbles, until cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes. Meanwhile, roughly chop half of the cheese, leaving other half as slices. Set aside.
- Using a slotted spoon, remove the beef from the skillet and transfer to a large bowl; discard the fat and liquid in the pan. Let the beef cool completely in the bowl, then stir in the chopped cheese.
- On a lightly floured work surface, roll the dough into a 20-by-14-inch rectangle. Arrange the beef and cheese mixture evenly on one half of the dough, starting on the shorter end and leaving a 1-inch border on the sides. Drizzle 2 tablespoons ketchup evenly over the beef mixture and the uncovered half of the dough; repeat with all the mustard, and then the red onion. Lay down the remaining cheese slices evenly over the half of the dough with no beef mixture, leaving a 1-inch border on the sides. Arrange the bacon pieces and 24 dill pickle chips just over the beef mixture.
- Working from the short side with the beef mixture, tightly roll up the dough into a log, jelly-roll style. Pinch the open ends together to seal, then tuck them underneath the log. Transfer the log, seam side-down, to the prepared baking sheet, brush all over with water and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Bake, rotating the pan halfway through, until the bread is golden brown, about 40 minutes.
- While the bread bakes, whisk together the mayonnaise, onion flakes, sugar, a pinch of salt and pepper and the remaining 3 tablespoons ketchup, 2 tablespoons finely chopped dill pickle chips and 1 teaspoon pickle brine in a small bowl. Taste, and season the special sauce with additional salt if needed. Let the bread cool for 10 minutes. Slice into 8 pieces and serve warm with the special sauce.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 8 servings |
| Calories | 953 |
| Total Fat | 55 g |
| Saturated Fat | 22 g |
| Carbohydrates | 60 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Sugar | 9 g |
| Protein | 56 g |
| Cholesterol | 156 mg |
| Sodium | 2843 mg |
Reviews
Made this using my sourdough pizza dough and it turned out great. Loved the sauce. It didn’t occur to me what the sauce was until I tasted it. Memories of the “Big Boy”, and “special sauce”. I may use that sauce on my burgers in the future. Served with Honey Butter potato chips.
I have made this for the Superbowl for the last 4 years and used homemade pizza dough. This year I did not have time and used store bought pizza dough. I would not recommend using store-bought pizza! It was too chewy and not at all as wonderful as when I have made the dough from scratch. (You can make the dough ahead of time and store it in the fridge or freezer to use when you need it. Other than that it is always a huge hit with my friends and family. (Go Chiefs!)
Left out bacon – everyone loved it!
Used a free pizza dough; it turned out really good!
I don’t eat red meat but everyone seems to love this.
This was really good and fun to eat. I made this for the Super Bowl and it went over well with the family. I made pizza dough in advance. I am not big on pickles, but it add a great crunch. I only needed to add about 15 slices of cheese and I felt it was very cheese. It does take a little time, but worth it. I will make this again.
So good husband couldn’t get enough!
Just have a hamburger
It’s a lot of work and time, but the result is worth it. Popular with the kiddos at our house.
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