Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza
Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza combines two comfort food favorites into one seriously satisfying dinner. A crispy pizza crust gets topped with seasoned ground beef, bacon, melty cheese, and a tangy Thousand Island-style sauce that ties everything together. Every bite has that classic cheeseburger flavor, but in pizza form, and trust me, it’s the kind of recipe people start talking about before they’ve even finished their first slice.
With a few tricks that I’ll share, you can have this pizza done in 45 minutes, even if you don’t have the dough done already.
🍽️ Recipe Name: Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza
⏰ Ready In: 1 hour 25 minutes
⏳ Prep Time: 1 hour
🔥 Cook Time: 25 minutes
👥 Serves: 8
🥕Main Ingredients: Pizza dough, ground beef, bacon, Thousand Island dressing, mozzarella cheese, parmesan cheese, cornmeal.
🍳 Special Equipment: Bread machine (or mixer), baking sheet or pizza stone, frying pan.
⭐ Why You’ll Love It: All the flavors of a classic bacon cheeseburger on a crispy, cheesy pizza. Easy to make, family-friendly, and perfect for a quick weeknight dinner everyone will enjoy.
👇 Full measurements and instructions are in the recipe card below.
What Tricks Make This a Fast Dinner?
Either buy premade, frozen dough from the grocery store or make your own, with yeast made specifically for pizzas; there is no need to let the dough rise. Pizza yeast is specially designed to lack the springiness of other yeasts, making it easier to make pizza dough quickly.
Use a mixer with a dough hook or a bread machine to make the dough in 10 minutes.
This homemade bacon is perfect for this pizza.
Have a few pieces of frozen bacon in the freezer. When you make bacon, always cook extra and freeze it for later use. If you have an air fryer, you can also make it in under 10 minutes.
Use premade sauce, either homemade or store-bought.
What You Need
- Pizza dough
- Yeast
- Sauce, your choice, either pizza sauce or 1000 Island Dressing.
- Ground beef
- Bacon
- Cheese, any cheese you like, such as cheddar, mozzarella, parmesan.
How to Make Cheeseburger Pizza
Preheat the oven to 425°F / 218°C. Sprinkle cornmeal on a pizza stone or pizza pan.
Meanwhile, brown the ground beef in a skillet with a bit of olive oil.
Meanwhile, brown the ground beef in a skillet with a bit of olive oil.
Shape and stretch dough on a floured board.
Transfer the dough to a pizza stone and reshape. Add a light layer of your chosen sauce.
Sprinkle on half of the cheese and then the beef.
Sprinkle with the cooked bacon, top with the rest of the cheese.
Other Delicious Pizzas
- Chicken Florentine Pizza
- Lobster Pizza
- Thin Crust Grilled Chicken Pizza
- Tuna Pizza
- Deep Dish Breakfast Pizza
- Thin Crust Chicken Pizza with Feta & Spinach
- Sourdough Pizza Crust
Tools That Make This Recipe Work
If you don’t already have these, this is where most people struggle.
- Pizza stone – Creates that hot, even baking surface that gives you a crisp bottom crust. Without it, the pizza can bake unevenly and end up soft or soggy underneath.
- Pizza peel – Helps you slide the pizza in and out of the oven safely and smoothly. Without one, transferring the dough becomes tricky and can easily distort the shape or topping layout.
- Pizza cutter – Gives you clean, even slices without dragging toppings across the crust. A dull blade will tear the pizza and mess up the presentation.
- Cast iron frying pan – Useful for building flavor in toppings like beef, helping it brown properly instead of steaming. Skipping it can lead to bland, unevenly cooked meat.
- Nonstick sheet pan – Provides a reliable backup baking surface for consistent results. Without it, dough can stick or bake unevenly depending on the surface used.
Use this to slide pizza dough into a hot oven. The smooth bamboo surface helps dough release cleanly when lightly floured. It works well for assembling and launching pizza in one tool.
This stone spreads heat across the base of the pizza. It works well for thicker pizzas that need time to cook through without burning the top.
Pro Tips for Your Success
These small details make the difference between “good” pizza and one that disappears fast.
- Preheat your pizza stone for at least 30–45 minutes so the crust starts cooking the moment it hits the surface. A cold stone leads to pale, soft bottoms.
- Cook the beef until it’s well-browned, not just no longer pink. That deep browning is where the real burger flavor develops.
- Don’t overload the toppings. Too much cheese or sauce weighs the dough down and prevents a crisp crust from forming.
- Let the dough rest at room temperature before stretching so it doesn’t spring back and tear while shaping.
- Slice the pizza after it rests for a couple of minutes. Cutting too early lets the cheese slide and the toppings shift.
FAQs
Can I make this pizza without a pizza stone?
Yes, you can use a nonstick sheet pan instead. It won’t give quite the same crispness on the bottom, but it still bakes evenly and works well for a reliable, no-fuss option
What’s the best way to keep the crust from getting soggy?
Pre-bake the crust for a few minutes before adding toppings, and avoid overloading it with sauce or wet ingredients. This helps the base stay firm and crisp.
Can I use pre-cooked ground beef?
Yes, but make sure it’s well-seasoned and browned properly before adding it to the pizza. The flavor comes from that browning step, not just the cooking itself.
How do I reheat leftovers without ruining the texture?
Reheat slices in the oven or an air fryer so the crust stays crisp. The microwave will soften the crust and make it chewy instead of firm.
That’s how easy it is to make this easy Cheeseburger Pizza that your whole family will enjoy. Thanks for stopping by today!
Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza
Ingredients
For Pizza Dough for Bread Maker (Makes enough dough for 4- 12" pies)
- ¾ cup Warm Water 120°F / 49°C
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1½ tsp Salt
- 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 Teaspoon Sugar
- 1 Teaspoon yeast, pizza
For the Pizza
- 1 Tablespoon cornmeal
- flour for rolling the dough
- ¼ recipe Pizza Dough – see recipe below
- 2 slices bacon crisped
- 1 Teaspoon Olive Oil
- ½ lb ground beef browned
- 4 Tablespoon Thousand Island Dressing or substitute pizza sauce
- 3 Tablespoon grated parmesan can use any cheese you like.
- 1½ cup grated mozzarella can use any cheese you like.
Instructions
For Pizza Dough
- Add ingredients to bread machine, in order given. Start machine on dough cycle.1 Teaspoon Olive Oil, ¾ cup Warm Water, 1½ tsp Salt, 2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour, 1 Teaspoon Sugar, 1 Teaspoon yeast, pizza
- No need to let the dough rise, if using pizza yeast. Once kneaded, dough is done.
- Save any additional dough in bags and freeze for another occasion.
For the Pizza
- Start the dough in the Bread Machine according to the manufacturer's instructions for "dough only". Make the 4-pizza batch and freeze what you don't need for another day to save you time later.¼ recipe Pizza Dough – see recipe below
- Use frozen bacon or make air fryer bacon, which takes less than 10 minutes.2 slices bacon
- Place oil in a large frying pan. Brown ground beef over high heat.1 Tablespoon Olive Oil, ½ lb ground beef
- Make 1000 Island Sauce, use store-bought or refer to this recipe. You can substitute pizza sauce for the thousand island.4 Tablespoon Thousand Island Dressing
- When the dough is done, punch it down and remove it to a floured board. Stretch and roll the dough on a floured board.
- Sprinkle cornmeal on a pizza stone, metal baking sheet, or pizza pan.1 Tablespoon cornmeal
- Spread thin layer of sauce on dough.
- Sprinkle with half of the cheese, then beef.3 Tablespoon grated parmesan, 1½ cup grated mozzarella
- Sprinkle top with bacon bits and then the rest of cheese.
- Bake at 425°F for about 15-18 minutes until cheese and crust are nicely browned and filling is bubbly.
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Originally published 1/15/2015 Updated 5/15/2024
………..is it just me or is there no where in this recipe where it tells you what to do with the tomato sauce???
My apologies, Milton. I incorporated 2 recipes into one and was not clear. As I said in the post, I do a bunch with the 1000 island sauce, but I also do the tomato sauce for anyone who wants that, instead. Some people like one, others like the other. I usually have extra of the tomato sauce in the freezer, so that I can pull it out when needed. I will correct this right now. Thanks for bringing this to my attention!! I really appreciate it!!
Very creative pizza !!! Yumm
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