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ByBeth NeelsPublished: May 15, 2024
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This recipe shows you how to make a Bacon cheeseburger pizza. Easy and delicious for a quick weeknight meal that the whole family will love.

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Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza

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.

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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 not have the spring back 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.

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What you need

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How to Make Cheeseburger Pizza

Step One:

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.

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Step Two:

Meanwhile, brown the ground beef in a skillet with a bit of olive oil.

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Step Three:

Shape and stretch dough on a floured board.

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Step Four:

Transfer the dough to a pizza stone and reshape. Add a light layer of your chosen sauce.

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Step Five:

Sprinkle on half of the cheese and then beef.

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Step Six:

Sprinkle with the cooked bacon, top with the rest of the cheese.

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Bacon Cheeseburger Pizza

This recipe shows you how to make a Bacon cheeseburger pizza. Easy and delicious for a quick weeknight meal that the whole family will love.
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Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Prep Time: 1 hour
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 1 hour 25 minutes
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 380kcal
Author: Beth Neels
Cost: $5

Ingredients

For Pizza Dough for Bread Maker (Makes enough dough for 4- 12" pies)

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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cast iron frying pan 12″
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Notes

IMPORTANT NOTE!! USE EITHER THE 1000 ISLAND DRESSING OR THE TOMATO SAUCE, DEPENDING ON WHAT WE FEEL LIKE ON THAT NIGHT. DON’T USE BOTH SAUCES ON THE SAME PIZZA.
The recipe for the dough makes enough dough for 4 12″ pies.
Pizza crust can be cooked in the oven, in a pizza oven, or directly on the grill, on a pizza stone, or on a grill mat.
Leftovers last 3-4 days.
Uncooked dough can be frozen, up to 4 months.
Tips for yeast dough:
You can “bloom” yeast in water or milk and sugar to see if it is still active. The liquid should be very warm. Some yeasts require no blooming.
Always check package of yeast for recommended temperature of liquid, different types and brands bloom best at different temps.
Don’t rush the rising process, if using regular yeast. The dough should be doubled in the pan.
Rise the dough in a warm spot, covered with a clean kitchen towel. Turn the oven on low and place the rising dough near the oven exhaust. Not directly under the exhaust but on top of the stove.
When using pizza yeast, there is no rising is necessary. 
Only a rest is required when using Rapid Rise Yeast.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 380kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 16g | Fat: 19g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 811mg | Potassium: 164mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 175IU | Calcium: 139mg | Iron: 3mg
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Originally published 1/15/2015 Updated 5/15/2024

Beth Neels is an entrepreneur, blogger, photographer, author, and recipe developer. She founded Binky’s Culinary Carnival in 2014, focusing on “Crafting delicious recipes with sustainable ingredients.” She has been featured in multiple online publications, including MSN, Reader’s Digest, AP news, and Parade.

6 Comments

  1. ………..is it just me or is there no where in this recipe where it tells you what to do with the tomato sauce???

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    1. 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!!

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