Melt-in-the-Middle Bacon Cheeseburgers
Our Melt-in-the-Middle Bacon Cheeseburgers are perfect for your next slimming-friendly fakeaway night! Served in wholemeal buns, it's so satisfying to bite into that gloriously gooey, melted cheese middle. You could even make these on the BBQ this summer!
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NutritionPer Serving
- Calories402
- Carbs28g
- Protein44g
- Fat12g
- Saturates5.1g
- Sugars3.4g
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We’ve got good news for you – these mouthwatering, slimming-friendly, Melt-in-the-Middle Bacon Cheeseburgers can be enjoyed even when you’re counting calories or following a diet plan like Weight Watchers!
We know you’re probably thinking there’s no way a bacon cheeseburger that tastes better than a takeaway can be enjoyed when you’re watching what you’re eating. Get ready to be proven wrong!
A Big Tasty with Bacon from a certain chain restaurant clocks up an eye-watering 890 calories, so at 402 calories each, you could tuck into 2 of our Melt-in-the-Middle Bacon Cheeseburgers and still have calories to spare!
These burgers are a winner all year round. They’re perfect comfort food on a winter night (especially served with Sweet Potato Fries!) or delicious to rustle up on the BBQ in the summer months.
What diets are these Melt-in-the-Middle Bacon Cheeseburgers suitable for?
These Melt-in-the-Middle Bacon Cheeseburgers can be made suitable for dairy-free diets as long as you swap the Babybel for a suitable dairy-free cheese.
To make the recipe gluten free you will need to replace the following ingredients with suitable gluten-free alternatives:
- Worcestershire sauce (use Henderson’s relish)
- Soy sauce
- Wholemeal rolls
- Beef stock cube
Please make sure to double or triple check all of your ingredients if you’re cooking for people with allergies.
Do you need any special ingredients to make Melt-in-the-Middle Bacon Cheeseburgers?
To make these burgers you will need a couple of specific tools; a food processor (or a hand blender with a food processor attachment) and a non-stick frying pan.
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A food processor like this one will come in handy for whizzing up all kinds of ingredients and recipes.
If you don’t have a food processor, how about investing a hand blender? This is the same one we used to make these burgers as it has a food processor attachment.
How many calories are in these Melt-in-the-Middle Bacon Cheeseburgers?
There are 402 calories per portion in this Melt-in-the-Middle Bacon Cheeseburgers recipe, which means it falls into our Weekly Indulgence category.
This recipe is perfect if you’re following a calorie controlled diet, and fits well with any one of the major diet plans such as Weight Watchers.
As a guide, an average man needs around 2,500kcal (10,500kJ) a day to maintain a healthy body weight. For an average woman, that figure is around 2,000kcal (8,400kJ) a day. Obviously, if your goal is to lose weight then you might want to adjust these slightly! You can read more about these recommendations on the NHS website.
Step 1
Add half a red onion to your food processor and blitz.
Step 2
Add the beef mince, salt and pepper, garlic granules, mustard powder, Worcestershire sauce or Henderson’s relish, stock cube, soy sauce and egg. Give it a whizz until all the ingredients are well mixed.
Step 3
Grab a big handful of the mixture and begin to shape it around a Babybel cheese. Make sure there are no cracks or gaps, you don’t want all that lovely cheese to escape!
Step 4
Spray a large frying pan with low-calorie cooking spray and set on a medium heat. Add your burgers and cook gently – you want them to be cooked through without being burnt on the outside. Cook for 5-6 minutes, flip and cook for a further 5 minutes. Alternatively crack out the BBQ and get grilling!
Step 5
Add the bacon medallions to the pan and fry for 6-8 minutes.
Step 6
Assemble your burgers and bacon in the rolls and add any salad or sauce you like!
Why not try these burgers with any of these sides for a winning combo:
How do you know when Melt-in-the-Middle Bacon Cheeseburgers are cooked?
Cook your burgers gently – you want them to be cooked through, with enough heat to create a melting middle, but not burnt on the outside.
Standard advice here in the UK is to cook food until it has reached 70°C and stayed at that temperature for 2 minutes. This is to keep your family safe.
How long can you keep Melt-in-the-Middle Bacon Cheeseburgers in the fridge?
Once you’ve put them out, ideally you should eat these burgers straight away.
If you allow any leftovers to cool, make sure to refrigerate in a container with a lid and chill. You can keep leftovers of Melt-in-the-Middle Bacon Cheeseburgers in the fridge for approximately 3 days or so.
Can I freeze these Melt-in-the-Middle Bacon Cheeseburgers?
Yes you can, but we would only recommend freezing before cooking. You can wrap each raw patty individually in foil and place in the freezer.
Don’t forget to add a label with what it is, and on what date you put it in the freezer!
How do I reheat these Melt-in-the-Middle Bacon Cheeseburgers?
We wouldn’t recommend reheating the burgers once they have been cooked.
If you have frozen the uncooked burgers, allow them to fully defrost and then follow the cooking instructions from step 4 in this recipe.
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Melt-in-the-Middle Bacon Cheeseburgers
Our Melt-in-the-Middle Bacon Cheeseburgers are perfect for your next slimming-friendly fakeaway night! Served in wholemeal buns, it's so satisfying to bite into that gloriously gooey, melted cheese middle. You could even make these on the BBQ this summer!
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Prep Time
10 MINS
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Cook Time
15 MINS
- KCals 402
- Carbs 28G
Instructions
- Add half a red onion to your food processor and blitz.
- Add the beef mince, salt and pepper, garlic granules, mustard powder, Worcestershire sauce or Henderson’s relish, stock cube, soy sauce and egg. Give it a whizz until all the ingredients are well mixed.
- Grab a big handful of the mixture and begin to shape it around a Babybel cheese. Make sure there are no cracks or gaps, you don't want all that lovely cheese to escape!
- Spray a large frying pan with low-calorie cooking spray and set on a medium heat. Add your burgers and cook gently – you want them to be cooked through without being burnt on the outside. Cook for 5-6 minutes, flip and cook for a further 5 minutes. Alternatively crack out the BBQ and get grilling!
- Add the bacon medallions to the pan and fry for 6-8 minutes.
- Assemble your burgers and bacon in the rolls and add any salad or sauce you like!
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