BBQ Bacon Burger

This BBQ Bacon Burger recipe will have you stacking that Loveless Cafe Bacon high, and smothering our Sweet with a Bite BBQ Sauce all over!

Servings: 4 burgers

Ingredients

• 1 pound Loveless Cafe Applewood Bacon (or your favorite flavor)
• 1 ½ pounds ground chuck or ground turkey (80% lean)
• 1 tablespoon Loveless Cafe Dry Rub
• 1 tablespoon Worcestershire Sauce
• 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard
• 1 ½ tablespoons canola oil
• 4 hamburger buns
• 8 fresh tomato slices
• 4 slices of onion (optional)
• 4 fresh romaine lettuce pieces
• ½ cup Loveless Cafe Sweet with a Bite BBQ sauce

Directions

1. Cook the bacon per package instructions and set aside.
2. In a medium size bowl place your meat along with the dry rub, Worcestershire, and Dijon and mix well.
3. Divide meat mixture into 4 equal portions (about 6 ounces each).
4. Form each portion loosely into a 3/4 inch thick burger and make a deep depression into the center with your thumb.
5. Heat your grill to medium high.
6. Brush the burgers with oil.
7. Grill the burgers until golden brown and slightly charred on the first side, about 3 minutes for beef and 5 minutes for turkey.
8. Flip over the burgers, cook the beef until golden brown and slightly charred on the second side, 4 minutes for medium rare or until cooked to desired doneness.
9. Cook turkey burgers until cooked throughout, about 5 minutes on second side.
10. Place burgers in a pan to rest for a few minutes.
11. Toast your burger buns if you like them toasted.
12. Place the lettuce on the bun bottom, then the burger, tomato, onion and bacon (split the bacon into 4 portions).
13. Pour the Sweet with a Bite BBQ Sauce over the bacon and top with the bun.
14. You are now ready to indulge.