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A hearty bowl of cheesy ground beef and rice topped with melted cheddar and crispy bacon pieces, with seasoned beef and tender rice throughout.

Bacon Cheeseburger Rice Skillet

One-skillet dinner with seasoned ground beef, bacon, tangy ketchup-mustard sauce, Minute rice, and melted cheddar. All the flavors of a bacon cheeseburger in easy scoopable form.
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Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings: 4
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • Ground beef
  • Yellow onion diced
  • Minced garlic
  • Seasoned salt
  • Tomato sauce
  • Ketchup
  • Yellow mustard
  • Minute rice
  • Beef broth
  • Cooked bacon chopped
  • Cheddar cheese shredded

Equipment

  • Large skillet with lid

Method
 

  1. In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook ground beef and diced onion 8–10 minutes until beef is browned and onion is soft. Drain excess grease if needed.
  2. Add minced garlic and cook 1 minute, stirring. Sprinkle in seasoned salt and mix.
  3. Stir in tomato sauce, ketchup, and yellow mustard until combined.
  4. Add Minute rice and beef broth. Bring to a gentle simmer, then lower heat and cook 2–3 minutes, stirring occasionally, until rice absorbs the liquid.
  5. Stir in chopped cooked bacon. Top with shredded cheddar, cover, and let cheese melt until gooey.
  6. Rest a couple of minutes, then serve. Top with pickles if desired.

Notes

Use Minute (instant) rice for quick cooking. Watch the liquid so the rice doesn’t dry out. Freshly shredded cheddar melts best. Pickles on top give the full cheeseburger experience. Exact quantities can be adjusted to taste and skillet size.