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My Bacon Cheeseburger Bread Pudding Bake is a great alternative to a simple cheeseburger. All the flavors of a cheeseburger in an easy to make casserole!

Bacon Cheeseburger Bread Pudding Bake

My Bacon Cheeseburger Bread Pudding Bake is a great alternative to a simple cheeseburger. All the flavors of a cheeseburger in an easy to make casserole!
Course Main
Cuisine American
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 8
Author Quinn Caudill

Ingredients

  • 3 slices cooked bacon chopped
  • 1 1/2 lb . ground beef or ground turkey
  • 1 medium onion finely diced
  • 8 cups day old bread such as Italian herb or ciabatta torn into 1 inch cubes
  • 3 cups cheddar cheese shredded
  • 5 large Eggs
  • 2 cups milk
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper

Condiments:

  • Ketchup
  • Mustard
  • Pickles

Instructions

  1. In a large skillet, brown ground beef.
  2. Add onions and cook for another 5 minutes.
  3. Drain beef and onions; set aside. (TIP: Line a bowl or colander with paper towels. Pour ground beef into bowl to drain fat.)
  4. Spray a 9x13 baking dish with cooking spray.
  5. Place half of bread in bottom of baking dish.
  6. Top with 1 cup cheese.
  7. Top with beef and onion mixture and another 1 cup cheese.
  8. Place remaining bread on top of beef.
  9. Top with bacon and remaining cheese.
  10. In a bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, salt and pepper.
  11. Evenly pour egg mixture over bread.
  12. Allow to rest in fridge, covered, for 1 hour or overnight.
  13. Pre-heat oven to 400°F.
  14. Uncover and bake for 35 to 40 minutes or until puffed and golden brown.
  15. Serve with condiments.

Recipe Notes

First published by Quinn Caudill for dadwhats4dinner.com © May 2016

Prep time does not include resting time.