Easy Ground Beef and Bacon Skillet Recipe: Only One Pan (2024)

FAQs

Can you cook ground beef and bacon at the same time? ›

Plus, there are quite a few ways to combine them to great effect. Go the comfort food route and whip up a bacon cheeseburger-inspired pasta skillet. Or, keep things low carb with a keto-friendly cheeseburger casserole. Ground beef and bacon work for more than cheeseburgers and cheeseburger-inspired dishes, too.

Place burgers and bacon in a large skillet over medium heat. Cover the skillet and cook until burgers are cooked through, about 7 minutes per side. Remove burgers and continue to cook bacon until crispy, another 2 to 3 minutes, if necessary.

On most stove tops, browning a pound of ground beef takes approximately 7 to 10 minutes. Remember, it's important to continue stirring and breaking the pieces into the same size with the wooden spoon or heatproof spatula so the ground beef cooks evenly.

Can you put raw bacon in a burger? Yes. But if you do, you should cook the patties until they're cooked through. If you prefer your burgers medium-rare, you should cook the bacon and crumble it before mixing it into the ground beef.

Yes. Perfectly fine. For instance meatloaf or meat balls made with ground beef and ground pork mixed together is delicious.

The bacon added to the burger meat can be either precooked or raw. But if you add raw meat, make sure to fully cook the burger – no rare meat for you – to make sure to thoroughly cook the bacon inside. If you insist on eating a rare burger, cook the bacon first.

Cooking your burgers

Pop your burgers on the barbecue or in a hot, non-stick frying pan with a little oil. Cook for 5-6 mins on each side for medium and 8-9 mins on each side for well done.

How to cook bacon in a frying pan. Put 1 tbsp sunflower or vegetable oil in a frying pan and heat over a medium-high heat until hot. Add the bacon and cook for 2-4 mins on each side, depending on how crispy you like it.

No. Covering meat while cooking traps steam, which inhibits browning and leaves your meat pale and soggy. The thing we like most about burgers, and steaks, is the flavorful brown crust that is formed as they cook. A lid will lessen the amount of browning, flavor and texture development.

The point on adding some water to your ground beef so that the seasoning can be more juicier. If you dont add a little water especially if you are using a taco seasoning packet your ground beef will be very dry.

What is a 60 40 burger? ›

I believe in moderation, and this is a once in a while (like once every five years) recipe. It's delicious, and it's worth a rare trip totally overboard. All right, let's see if you can guess what 60/40 means. Let me give you a hint: it's (approximately) 60% ground beef, 40% something else.

Bacon adds salt and smoke to the burger. These flavors are the perfect addition to a hamburger or cheeseburger. The saltiness pairs well with the savory components of the burger, while the smokiness brings out the best flavors of the beef. Adding bacon to your burger can do more than just add flavor.

Add the rosemary and garlic to the skillet and spoon the bacon fat over the steak. Continue cooking, tilting the skillet every so often and spooning the bacon fat up over the top of the steak, until a thermometer inserted sideways into the thickest part registers 120 degrees F for medium rare, about 1 minute.

Meat and poultry can be placed together on the grill for cooking. It's important to use a food thermometer to be sure all of the food has reached a high enough temperature to destroy foodborne bacteria.

Make Sure Your Meat Doesn't Touch

Always leave about a 1 or 2-inch space between each ingredient. That way, flowing juices from raw meats won't become an issue. Besides, when you squish your meat together, you limit the air and smoke that can circulate around it.

Yes, if two raw foods touch that will be cooked to the recommended temperature, the foods will be safe. Any raw meat that is mixed with poultry should be cooked to 165 °F which is the minimum temperature to cook poultry.

Basically, it should be safe to cook different meats in the same pan. One type of meat may cook faster than another. But if everything can accept the same temperature, you should be golden. Piling uncooked meats on top of each other before cooking might not be the best idea.