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This Keto Cheeseburger Casserole has all the flavors of a juicy burger without the carbs! Your whole family will love this low carb cheeseburger casserole and you’ll love how simple it is to make!
Okay, friends, I have a good one for you today!
You know how sometimes you just really need a big, fat, juicy bacon cheeseburger? Happens to me daily, if we’re being honest.
I’m back on the low carb bandwagon again and one of those burger cravings hit. Of course, my bacon cheeseburger salad is always nice, but I’m getting a little sick of salad and wanted something filling and loaded with protein.
Enter this keto cheeseburger casserole. Oh, did I mention the bacon? Because obviously we added bacon. (Update: We recently started drizzling this with our smash burger sauce and omg. The best.)
This is now one of my new favorite low carb ground beef recipes. So filling, pretty simple to throw together, and a definite crowd pleaser.
This hamburger casserole recipe has been such a hit that I created this keto taco casserole too. Always love a Mexican spin on food!
I’ve also made a buffalo chicken casserole based off of this recipe! It’s just a winning combo.
Low Carb Cheeseburger Casserole Ingredients:
Beef – We’re using lean beef, but you can buy a fattier beef and just drain the excess grease. This would also work well with ground turkey.
Bacon – Dice it and fry it up. You could always leave this out if you avoid pork or want a lower fat recipe, but we love the bacon here.
Sauce – This low carb bacon cheeseburger casserole gets a creamy sauce made from cream cheese, reduced or no sugar added ketchup, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and seasoned salt.
Egg – Seems weird in a cheeseburger casserole, but the egg holds everything together and adds extra protein and helps keep you full. This low carb casserole could also be considered a quiche, if you want to get technical.
Cheese – We sprinkle plenty of shredded cheddar over the top.
What Readers are Saying!
“This is one of the best low carb recipes I have ever found. Thank you!!! My husband and I both crave it all the time. I found it a month ago and I’ve already made it like 5 times. Crazy- I know. We just love it that much.” – Whitney
Does this keto hamburger casserole taste like eggs?
I’ve actually had a lot of people ask if this tasted egg-y and I really don’t think it does at all. There are just 4 eggs in the whole casserole, so that’s less than one egg per serving.
The eggs really just serve to hold everything together.
Serving Suggestions:
Give this a try with some diced red onion and pickles on top! Just note that any additional toppings you add will impact the carb count of this recipe.
This goes great with a side of cauliflower rice or a nice green salad topped with your favorite dressing. We like this homemade keto ranch dressing.
Is ketchup keto friendly?
Most ketchup is loaded with sugar, so you’ll want to be sure to read the labels. We use Heinz No Sugar Added Ketchup. It’s low in carbs and uses sucralose as the sweetener.
My kids actually prefer it to regular ketchup!
More Low Carb Recipes:
- Keto Breakfast Casserole
- Egg Roll in a Bowl
- Keto Spaghetti
- Air Fryer Frozen Broccoli
- Chicken Drumsticks
Low Carb Bacon Cheeseburger Casserole
Ingredients
- 1/2 pound bacon
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/2 onion diced
- 1 clove garlic minced
- 4 tablespoons cream cheese
- 2 tablespoons no sugar added ketchup
- 1 tablespoon yellow mustard
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon seasoned salt
- 4 large eggs
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 1 teaspoon hot sauce
- 1 teaspoon ground pepper
- 8 ounces shredded cheddar
- 1 teaspoon fresh dill
Instructions
- Dice the bacon into small pieces and place in a large skillet over medium heat. Cook, stirring often, until crisp. Remove bacon from pan and set aside on a paper towel lined plate. Drain grease from pan.
- Add the ground beef, onion, and garlic to the skillet and cook until browned, crumbling as it cooks. Once beef is browned and cooked through, drain fat.
- Add the cream cheese, ketchup, mustard, Worcestershire sauce, and seasoned salt to the skillet and cook over low heat, stirring constantly, until combined.
- Spread the beef mixture into a greased 8×8 baking dish. Top with the cooked bacon.
- Crack the eggs into a medium bowl and whisk together with the heavy cream, hot sauce, and pepper.
- Pour the egg mixture over the beef and bacon.
- Top with the cheddar cheese.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes or until set and golden on top. Let cool 15 minutes before sprinkling with dill and serving.
Lori Gorichanaz says
Can sour cream replace the heavy cream? Or how about almond milk? I don’t have any, and don’t want to run to the store for one item. It looks good and am going to try it!
Karly says
I would use 2 tablespoons of almond milk in place of the cream.
Lori Gorichanaz says
thanks!
Mandie says
I don’t enjoy spicy foods. Can I omit the hot sauce or sub ketchup?
Karly says
You can omit it completely.
Lisa says
This was so yummy!!! After reading what others said about it being great for leftovers, I doubled the recipe in a 9×13 pan. So glad I did! Will be great for lunch tomorrow!
Jess says
Can this be made without the eggs? I am allergic.
Karly says
No, I’m afraid not. It’s basically a quiche that’s just heavy on the meat instead of the eggs.
Autumn says
I’m anxious to try this after reading all of the rave reviews in this thread. I am going to make a couple of changes though. We will be using ground turkey instead of the beef and also turkey bacon to help trim some off the fat content. I have made many recipes with ground turkey in place of the beef and they all come out just as good if not better. Looking forward to trying this!
Karly says
Hope you love it!
Karin says
Hi! I love this recipe and so does my son, we’ve made it twice so far since I found it 2 weeks ago. It is definitely on the favourite dinner list from now on. We have doubled it, but still only 4 eggs, and we use Passata instead of tomato sauce. We also only use 1 tbls Onion powder instead of the real deal to make it all even lower carbs. Thanks so much for sharing.
I have a question, when you list the nutrition values for 1 serve, how many grams are in that 1 serve? I’m not sure how many grams your total has, so not sure how much a sixth of that would be in total.
Thanks so much for creating and sharing.
Karly says
Hi Karin!
Glad to hear you guys like the recipe! 🙂
I don’t know how many grams are in each serving. I just cut the recipe into six equal portions.
Kelsey Waterbury says
Made this tonight for tomorrow night’s supper and my daughter and I each tried a taste!! It is really yummy!! I think it would be good with some chopped up dill pickles on top after it’s done!! Excited for supper tomorrow?
Karly says
Pickles on top would be great! 🙂
Randee Beckman says
Made this the other day. The cream cheese makes ALL the difference. I like it with a bit more ketchup.
Learn to tally says
Made it a few times already! It’s awesome goodness!
Terri says
My husband likes it. I kept the bacon in while cooking the ground beef and mixed it all together. Also added a little more ketchup and mustard.
Cara Caramanna says
I want to make this tonight. Has anyone tried it with Turkey meat?
Johnna says
Holy cow!! Very yummy! Subbed ground beef with ground turkey and added chopped broccoli.
Cara Caramanna says
Well, you answer my question! I wanted to do with Turkey.
Casey says
I ran out of time when making this and didn’t have time to add the eggs and bake it. So, we had the cheeseburger mixture straight from the skillet. My husband and I ate it on a low carb tortilla and my kids put it on hamburger buns. It was like a bacon cheeseburger sloppy joe. It was delicious and everyone in the family was asking for it again. I thought I would share in case anyone else wants to mix it up a little and avoid the baking step. Thanks for the recipe!
Stefen Brock says
How would you get this to make a bigger pan like 9 x 13? I am not sure doubling would work.
Karly says
I would just double it.
Melissa says
Can you put it all together and not cook for a couple hours or does it need to bake right away?
Karly says
I think it would be fine in the fridge for a few hours.