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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.
beverly woods says
listen, this looks amazing. my only question is, does it taste eggy, cause i don’t care for eggs not that many
Karly says
I don’t think it tastes eggy at all. You probably won’t really notice they’re there.
Ronda H says
Shouldn’t step 4 and 5 be swapped? I nearly added the step 4 items to the beef in the skillet. Thankfully I read ahead to see that the beef was supposed to be put in the baking dish before doing step 4.
Ronda says
Never mind. I just reread it. Sorry.
Heather says
Can you use veleeta instead? My hubs doesn’t do cream cheese.
Kate says
I made a double batch of this tonight for my family of 7. It was definitely a crowd pleaser. I’m going to keep this recipe and put it into my bag of tricks. I loved how simple it is to make and that it is filling and delicious. I didn’t have seasoned salt so I used celery salt, and I did what one commenter suggested which was combine the bacon into the burger. Otherwise I followed the recipe and really enjoyed how it turned out. Thank you for this recipe!?
Karly says
So glad your family enjoyed this! 🙂
Mary Ann Perry says
For 2 lbs of ground beef, do I just double the ingredients?
Karly says
Yep. You’ll want to bake in a 9×13 as well.
Deanna Swallow says
What would the cook time be for a double batch in a 9×13? Thanks!!
Karly says
I can’t say for sure. I’d just keep an eye on it and when it’s set, pull it out. 🙂
Dr says
Hello! I keep scrolling through your site but I can’t see how or where to post a comment I’m just reading them. I made this casserole from my clients and they asked me how to reheat it and I didn’t know. Please email me instructions to reheat single or double servings there two guys so they eat a lot. Thank you, I just made this yesterday so as soon as you can get the answer to me I’d appreciate it. I hope they liked it!
Karly says
I just reheat this in the microwave. Hope you enjoy!
Kenyatta Driver says
I am going to try it with turkey bacon and ground turkey to help reduce the fat. Cant wait.
Karly says
Hope you enjoy!
Kimberly says
how did it turn out with the turkey bacon and ground turkey?
Amanda says
I used ground turkey tonight and it was fantastic! I know I’m keto we need fat but with the cream cheese and shredded cheddar I figured it would be okay. I added green beans as a side and covered in butter to add a little fat to my meal:)
jt ham says
When you are on a low carb diet, you neeeeeed the fat.
CHERYL DONNELLY says
Thank you so much for giving me the approximate carb count. It works for me!
Betty says
The servings in this would that be 1 cup serving
Plz help me
Karly says
I calculated the nutrition info based on a full pan being cut into 6 servings. I don’t know how much that is by volume, but if you just cut 6 equal pieces, you’ll be good. 🙂
Alex says
I’ve only got a 9×13 pan. In the recipe you use an 8×8. Any idea how I should alter the bake time?
Karly says
Baking in a 9×13 will make this a much thinner dish, so you’ll want to cook for less time, just until the casserole is set and no longer jiggly. Alternately, you could double the ingredients and it’d probably take about the same amount of time to cook. 🙂
Anne Zirkle says
This was really good! I did omit the season salt and used Trader Joe’s 21 seasoning salute, used reduced sodium bacon and made my own sugar-free catsup using low sodium tomato sauce which brought the sodium per serving down to 390 mg. It was still very flavorful and my whole family really liked it. Thank you!
Jeanette McGlothin says
Just made this for my family. I didn’t have a 8×8 so used a pie pan… it was a total hit… my husband didn’t even realize that it had egg in it. The sauce totally rocked. Next time, which will be very very soon, I will probably mix the bacon in with the meat so the flavors meld a bit more, but other than that… awesome sauce!!! Thank you so much for sharing your remarkable creation with us.
Caitlin says
This was DELICIOUS!! I am always looking for low carb recipes for me and my husband, and this is a new favorite. I cut back on the grease with packaged bacon bits (the real kind) instead of bacon, and used half n half instead of HWC since I had it on hand. Also used onion and garlic powders instead of the fresh stuff since I’m lazy. 🙂 Thanks for the recipe!
Karly says
So glad this was a hit for you!
Heather says
I made this last night as I am on a LCHF (Keto) diet. I tweaked a few things- I used way more garlic on the onion bc i didn’t have a clove- I had powder & I wanted the garlic to give it flavor. I used Franks Buffalo sauce and poured extra in for flavor. I used more than called for on the more heavy cream, about 1/2 cup I didn’t measure bc I wanted it to have more “sauce” I mixed bacon in with beef instead of layering, layered a few handfuls of cheddar over meat, then the egg & cream mixture & then lots of mozzarella on top with parsley. I also used a round baking dish instead of a square one.
It was fantastic! My fiancé loved it! Next time we are mixing in some veggies
Karly says
Sounds like some great changes!
Leah says
Do we bake this covered or uncovered?
Karly says
Uncovered! 🙂
patricia says
This casserole looks and sounds delicious. But, I am dairy free, I have dairy free cheese but what about the cream cheese….any ideas for a substitute? Thanks
Karly says
I’m not sure what would be the best substitute. You can try leaving it out completely if you prefer.
Stefanie says
I made a double batch for leftovers as I was pretty sure this would be a great dish… I was extremely surprised that it was far better than expected! My picky family loved it! Fabulous! Thank you!