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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.
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:
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Beef – We’re using lean beef, but you can buy a fattier beef and just drain the excess grease.
Bacon – Dice it and fry it up.
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.
Therese Bizabishaka says
Made this last night and it was great. I have a large family so doubled the meat but made some alterations to the recipe as I do a lower fat keto. Doubled the ground beef, kept the cheese at the original amount, doubled the eggs and cream, kept the bacon the same and added saluted mushrooms. Still plenty rich and all the family loved it.
heidi says
with keto you don’t want lower fat. keto requires high fat to work.
lynne says
not true at all. In order to be in ketosis you only need to keep your carbs low… fat just helps you become fat adapted/in ketosis – once there you can cut back on the fat and watch your body burn up your fat and get skinny!
Holly says
Actually it is in fact true. Keto is high fat, low carbs, zero sugar. High fat meaning… HIGH FAT! Maybe you are confusing Keto with Atkins.
JD says
Fat isn’t a goal, tho. Fat is high in keto so you stay full. You don’t NEED to eat as much as your macros suggest.
DONNA Jean KNOBLOCK says
Sounds delicious. Just started this low carb life. Not easy for an Italian girl who loves bread and pasta and cake. Your lasagna chicken got me hooked on following you. This casserole looks good to bring to my next bible study brunch. Can I assemble the night before and cook it in the morning??
Karly says
I think that would work just fine!
Tina says
Made this tonight and it’s a keeper! Only changes that I made is I added 3 cloves of garlic instead of 1 and used dried dill weed as I didn’t have fresh. I used a 7″ X 11″ pan as the 8″ X 8″ seemed too small. It worked out perfectly. This is 5 stars! I will be making this regularly!
Karly says
Glad you enjoyed this one! Extra garlic is always a good idea. 🙂
Cari Stewart says
Holy Crap! That has enough sodium in one slice to kill a frigging horse! Actually, that’s 1/2 of the daily recommendation, but still, super super bad for the arteries! Love the low carb aspect though. I am going to make and try substitutes…lower sodium bacon, cut out the teaspoon of salt, low sodium Worceshtershire, and that right there will probably bring the sodium down from 1075mg to 500mg. Much healthier for us heart patients! Looks yummy!
Tina says
Salt is not bad for you. That advice is bad. Just like the butter advice. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/its-time-to-end-the-war-on-salt/
Angela Michelle Beasley says
As a person who constantly is hypokalemic and has issues with cramping sodium is a moot point. Those who follow a true keto lifestyle don’t concern themselves with “too much sodium” and “clogging arteries”. I think you may need to a little research.
Calluna says
I have to eat 6-10 grams of salt a day for my health. So yeah salt is not bad for you. Nor is fat. Sugar is the culprit 🙂
Scary Larry says
People in full blown ketosis must drink so much water that they are mineral depleted. I welcome mineral rich, unrefined himylayen salt and electolite suplements or else i risk serious cramps and even atrial fibrulation. Oh yeah. Im losing a pound a day and my bp is down 20 points and falling. Tryglicerides and cholesterol way down. Mental fog gone. I win all chess games and started 3 businesses and just bought a helicopter to land on my yatch. Well, the medical part is true….
Pam Schlumpberger says
You might notice this recipe was billed as low carb, not low sodium. One recipe can’t be all things to all people, woman. So you adjust it to suit your own needs and preferences. No need to blast the blogger!
TJ says
Apparently once our bodies go into ketosis, it flushed out a lot of water and salt. I just can’t believe I can eat this and lose Weight at 589 calories! Their is no portion size listed??? Also, aren’t we supposed to watch protein intake as well?
Karly says
The recipe serves 6, which is listed in the recipe card. Not every recipe will fit your macros, but if you give this one a try I hope you enjoy.
Dawn McWhorter says
This was great!!! I didn’t have dill so I added pickle relish to the beef mixture. I added a dollop of thousand island on my serving and my husband at the rest!! No leftovers for us! Wonderful addition to our lo carb recipes, thank you so much!
Karly says
Ooh, I bet thousand island was the perfect topping! 🙂
Lori says
I read through the comments looking for suggestions on it being freezer friendly -did see where someone cooked it and divided into single serving for later. My question is would it freeze well once assembled after cooking the hamburger mixture, allowing it to cool down well enough to sprinkle the cheese on top and then defrost over night in the frig and then cook? Hope I made sense – needing recipes that would freeze well for a week or so. Thanks!
Lori says
typed my email address wrong – sending correction
Karly says
Hi Lori!
I haven’t tried freezing this one myself. Perosnally, I would treat it like a quiche and follow these instructions: http://missourifamilies.org/quick/foodsafetyqa/qafs310.htm Hope that’s helpful!
Angie St Andrie says
HI Lori,
I froze this without having the egg mixture on it and it did fine. I let everything cool then wrapped plastic wrap over it and topped with foil marking date, name of meal and how to cook it.
Stacy Smith says
I will do this too. A great idea. Ty.
Devyn says
I know this is a little late- but it freezes beautifully. I just fully cook it, freeze, let it thaw in the fridge and reheat by microwaving!
Sandie says
Does the cheese not get too brown when putting it on at the beginning of cook time? Just wondering. Can’t wait to make it!!!
Karly says
No, I haven’t had a problem with that at all.
Kia says
Made this tonight . . Amazing.
Except when I enter everything into my carb manager app it’s stating a much much higher macro for everything.. but most of all carbs are saying 9 grams of carbs .. not 2. That’s a bug difference.
Karly says
Hmm, not sure why there would be such a difference. I used My Fitness Pal to calculate the nutrition and things will definitely vary based on the brands/products you put in.
Kia says
Me either it was so odd … I entered the recipe verbatim in both apps carb manager and my fitness pal and both have much higher carbs than 2grams.. Just wanted to warn people to enter it and check everything before consuming because it could really mess up a person’s day or even week. Or worse kick them out of ketosis. Still one of the best keto dishes I have ever made lol just gotta be careful not to over eat. Lol
KristiB123 says
This is my FAVORITE Keto recipe, hands down! I have made it several times and tonight I’m going to try adding mushrooms – hope I don’t regret messing with perfection! I’ve had others ask me for my recipes and say they didn’t like the cheeseburger casseroles they’ve tried – I have to tell them that the other recipes are nowhere NEAR as good as this! Thank you so much!
Karly says
So glad you all enjoy it! 🙂
Monica says
This was just ok… the eggs added a weird consistency/texture that I didn’t love, but the flavor was ok.
Brittany says
Made this tonight! This is amazing ! Even the guys who don’t do keto love it . I had to cook it a little longer than normal cause of the eggs but other than that it was perfect . Will definitely be adding this to the menu for now on .
Karly says
Glad to hear you all enjoyed it! It’s one of the things I make for non-keto peeps too…always a hit!
Nicole says
Fantastic! Thank you!
Julie Owens says
This was so…good and very easy to make.
My kids are hating the keto diet, so it’s great to find recipes
That they love. Thanks so much.
Gae Burt says
I made this tonight and it was a hit! Next time I will double the recipe because my husband loved it a little “too much”! Thank you for this recipe!!!!
Karly says
Haha! Glad it was a hit!
Sarah says
Do you by chance have a breakdown of how you got it to 2 net carbs? When I enter the recipe into Cronometer, I get 5.1 net carbs and 668 calories per serving. Do you count the carbs from the eggs, ground pepper, cream, garlic etc? I’ve been using the USDA nutrition facts for my basic common ingredients.
Karly says
I used My Fitness Pal to calculate the nutrition and plugged the entire recipe into their calculator. I’m not a dietitian and the nutrition info I supply is just as a courtesy and should only be used as an estimate.
Sarah says
Thank you! I totally understand. I was just trying to figure out why mine was so different from yours.
Steve says
Excellent recipe. Would be great, too as a breakfast casserole substituting ground sausage for the ground beef. Served with a dollop of sour cream and some salsa makes it really yummy. Only change made was used half tsp, of table salt due to not having seasoned salt and used some “Slap Ya Momma” hot seasoning in place of the hot sauce.
Karly says
Glad you enjoyed it!