This Slow Cooker Bacon Cheeseburger Pie is an easy and delicious low carb meal the whole family will love. No need to heat up your kitchen! This post is sponsored by Safeway.
Here we are in August already, friends. How did that happen? I swear 5 minutes ago it was June and the kids were just getting out of school. The summer seemed to stretch out before us in a glorious fashion and I envisioned all the fun things we would do in the nice weather. But then I blinked and I looked around and the summer was almost gone. We have a bit to go yet, the kids don’t start back until the end of August and I have a trip up to Vancouver, BC to see family. But I still have that overwhelming sense that it’s vanishing before my very eyes.
And it’s the dog days now, as they say. We’ve actually had amazing weather all summer long, really mild and sunny. We haven’t had too many true “dog days”, where you feel indolent and lazy as all the heat sucks your energy. But I know that the rest of the country hasn’t necessarily fared so well. And I know only too well what it’s like to cook for a family on one of those days. You need to make dinner but it’s too hot to turn on the oven. And you don’t even want to think about standing outside near a hot grill. But that darn family is still expecting dinner, so what do you do?
You grab your slow cooker, of course. You make your life simple and you keep the kitchen cool at the same time, so it’s a win win. Just crisp up some bacon and brown some ground beef, dump them in the slow cooker with cheese and eggs and some spices. And then go sit back down with a cool drink and just try to survive. See, I know what you need!
And Safeway has everything you need to make this meal extra easy and healthy. I love their O Organics line because it carries almost everything I need to make some of my low carb favorites. Grassfed organic beef? Check. Organic shredded cheese? Check. Cut and washed Organic produce? Check! They even carry these peeled garlic cloves that help me cut down on prep time. And the cloves are packed in smaller packages so that when you only use a few for a recipe, the rest stay fresh for several weeks. (I hate peeling garlic, can you tell?). The quality of the O Organics line is excellent and I feel confident I am feeding my family a healthy and delicious meal.
While I get my O Organics at Safeway, they are available from all of the Albertsons family of stores, including ACME Markets, Jewel-Osco, Vons, Pavilions, Tom Thumb, Randalls, Shaw’s, Star Market, United Express, United and Carrs/Safeway. It’s a great line of organic products for very reasonable prices, so I recommend hitting your Safeway or Albertson’s (or equivalent!) and stocking up!
Slow Cooker Bacon Cheeseburger Pie
Ingredients
- 6 slices bacon chopped
- 1 lb O Organics grassfed ground beef
- 2 cloves O Organics peeled garlic minced
- ¼ teaspoon hot pepper flakes
- Salt and pepper
- 4 ounces O Organics cream cheese softened
- 6 large eggs
- 1 ½ cups O Organics Mexican shredded cheese or Cheddar cheese
Instructions
- Grease the insert of a 6 quart slow cooker about ⅓ of the way up the sides.
- In a large skillet, cook the chopped bacon until crisp. Remove to a paper towel lined plate, reserving the grease in the pan.
- Add the ground beef and cook over medium until browned. Add the garlic, hot pepper flakes and season generously with salt and pepper and cook one minute more. Spread mixture in the bottom of the slow cooker and sprinkle with ¾ of the bacon bits and 1 cup of the shredded cheese.
- In a large bowl, beat the cream cheese and eggs until smooth (you can also do this in a blender). Pour over the ground beef. Cook on low for 3 ½ to 4 hours, until the center is just set.
- Sprinkle with the remaining shredded cheese. Replace the top and let the cheese melt, about 10 minutes. Sprinkle with the reserved bacon bits and cut into pieces to serve.
Many thanks to Safeway for partnering with me to bring you this recipe.
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Albertsons Companies. The opinions and text are all mine.
Susan says
Made this for dinner tonight and we really enjoyed it. It’s taken me until after dinner to realize that I could have done all the cooking in my slow cooker because the insert is metal and can be used on the stove top. I also discovered that the way to slice up the pie is to use the back of my ceramic knife, which does not scratch the non-stick surface of the slow cooker. Thank you for an excellent addition to my recipe repertoire.
Carolyn says
Glad you enjoyed it!
Susan says
I baked this in my countertop oven at 350° for 20 min, turned out really good. I also added a 1/4 cup chopped white onion, because we just gotta have onion on our burger. ????????. I will be making this again.
Jessica Burgess says
This was absolutely fantastic! It will definitely be a new weekly staple in our house. Thank you!
Irene says
Kinda tasted like a quiche with hamburger meat. Was looking more for a cheeseburger in square form. Not really a fan 🙁
Derek says
Carolyn,
Thanks for the recipe, I look forward to trying it out. What are you “greasing” your crock pot with? I assumed coconut oil or avocado oil, something keto friendly but I could be wrong and would like to follow your recipe very closely. Thanks!
Carolyn says
Avocado oil spray.
amelia sasso says
I made this tonight but baked it in the oven. SO GOOD!
Bethany says
What about doubling the recipe? And baking it? (We are feeding 4 kids including 2 teenage boys) what size dish and how long should it bake?
Carolyn says
You can do a 9×13 pan but I don’t know how long you will need to bake it since I didn’t bake this at all. At least 30 min but possibly longer.
Trevor says
So I don’t get these things at all.
There’s 8 servings, at 376kcal per serving. That’s abysmally low.
It’s recomended that a person get around 2000kcals per day. So if this is supposed to be a “Meal” that means the other meals per day need to be over 600 kcals each.
Or else I need to eat twice as much.
Carolyn says
This would be your only part of dinner? Wouldn’t you add a side dish or a salad? You know… balance! 🙂 Additionally, you are referring to a man’s caloric requirement. Most women need 1500 to 1800.
Eat twice as much if you like. That’s your prerogative.
Kim says
Im confused. Your recipe calls for .75 cup of shredded cheese, but your directions say mix 1 cup of cheese in the meat mixture. Then when cooked, top with the rest of the cheese. How much cheese did you actually use?
Carolyn says
Where are you seeing 3/4 cup? It says 1 1/2 cups (one and a half cups) in the ingredient list…
Jessica McK says
Ok so my question is, does it end up being eggs with meat and cheese? I don’t like eggs and I am just worried it is gonna be like scrambled eggs. I can’t tell from the picture if it is eggs or if is like some fathead type “bread” … and if it is like scrambled eggs, half my house won’t even touch it so want to make sure before adding it to the list. Thanks!
Carolyn says
It’s mostly eggs and meat.
Tonya says
You could add some coconut flour to the recipe. With 6 eggs, I’m guessing maybe 1/3 cup? Possibly a little less. That would give it more of a bread-like texture and not so eggy. I personally haven’t tried that with this recipe, but I’ve done that before with other recipes because I’m also not a big fan of eggs.
Redsnapperuk says
I have this in the oven right now!! I added some mushrooms and mixed Italian dried herbs with the meat mix. Cannot wait for the family to try. I am sure it’s going to be a huge hit, just like all the other things I have made from your wonderful recipe collection. Thank you so much Carolyn xxxx