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    Home » Recipes » Grill Recipes » Smoker Recipes » Smoked Bacon Wrapped Burgers (Traeger Juicy Lucy’s)

    Smoked Bacon Wrapped Burgers (Traeger Juicy Lucy’s)

    Published: Aug 17, 2022 by Jenna Passaro · This post may contain affiliate links.

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    Juicy Lucy Cheese Stuffed Traeger Burger recipe images with Jenna Passaro

    These Traeger smoked bacon wrapped burgers are a show stopper on the dinner table. With a little prep work, gooey cheese stuffed smoked burgers are ready to cook. Let’s smoke ‘em…

    Smoked Bacon Wrapped Burgers Stuffed With Cheese Traeger Juicy Lucy Style
    You’ll certainly impress your eaters with this Sip Bite Go smoked juicy burger! 

    Sometimes called “Juicy Lucy” hamburgers, they’re great for a BBQ menu or a get-together crowd. 

    Traeger Smoked Bacon Wrapped Burgers Resting On A BBQ Party Tra

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    Table of Contents

    • Why smoked bacon wrapped burgers are a show stopper…
    • Ingredients
    • How to make smoked bacon wrapped burgers
    • Favorite smoker recipes with bacon
    • FAQs 
    • More Tasty Grill + Smoker Recipes
    • Meat thermometer recommendations
    • Are you a foodie, too?
    • Smoked Bacon Wrapped Burgers Stuffed With Cheese Recipe | Sip Bite Go

    Why smoked bacon wrapped burgers are a show stopper…

    • It’s super unique to make. 
    • Just a little (FUN IF YOU ASK ME!) prep work.
    • The end result is completely juicy and worth it. 
    • Hungry game day food crowds and dinner guests will love these! 
    • This method elevates the traditional smoked burger topped with bacon and cheese. 
    • Let’s face it…you can’t go wrong when you wrap something in bacon. 
    Cheddar Stuffed Smoked Traeger Burger Wrapped In Bacon In A Bun

    New to smoked food recipes and Treager recipes? See my step by step video for beginners (scroll to bottom of page). 

    See the best game day smoker recipes…

    Ingredients

    Here’s what you need to make smoked bacon wrapped burgers.

    Infographic with Juicy Lucy Cheese Stuffed Traeger Burger recipe ingredients list
    • ground beef (80/20 preferred for juicy burgers, or use premade)
    • salt
    • pepper
    • cheddar cheese (cut in quarters, or use shredded cheddar)
    • bacon (4 slices per burger)
    • burger buns
    • Bbq sauce & red onions (optional toppings)
    Raw Bacon Wrapped Burger Prepared For Smoking With Toothpicks On A Tray Using The Bacon Weave Method

    How to make smoked bacon wrapped burgers

    Now I’ll walk you through it…

    Infographic with Recipe steps to make Traeger Juicy Lucy Bacon Wrapped Cheese Stuffed Burgers on the Pellet Grill with Jenna Passaro
    It’s like arts and crafts meets smoking burgers on the Traeger. Wrapping ground beef burgers stuffed with cheese with bacon is definitely an art!

    Quick look at smoked bacon wrapped burgers recipe

    1. Preheat the smoker and prepare the burger patty with bacon and cheese. 
    2. Smoke the bacon wrapped burger patty at 250 degrees F for 60 – 90 minutes
    3. Remove the burgers from the smoker at 140 degrees internal temp 
    4. Enjoy.
    Traeger Pellet Grill Smoked Bacon Wrapped Burgers Stuffed With Cheese On A Dinner Platter

    Detailed recipe steps

    1. Preheat Traeger Grills or Pitt Boss or whatever pellet grill you’re using to 250 degrees F (you can also do 225 degrees F as seen in the original Sip Bite Go smoked burger recipe, they’ll just take a bit longer and the bacon won’t crisp as much).
    2. Mix beef for patties. To a large bowl, add ground beef, salt, and pepper. Loosely mix together. Divide seasoned burger meat into half pound portions (4x 8oz burgers). You can do this with your eyes, or measure them with a kitchen scale. 
    3. Stuff cheese in burgers. For each patty, you’ll form two smaller patties: a top and a bottom. Before joining them together, stick cheddar cheese in the middle. Then gently add the top layer of burger patty and form a ½ inch thick burger. Set aside or in the fridge to keep them cool. Repeat for all burgers. 
    4. Arrange bacon for wrapping smoked burgers. My favorite method is to make a bacon weave. To do this, lay 4 pieces of bacon down on a flat surface, and weave them, overlapping them like a basket weave. Place the cheese stuffed burger patties on top. Fold over the extra ends of the bacon towards the middle and stick 2 toothpicks in the top to secure the bacon.
    5. Add the bacon wrapped burger patties to the smoker. To do this, leave the weave on the bottom and the toothpicks on the top. 
    6. Smoke bacon wrapped burgers with cheddar cheese at 250 degrees F for about 60-90 minutes, until an internal read thermometer reads 140 degrees F for a medium done burger temp. 
    7. (Optional) Toast buns by adding them to the smoker about 5-10 degrees prior to your ideal bacon wrapped smoked burger done temperature. Take the smoked buns off the grill when done to your desired level of toastiness. 
    8. Rest burgers to help the beef juice settle (about 10 minutes if you can wait that long!). 
    9. Finish smoked bacon wrapped stuffed burgers with your favorite condiments and enjoy.
    Juicy Lucy Cheese Stuffed Traeger Burger
    It’s a work of ART. Bacon art. It’s a bacon wrapped burger stuffed with cheddar and smoked on the Traeger. And it’s delicious but definitely not pretty to eat.

    Favorite smoker recipes with bacon

    These are great dishes with smoked bacon IN them, or ON them…

    • Smoked mac and cheese with bacon topping
    • Onion rings wrapped in bacon on the smoker
    • Smoked bacon wrapped meatloaf
    • Smoked bacon wrapped pork tenderloin
    • Jalapeno poppers smoked wrapped with bacon
    • Smoked mashed potatoes
    • Smoked baked potatoes
    • Smoked burger
    • “Juicy Lucy” smoked bacon wrapped burgers
    • Smoked bacon
    • Traeger smoked pork belly burnt ends

    FAQs 

    What temperature do you smoke bacon wrapped burgers?

    You should smoke your burgers at 250 degrees F. 

    At what temperature are smoked bacon wrapped burgers cooked?

    For a medium-rare finish, cook the bacon wrapped burgers to 130 – 135 degrees F internal temperature. If you want a medium cooked burger, pull it off of the pellet smoker when the internal temperature reaches 140 – 145 degrees F. 

    How many pieces of bacon does it take to wrap a burger? 

    Depending on the size of your burger patties (we made 8oz patties / half pound patties), it will take four slices of bacon to wrap your ground beef burger patty of this size.

    How to wrap bacon around a burger patty?

    Star by intertwining four strips of bacon so it makes a small weave shape. Next, place your burger patty in the center of the bacon weave. Pull the bacon piece up and around the burger patty until the bacon pieces touch. 

    What to do if you want crisper bacon around the burgers?

    If your smoker doesn’t get the bacon as crisp as you’d like, I recommend that you finish your burger by tossing the bacon wrapped burger into a small skillet over medium heat to further crisp up the bacon to your likeness. I usually do this for the side that has all the overlapping bacon, and only cook that side so the bacon crisps up. It just takes a couple minutes.

    Cut In Half ½ LB burger patties smoked wrapped in bacon with cheese stuffed inside on a cutting board

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    Meat thermometer recommendations

    Every home chef needs a reliable meat thermometer to cook food perfectly. 

    On Sip Bite Go, you’ll often see me using:

    1. Meater thermometer – a fancy wireless thermometer that connects to a phone app – gifted to me from a Traeger partnership.
    2. ThermoPro digital thermometer – which has a wire that connects the thermometer to a display box outside the oven/grill. 

    It’s like being psychic! The great thing about either of the thermometers above is that I don’t have to take the food out of the oven to know the temperature. 

    How to use ‘em… What I do is stick the digital thermometer in steak, pork, chicken, whatever… Then put the food in the oven, on the smoker, or grill.

    While the meat cooks, it reads the temperature so I know exactly what temp meat is as it’s cooking. Without having to take it out and check. It’s really difficult to overcook food when you know exactly what temp it is inside!

    Are you a foodie, too?

    Hey home chefs, hope that answers all your questions about smoking bacon wrapped burgers. 

    I know they are almost larger than life, “feed a whole family with just one burger” type of big. My bad! (no, really it’s so good!) These half pound burgers can be made into burger sliders, too. 

    See how to get more smoke flavor from your favorite Traeger dishes…

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    Smoked Bacon Wrapped Burgers Stuffed With Cheese Traeger Juicy Lucy Style

    Smoked Bacon Wrapped Burgers Stuffed With Cheese Recipe | Sip Bite Go

    These Traeger smoked bacon wrapped burgers are a show stopper at the dinner table. With a little prep work, these cheese stuffed smoked burgers are ready to cook. You’ll certainly impress your eaters with this Sip Bite Go smoked juicy burger! | sipbitego.com
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    Course: Dinner, Main Course, Main Dish
    Cuisine: American, BBQ
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour
    Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
    Servings: 4 people
    Calories: 1098kcal
    Author: Jenna Passaro

    Equipment

    • Traeger Pellet Grill Ironwood 650
    • Lodge 12″ Large Cast Iron Skillet

    Ingredients

    • 2 lbs ground beef 80/20 preferred for juicy burgers, or use premade
    • ¾ tsp salt
    • ½ tsp pepper
    • 2 slices cheddar cheese cut in quarters, or use shredded cheddar
    • 16 slices bacon 4 slices per burger
    • 4 burger buns

    Instructions

    • Preheat Traeger Grills or Pitt Boss or whatever pellet grill you’re using to 250 degrees F.
      (you can also use a smoke temp of 225 degrees F as seen in the original Sip Bite Go smoked burger recipe, they’ll just take a bit longer and the bacon won’t crisp as much).
    • Mix beef for patties. To a large bowl, add ground beef, salt, and pepper. Loosely mix together. Divide seasoned burger meat into half pound portions (4x 8oz burgers). You can do this with your eyes, or measure them with a kitchen scale.
    • Stuff cheese in burgers. For each patty, you’ll form two smaller patties: a top and a bottom. Before joining them together, stick cheddar cheese in the middle. Then gently add the top layer of burger patty and form a ½ inch thick burger. Set aside or in the fridge to keep them cool. Repeat for all burgers.
    • Arrange bacon for wrapping smoked burgers. My favorite method is to make a bacon weave. To do this, lay 4 pieces of bacon down on a flat surface, and weave them, overlapping them like a basket weave. Place the cheese stuffed burger patties on top. Fold over the extra ends of the bacon towards the middle and stick 2 toothpicks in the top to secure the bacon.
    • Add the bacon wrapped burger patties to the smoker. To do this, leave the weave on the bottom and the toothpicks on the top.
    • Smoke bacon wrapped burgers with cheddar cheese at 250 degrees F for about 60-90 minutes, until an internal read thermometer reads 140 degrees F for a medium done burger temp.
    • (Optional) Toast buns by adding them to the smoker about 5-10 degrees prior to your ideal bacon wrapped smoked burger done temperature. Take the smoked buns off the grill when done to your desired level of toasted-ness.
    • Rest smoked Juicy Lucy burgers to help the beef juice settle (about 10 minutes if you can wait that long!).
    • Finish smoked bacon wrapped stuffed burgers with your favorite condiments in hamburger buns and enjoy.

    Video

    Notes

    See the recipe: https://sipbitego.com/smoked-bacon-wrapped-burgers
    Watch the full-length YouTube recipe video for smoking bacon wrapped burgers on Sip Bite Go’s YouTube channel.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 1098kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 56g | Fat: 85g | Saturated Fat: 31g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 36g | Trans Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 228mg | Sodium: 1439mg | Potassium: 849mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 120IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 169mg | Iron: 6mg
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