Cheeseburger Monkey Bread
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 8 to 10 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 10 servings
- Calories
- 660
- Total Fat
- 44
- Saturated Fat
- 12
- Carbohydrates
- 49
- Dietary Fiber
- 3
- Sugar
- 9
- Protein
- 19
- Cholesterol
- 50
- Sodium
- 1720
- Total: 1 hr 30 min
- Active: 30 min
Ingredients
Nonstick cooking spray, for greasing the pan
3/4 cup ketchup
3/4 cup mayonnaise
3/4 cup finely chopped dill pickle chips
1/3 cup yellow mustard
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
7 strips bacon
2 tablespoon canola oil
12 ounces ground beef chuck
1 small red onion, finely chopped
6 slices American cheese, roughly chopped
1/4 cup sesame seeds
Two 16.3-ounce tubes refrigerated buttermilk biscuits
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 12-cup bundt pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Stir together the ketchup, mayonnaise, pickles and mustard in a medium bowl. Season with salt and set aside.
- Arrange the bacon in a large skillet and heat over medium. Cook until golden and crispy, about 4 minutes per side. Transfer the bacon to a paper towel-lined plate; pour the drippings out of the skillet and reserve for another use. Cut the bacon into 1-inch pieces.
- Heat the oil in the same skillet over medium-high heat. When it starts to shimmer, add the ground beef, a pinch of salt and a few grinds of pepper. Cook, breaking the meat up with a wooden spoon, until lightly browned in spots and just cooked through, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the onion and cook, stirring constantly, until just translucent and tender, about 2 minutes. Use a large slotted spoon to scoop the meat mixture into a medium bowl, leaving the liquid behind. Stir in 1 cup of the ketchup sauce. Let cool slightly. Fold in the chopped American cheese.
- Put the sesame seeds in a shallow bowl.
- Separate each biscuit into 2 thinner rounds (the dough is layered, so it will divide easily). Flatten a piece of dough between your hands. Spoon about 1 tablespoon of the ground beef mixture into the center of the dough and top with a piece of bacon. Gather the dough around the filling and seal into a little ball. Dip the smooth bottom of the ball into the sesame seeds. Place the ball into the prepared bundt pan, seed-side down, and repeat until the bottom of the pan is covered. Split the remaining biscuits and stuff with the bacon and filling using the same method -- but don't dip in the sesame seeds. Add to the bundt pan in an even layer.
- Bake the monkey bread until golden brown and the balls are no longer doughy, 50 to 55 minutes. Invert onto a platter and remove the pan. Let rest for 10 minutes. Serve warm with the remaining ketchup sauce for dipping.