Cheeseburger bombs are the handheld dinner that delivers every element of a great cheeseburger wrapped inside a golden, buttery, sesame-topped biscuit and baked until puffed and completely irresistible.

A Quick Look At The Recipe

Recipe Name: Cheeseburger Bombs
Main Ingredients: ground beef, Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, Salt and pepper, to 5 pickle chips, to 3 tbsp Special Burger Sauce, shredded cheddar cheese
Why You'll Love It: These cheeseburger bombs stuff refrigerated biscuit dough with seasoned ground beef, melted cheddar, pickles, and a special burger sauce then bake in a cast iron skillet until golden. An easy party appetizer or weeknight dinner.

The Special Burger Sauce is the condiment detail that makes these bombs taste specifically like a great cheeseburger rather than just a meat-stuffed biscuit. Mayo, ketchup, pickle juice, and Worcestershire whisked together produces a tangy, slightly sweet, briny sauce that mirrors every classic burger condiment in one two-minute mix. Stirred into the meat filling before the bombs are assembled and served extra on the side for dipping, it runs through every bite from the inside out.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Everything cooks and bakes in the same cast iron skillet. The beef browns in it, the bombs bake in it, and there is almost nothing to clean up.

Refrigerated biscuit dough makes the assembly fast and the finished bombs perfectly golden and fluffy without any homemade dough preparation.

The Special Burger Sauce stirred into the filling and served extra on the side means every bite tastes like a fully dressed cheeseburger from the inside out.

These work as a weeknight dinner, a game day appetizer, or a party snack that feeds a crowd from one skillet with almost no effort.

Ingredients Needed to Make Cheeseburger Bombs

Simple, accessible ingredients. Here is what you need.

The Filling

Ground beef browned and seasoned with Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper is the primary protein filling. Finely diced pickle chips add the classic cheeseburger briny crunch. The Special Burger Sauce stirred into the meat ties all the cheeseburger flavors together. Shredded cheddar cheese melts into a gooey layer inside each bomb.

The Dough

One can of refrigerated biscuits provides eight individual dough rounds that press flat easily, seal cleanly around the filling, and bake into golden, fluffy, slightly buttery shells.

The Special Burger Sauce

Mayonnaise is the creamy base. Ketchup adds sweetness and the classic burger sauce color. Pickle juice adds a briny tang. Worcestershire sauce adds a savory depth. Salt and pepper finish.

The Topping

Melted butter brushed over the tops produces the golden, slightly rich exterior crust. Sesame seeds add the visual cue that makes these immediately recognizable as cheeseburger-inspired.

How to Make Cheeseburger Bombs

1

Preheat the oven to 375°F. Heat the cast iron skillet over medium heat. Add the ground beef and cook, breaking it apart, until fully browned with no pink remaining. Drain the excess grease. Add the Worcestershire sauce, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper and stir to combine. Add the finely diced pickles if using.

2

In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, ketchup, pickle juice, Worcestershire sauce, salt, and pepper until completely smooth. Taste and adjust the pickle juice or seasoning as needed.

3

Stir 2 to 3 tablespoons of the Special Burger Sauce into the seasoned beef until evenly combined. Transfer the filling to a bowl and set the skillet aside.

4

Open the can of refrigerated biscuits and separate into individual rounds. Press or roll each biscuit into a flat circle about 4 to 5 inches in diameter. Place a small amount of shredded cheddar in the center of each round, then add a generous spoonful of the cheeseburger filling on top of the cheese. Do not overfill. Bring the edges of the dough up and over the filling from all sides, gathering them at the top and pinching firmly together to create a completely sealed seam. Make sure no gaps remain. Flip the bomb over so the pinched seam faces down.

5

Brush the bottom of the cast iron skillet with a small amount of the melted butter. Arrange the cheeseburger bombs seam side down in the skillet, leaving a small amount of space between each one. Brush the tops and sides generously with the remaining melted butter. Sprinkle sesame seeds over each bomb.

6

Bake at 375°F for 23 to 25 minutes until the bombs are puffed, deeply golden brown on the top and sides, and the biscuit dough is completely cooked through with no raw doughy spots. Serve warm directly from the skillet with the remaining Special Burger Sauce alongside for dipping.