I wanted to name this beefy masterpiece the Ultimate Keto Dude Burger, but decided on Keto Sheet Pan Burgers with Bacon and Jalapeño, because the Google search algorithm lacks creativity and rewards super boring but descriptive titles. Boo hiss. Whatever you want to call it, this delicious keto bunless burger is so amazing that you won’t miss the bread at all!
Can we all just take a minute and appreciate that a) keto sheet pan meals are life right now, and b) this keto sheet pan burger recipe proves that you don’t need a grill or a lot of hand’s on cooking time to be indulging that burger craving.
Seriously though – when I decided to try this idea out, even I was skeptical. Who wants a baked burger? No grill marks, no smoky charred flavor, not even second rate pan sear for flavor? I had understandable concerns that this keto sheet pan burger concept would be an epic fail. Or at the very least a ho hum throw away.
I’m happy to report that these keto sheet pan burgers are LEGIT. The bacon grease spreads and soaks into the jalapeños and onions, giving them extra flavor and lusciousness. The patties themselves are simply seasoned and juicy – the perfect canvas for the bold flavors of the jalapeño, pepper jack cheese, onions and bacon.
The jalapeños caramelized a bit and got crisp around the edges, which I loved. You’ll notice in true dude burger style, there is no tomato, no fru-fru avocado or girly arugula – just nutritionally defunct iceberg lettuce, and dill pickles (which are optional) for a little crunch. Minimum veggies, maximum meat and cheese, lots of bold, spicy, flavor.
Just the way Mr. Hungry likes it.
Gorgeous and flavorful on their own, what makes these keto sheet pan burgers truly craveable is that sauce. So easy to make, but so very, very delicious.
Creamy, tangy, spicy, sweet – it’s everything you ever wanted in a keto burger sauce. And if you love it as much as I do, you’ll find other ways to use it too – on chicken, on salads, even drizzled over broccoli or cauliflower. It makes so many things taste better! You’ll see.
There is so little commitment involved in these keto sheet pan burgers that I just know you’re going to want to try them! And once you taste them you’ll want to put them in the regular rotation! Especially since this one is easily customized to everybody’s preference within the family, and it’s a no brainer to do buns for those that want them and no buns for those that don’t!
If you want to keep it keto but still have the bun – try my Keto HOP Burger Buns with it!
As a side point, leftovers refrigerate just fine as separate components and reheat well in the microwave (not the sauce or lettuce obvi) for about 1 minute on high. I ate them two days in a row crumbled up with extra lettuce as a warm salad and it was just as tasty as on day one when I ate it burger style as shown.
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Keto Sheet Pan Burgers with Bacon & Jalapeño
- Total Time: 28 minutes
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Description
A Keto sheet pan burger recipe that is easy to make and loaded with bold flavors. You’ll want to make this one over and over again! Atkins, low carb, Keto, gluten free, nut free.
Ingredients
For the burger patties:
- 24 ounces ground beef (80/20 chuck is best)
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt (reduce to 3/4 tsp if using table salt)
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
For the toppings:
- 6 slices raw bacon, cut in half
- 4 slices of onion (about 1/4 inch thick)
- 2 jalapeños, seeded and sliced into rings
- 4 slices pepper jack cheese
For the sauce:
- 1/4 cup real mayonnaise (I prefer Hellman’s or Dukes for store-bought)
- 1 tablespoon Sriracha hot sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1 teaspoon granulated erythritol sweetener (I use Swerve)
Serve over iceberg lettuce with dill pickle chips if desired
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 425° F.
- Combine the ground beef, salt, pepper, and garlic powder in a medium bowl and mix well with your hands.
- Form into 4 patties of about equal size and place on a large baking sheet.
- Place the bacon, onion rings, and jalapeño slices on the same baking sheet.
- Bake for 18 minutes.
- Meanwhile, combine the mayonnaise, Sriracha, Worcestershire sauce, and sweetener and stir well until smooth. Store in refrigerator until ready to serve.
- Remove sheet pan from the oven after 18 minutes and place one slice of cheese on each burger patty.
- Set oven to broil on high.
- Return pan to the oven and broil for 2 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and slightly browned.
- Remove from the oven.
- Build each burger with 1 patty, 3 pieces of bacon, 1 slice onion, desired amount of jalapeños and a generous drizzle of sauce (shown with optional lettuce and pickles.)
- Serve warm.
Notes
*Net carbs = 4g per serving.
- Prep Time: 8 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 burger as shown
- Calories: 608
- Fat: 46g
- Carbohydrates: 5g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 42g
Keywords: burgers, sheet pan meals, keto, low carb, Atkins, ketogenic, beef, dinner
Mary Anna says
This is pretty much my all time favorite recipe of yours – just the right balance of spicy and bacon-y. Perfection!
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Christine says
Made this recipe with turkey burgers. It is as Melissa says…legit! I can only imagine how much more delicious it would be with ground beef. The sauce, amazing…the iceberg lettuce really makes it, the crunchy texture is perfect.
I have not been disappointment by any recipe from your cookbook or this site. Keep up the good work and thanks for sharing!!
★★★★★
Mellissa Sevigny says
Thanks so much Christine!!!
Momof3 says
This Keto burger recipe is my all time favorite recipe! In fact, my family and friends love this recipe, as well. It is so easy to prepare, cook, clean up and the taste is the best part! The flavors are all there and definitely way better than any restaurant. So delicious!!
★★★★★
Esther Zielke says
These are AMAZING!! So tasty & moist, these have become a must-have, especially through the winter months when BBQing isn’t very easy… I love making a double batch to have some in the freezer for a quick & yummy lunch or dinner. Even my daughter loved them & wanted the recipe to make at home for her family. Simple & yummy makes a winner in my kitchen!!
★★★★★
Christine M says
The first time I made this I knew it was going to be a repeat favorite! The whole family raves about it. Excellent flavor and ease of cleanup, my 2 favorite things.
★★★★★
Kay says
I like your name Dude Burgers. Delicious and great to make for teenage boys in my life, as well as for myself.
★★★★★
Glenna says
What is there not to love? The combination of flavors and the easy to make recipe. Yum!
★★★★★
Raeanna says
This was the first Squeaky Clean Keto Recipe I tried it was so delicious! I did not miss the bun at all and I love bread!
★★★★★
helene says
No such as thing as too many Sheet Pan Dinners!! Convenience and the grease flavors it all! I do all IP meals generally so crispy, roasted is nice alternative–and I have no grill lol
★★★★★
Katja Hunt says
My favorite SCK dinner! So easy and so good!
Hannah says
This is one of my favourite go tos when I need something yummy, easy and comforting! Thank you Mellissa ❤️
★★★★★
CeliaT says
This is a favorite of mine. Simple but totally delicious! The sauce is what really makes it.
★★★★★
Marla says
I have made this several times, often using pre-made Turkey burgers. I love the flavors!
★★★★★
Debra says
My go-to burger recipe! Family loves them and the sauce is amazing. Sometimes I just use frozen burgers for a quick meal (not sure if that’s Keto-friendly check ingredients) but they turn out great.
★★★★★
Barbara says
This is my first time doing keto (in five weeks), a friend sent this to me and I made it for dinner. I was screaming for joy, because I have another recipe to add to my rotation AND another site to check out. Everything was great, LOVE the sauce which really took the whole burger up a notch. I added more sriracha because I love spicy food. This is a great recipe and very simple! Thank you!
★★★★★
Mellissa Sevigny says
So happy you enjoyed this recipe Barbara, and I hope you enjoy more recipes here on IBIH just as much! Thanks for taking the time to rate and comment on the recipe!
esli says
Absolutely amazing! I decided just to cut the Jalapeno and onion fine with mushrooms and mixed it in with the mince. The sauce is amazing. So happy I made it – thank you!
★★★★★
Maria Mansfield says
These burgers are the bomb! My family loves them!
★★★★★
Jessica says
Made these for the first time tonight and they were amazing! I will definitely be adding these to the menu again. I would recommend checking a few minutes early as my bacon was super crispy. I took that off the pan and tossed the onions and jalapeños in the drippings before broiling. Perfection!
★★★★★
April J Clements says
These burgers are worth the hype. Eating keto or not you will LOVE these burgers and definitely make the sauce! Yum!!! I would give them 10 stars if I could❤
★★★★★
Mellissa Sevigny says
Thanks so much April!
Amanda says
Great recipe!
Just a heads up that if you prefer medium rare burgers & soft bacon, you have to decrease the heat or bake time.
★★★★★
Linda says
My burgers always turn out too dry. I will try turning down the heat. I take them out before the onions are done. I am thinking of adding an egg to the meat. Any thoughts?
Christina Swan says
Hello Linda, I find that using an 80/20 ground beef gives better results than a leaner ground beef ratio. Maybe try that?
Amy Kim says
Made this for The first time today and can I just say sheet pan dinner for the win 🙏these were amazing and so easy! I added buns for my kiddos and wrapped mine in iceberg lettuce ! this is going in my rotation
★★★★★
Arch says
Hi, I really want to try these burgers, but I don’t eat beef. Has anyone tried them with ground Turkey? And any advice to make any changes with turkey? Thank you 😊
Mellissa Sevigny says
Turkey would work fine, might be a little drier than beef.
Karen Smithberg says
This was so good and easy! Everything cooked at the same time, one pan, throw away the foil, done! Genius!!!!
Linda says
Did you preheat your oven? Maybe your pan was too small to spread everything out. flatten the meat out a bit so it isn’t too thick.
Bianca says
This method was horrible. Even after nearly 30 minutes in the oven, both the bacon and the burgers were only half cooked. This was the biggest waste of time on a busy week night.
Mellissa Sevigny says
You must have a big issue with your oven then, because there is no way a burger this size is going to be half raw at 30 minutes in a 425 degree oven.
Jessica says
I first had this recipe when I did the SCKC and my husband and I love it so much that it’s become a staple in our house. We love spicy food and the jalapeños just make this recipe!
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Nancy says
I just started the SCKC diet. I was a little skeptical, because I love a good cheeseburger. I made this and I don’t even miss the cheese. I can’t imagine what the sauce would taste like without the sweetener, but who cares. You don’t need it. I have loved every one of your recipes, but this one is now my favorite.
★★★★★
Mellissa Sevigny says
Thanks Nancy! This is a favorite of our still too!
Jen says
So good! Thanks for the recipe! I just started on the SCKC, after completing the soup 5 day. Thank you for making it easy with such good food.
★★★★★
Savanna says
My new favorite! Thanks so much. Love all your recipes.
★★★★★
Stephanie Ramirez says
This burger is AMAZING! I was having major cravings today and after eating this it satisfied every craving. I’ve been using a lot of your recipies and even bought your cook book. Everything I’ve had has been so delicious but this burger is the best (so far). I’ve been on keto for 4 weeks now, I’m down 16 lbs and I feel better and more energetic than I’ve felt in a while. My husband is curious about trying keto with me but he just cant give up his nesquik chocolate milk🙄. If you have any recipies that could help me out with that, itd be awesome 😉Thank you for all of the deliciousness.
-Stephanie
★★★★★
Mellissa Sevigny says
No chocolate milk recipe unfortunately but you should be able to do something with almond milk, unsweetened cocoa powder, and the sweetener of your choice and come up with something passable! Glad the burgers were a hit and satisfied your cravings!
Audrey says
Love this! My personal Modifications:
—put bacon in the oven first, while forming burger patties, for 3-5 minutes.
—start 2nd sheet pan of fries for NON-keto folks + chopped broccoli
—making patties: make them over flat with a gradual divot in the middle so they won’t “ball up.” Use marinade brush to brush bacon grease over the whole sheet before putting patties down.
—Add burgers, toppings, then cook for 13 minutes.
—Pull out sheet, scoot toppings over and crack 1 egg per person, as desired onto sheet. Sprinkle brown sugar on NON-keto folks’ bacon slices.
—cook 3 minutes, add cheese slices to burgers, then broil 2 minutes.
❤️❤️❤️
★★★★★
Renee says
Love the photos of this recipe! I made this and they turned out great! Use the lettuce as a wrap sort of covering. Be sure to have extra napkins handy. Juicy and tasty. Tasted great even as leftovers.
★★★★★
Brookie says
How about pressing meat mixture into a small sheet type pan ( meatloaf style but
thinner) vs patties. Then baking , top with cheese and cutting into squares. Like a Wendy’s burger. A quick easy way to feed a crowd.
IE: Super Bowl.
Mellissa Sevigny says
Love it!
Lynn says
Omg!!! Yum!!! Thanks for a quick and delicious recipe. That sauce ?
★★★★★
Gail says
I’m looking forward to sheet pan dinners now that the daily high is less than 75^F.
Denise says
On a spice level of 1-10, I like a 0, if possible. So, I was a bit hesitant about these, with all the spicy stuff in them. I ended up with 7 burgers, 4 of which I used cheddar on, since I have 3 kids who also don’t really like spicy. I was surprised to find that I really preferred the pepper jack versions the best, WITH the jalapeno’s included. They had just a bit of kick to make it interesting, but not enough to make me chug water or have to fan my mouth. :) I made them as written, with the exception of 1 1/2-ing everything due to feeding more than 4 people, though, I did still make each burger approx. 6 oz each since that seems to be the size the recipe calls for. My burgers ended up being about 5″ round and about 3/4″ high. 18 minutes was actually a touch too long (we like our burgers medium), and I ended up having to finish the bacon in a frying pan since they were only about half cooked in that time. Wasn’t a big deal for me enough to dock this any stars. I didn’t have any sriracha sauce, but I DID have a sriracha mayo! I used that instead and the sauce turned out nice. I completely forgot about serving it with pickles. Regardless, everyone in my family had at least one, and everyone liked them.
★★★★★
Teresa says
I made this for dinner last night. It was so easy and tasted amazing! Will definitely be making it again. Thanks so much!
★★★★★
Kay Falla says
This recipe is absolutely amazing!
★★★★★
Tamara says
I tried this recipe on the grill. I used aluminum foil to make a tray to cook the patties, bacon, onion and jalapenos. It tasted great! My husband loved it too. I will definitely make this again.
★★★★★
Anita says
This was quick and easy and so delicious! We followed the recipe exactly. Hubby and I are putting this one in the rotation. Love keto sheet pan ideas! Thank you!
Anne Molnar says
ohhhh my goodness ! are you sure ! that this is keto friendly ??? smells devine !
Caroline says
Soooooo good and so easy!! I am starting the Keto lifestyle and your site is my “go to”.
Thanks for sharing all of the knowledge and amazing recipes with a down to earth sense of humor!! Love it!!
Jenny says
This recipe is a man eater!! Married? Make these keto sheet pan burgers and then lovingly ask for those repairs to be done around the house, he will be under the spell of this recipe and will do anything you ask! Single? Caution! You must only make these for the man who you intended to be serious with, as after one bite he will be smitten! Seriously this recipe is that damn good! (and it will win over the surliest of men! )
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Mellissa Sevigny says
Haha you win the best comment award this week Jenny! ? Thanks for the laugh and I’m so glad they were a hit with your man!
Marley says
I have to start a keto diet for health reasons and when I saw sheet pan burgers I rolled my eyes, but let me tell you, they were fantastic! Every piece of the recipe goes so well together! Maybe this keto diet wont be so bad after all! Thank you so much for making something so delicious
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CIndi says
These were amazing–had them with a cauli-tabbouleh salad. The only thing I would change is to put the burgers in 10 minutes ahead of everything else. To get the burger darker and maybe a bit browned. My burger patties were larger to begin with…. Keep up the amazing recipes!!
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Kristie says
Absolutely FIRE. This won huge points for me. I have a big family and this makes burgers so easy! I’m in love with the sliced onion and jalapenos cooked in the meat oils. Wow! Awesome flavor. I often cook up 3 or 4 lbs of ground beef at a time into crumbles in my wok for burger salad when everyone is home, and adding a pan of just bacon, onion and jalapenos to the oven was an awesome compliment. I’ve been following you for a long time. Thank you so much for the very practical recipes!!
★★★★★
Mellissa Sevigny says
Thanks Kristie, we still make these a lot too! So happy they are working out for the entire family!
Joni L. says
This is a MUST HAVE! Who says eating healthy can’t be tasty… The sauce that is included for this recipe is a common dipping/salad dressing as well in our home.
★★★★★
Bella says
Hi! These look absolutely scrumptious. I’m starting my very first day of the first week and am afraid to use the butter, mayo and sweetener. Didn’t you say we can’t use those things? Help! I could have misread!
sudseeq says
This is the only way I make burgers now! Even my non-keto family loves them like this. So good!
★★★★★
Kathy says
Husband has the flu, daughter left for school. Neither like spicy foods but I do. This was an absolute treat! It was soooooooo YUMMY! To top it off, that sauce was to die for. I am going to be selfish and make this a couple of times a month as it will be all MINE…lol.
★★★★★
Melissa says
We had these tonight and loved them! But our sheet pan was swimming in grease. About half a cup wevdrained off. So much so that the onions and jalapeños had to be drained. Did we do something wrong?
Juney says
This is soo good I could cry.
★★★★★
Jo says
Love these. So satisfying, I feel like I’m cheating.
★★★★★
Natascha Kocevar says
This recipe looks so good I cant wait to try it:)
Sharon Zimberoff says
Holy “cow”; could be that is why my local C ostco ( darn spellcheck) never restocked the unsalted version and appears to be phasing out the salted Kerry Gold.
★★★★★
Shirley says
This recipe is Delicious. Great Keto recipe and we have these great burgers once a week.
Marcella Rice says
I know we like to have a lot of fat on the KETO diet ; however, I read that if not eating organic meat we should buy low fat burger meat as all the poisons get stored in the fat–so the lower your burger fat the healthier. (one can always add Kerrygold butter to the burger after it is cooked!)
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Mellissa Sevigny says
Just so you know Kerrygold is in a lawsuit for false claims because their cows are not grass fed apparently. ?♀️
Sharon says
These are so full of flavor and simple to make that they’ve become a staple in our house, definitely on the regular rotation and everyone’s favorite. I’m the only person in the house doing keto, but everyone else adores them too. Layers upon layers of flavor and so fun and easy to make and easy clean up too. I wish I could give these more than 5 stars. These burgers are what all other burgers hope they’ll grow up to be one day. I like to make sure to use thick cut bacon so there is plenty of fat to melt around the burgers and veggies and I make an extra pan of onions and peppers and bacon so I can put it all in the fridge to add to scrambled eggs the next morning. Two 5 star meals in one shot. Can’t beat that.
★★★★★
Sarah says
These were amazing, and amazingly easy! We used 85/15 ground turkey, added a bit of the Worcestershire and green onion into the meat mixture. The sauce is fantastic, we didn’t add any sweetener and it still tasted great! Thanks so much for this recipe! This is a keeper in our rotation for sure
★★★★★
Melissa says
Delicious!!
★★★★★
Jimai says
Hello Melissa! Hope you and the family are doing well. I saw your in laws not too long ago, they’re just as sweet as ever! So my hubby has lost about 30 lbs doing the keto diet!!! A fiend made your easy cheesy zucchini gratin and brought it to a dinner- AMAZING!! I can’t wait for him to try these burgers! Keep up the good work.
Carrie says
So quick and very easy to prepare! The result is delicious.
★★★★★
Alison Regenold says
Fantastic, easy, delicious dinner with this one pan dinner. Made it with Turkey instead of ground beef as half the family does not eat red meat. Also substituted shashito peppers as the grocery was out of jalapeños. It turned out perfect! Thank you!
★★★★★
gjeanieg says
Thank you, Mellissa! This recipe is a keeper, by unanimous vote! Even those of us who aren’t dudes loved it, and I put fru-fru avocado on mine. We always name our favorites, and at our house, these are now officially known as Dude Burgers. Delicious! =)
★★★★★
Angie S says
This was insanely good and crazy quick and easy!!!
★★★★★
Lydia G says
This was totally amazing! Easy and delicious.
★★★★★
Kirsten says
I know this will be amazing! So I am giving it 5 Stars now and making it for dinner tonight!
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KirstenVT says
I was right but make it 10 Star!
I made a Keto mug muffin for it.
1/2 tea baking powder
2 Tbls almond flour
1 tbls butter
1Tbls cream cheese
1 med egg
Microwave for 1-1/2 minutes. Fry the outside of bun!
Nicole stotler says
This was so amazing! I love jalapeno burgers!
★★★★★
Heather says
Im such a burger addict. These look amazing!
Angela Castillo says
Uh-mazing!!!
★★★★★
Ann says
Oh my YES!!!!! Can’t wait to make this
Clara says
I loved this so much!!! Thank you so much!
Sara Lieske says
I saw this in my email this morning and knew that I had to have this for dinner tonight! Absolutely delicious! This may be my all time favorite burger recipe. I bought pre-made hamburger patties and sprinkled with salt, pepper, and smoked garlic, everything else was made following the recipe.
★★★★★
D. M. says
My hubby loved this! (as did I) Thank you for this new burger insight I needed.
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Bex9999 says
This looks so good. Can’t wait to try it!
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Lucie says
I made this last week for my husband and I – it was fantastic! I’ve never cooked a burger in the oven before and I love the idea of putting everything on a sheet pan and letting the flavors blend together as they cook. It was such an easy meal! I’d love to try a few different takes on this (adding mushrooms/peppers/subbing cheeses, etc.). Thanks for the recipe!
Kristi says
Oh my gosh!!! Made this for dinner tonight and it was beyond amazing!! Thank you so much for this recipe. I can’t wait to serve it to company!! Keto eating never looked (or tasted) so good.
Tiffany says
Looks delicious, and love the one pan idea. Easy and quick clean up.
Emily Eckelman says
Since I grill everyday to keep my kitchen cool, this was delicious grilled. I added grilled portabella mushroom caps…yummmmmmmmy.
★★★★★
Nicole says
I want to try this!
OhNodeHeDidnt says
Keto coder here who is currently getting healthy for the first time thanks largely to this site–Thank You! Give it the crazy name and use the right meta tags for your SEO, it deserves the title ULTIMATE KETO DUDE BURG!
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Raquel says
I can not wait to share this recipe with my Facebook group we are 51k members strong and this recipe will be a hit!
Brandy Smith says
This was delicious! Thanks for another great recipe.
★★★★★
Jessica says
My husband was literally moaning when eating these. Hands down the best burger we’ve had and we’ve had some pretty dang good burgers. Thank you!!! Your recipes are always amazing but this one is just perfection.
★★★★★
Janelle Meier says
I am deeeeeefinitely making these tonight. I’ll be cheese-free at my house (the boyfriend is cranky) but these sound delicious!! Thanks for the kick-butt sheet pan recipe!
Nicole says
This looks delicious! I love the sheet pan recipes so keep ’em coming!