🥓🍝 The Bacon Lasagna Burger: Where Italian Comfort Food Meets Burger Royalty

Ready to level up your burger game with something outrageous, indulgent, and unforgettable? Meet the Bacon Lasagna Burger — a wild and satisfying fusion of American backyard boldness and Italian comfort food.

This burger stacks layers of cheesy lasagna, crispy bacon, and a juicy beef patty between buttered Texas toast buns, all drizzled with marinara and melty mozzarella. It’s meaty, cheesy, saucy, and crunchy — all at once. Think of it as your favorite lasagna and ultimate burger rolled into one glorious handheld beast.

Let’s break down how to make it — and where to grab all the goods to bring it to life.

🛒 What You’ll Need

Ingredient	Shop Link
1 lb ground beef (80/20)	Marketside Ground Beef – Walmart
8 slices thick-cut bacon	Oscar Mayer Naturally Hardwood Smoked Bacon – Amazon
4 slices of mozzarella cheese	Sargento Mozzarella Slices – Walmart
1 cup marinara or pasta sauce	Rao’s Homemade Marinara – Amazon
4 slices Texas toast (or thick bread)	Pepperidge Farm Texas Toast – Walmart
Butter (for grilling toast)	Kerrygold Irish Butter – Walmart
Prepared lasagna (homemade or store-bought)	Stouffer’s Lasagna with Meat Sauce – Walmart or Barilla Lasagna Noodles – Amazon

🔧 Recommended Kitchen Tools:

🔥 How to Build the Bacon Lasagna Burger

Let’s break this beast down. You’ll be surprised how easy it is to pull off — and once you try it, you’ll want to make it again and again.

Step 1: Cook the Bacon

Preheat your oven to 400°F. Lay out 8 strips of thick-cut bacon on a foil-lined baking sheet. Bake for 15–18 minutes until crisp.

Remove and drain on paper towels. Pro tip: brush with a touch of maple syrup before baking for a sweet-savory hit.

Step 2: Prepare the Lasagna

There are two ways to do this:

From Scratch: Cook your lasagna noodles, layer with ricotta, seasoned beef, marinara, and mozzarella. Bake, cool, and slice.
Quick Option: Heat up a square of frozen lasagna like Stouffer’s Lasagna with Meat Sauce. It’s firm and perfect for stacking once cooled slightly.

Either way, you want a slice that's solid and holds its shape like a patty.

Step 3: Grill the Texas Toast

Butter both sides of 4 slices of Texas toast. Grill them in a cast-iron skillet or on a flat-top griddle until golden and crispy. This becomes your bun — strong enough to hold the layers and rich enough to add depth.

Step 4: Make the Burger Patty

Form your 1 lb of ground beef into two thick patties using a burger press. Season with salt, pepper, and garlic powder.

Cook on medium-high heat until seared and juicy, about 3–4 minutes per side. In the last minute, top each patty with a slice of mozzarella cheese and cover to melt.

Step 5: Assemble the Burger

Here’s how to stack this flavor bomb:

Bottom toast slice (crispy side out)
Spoon on the marinara sauce
Add the cheesy beef patty
Layer on 4 slices of bacon
Stack with a slice of lasagna
Add another spoonful of warm marinara
Cap it with the top grilled toast slice

Push down gently to press all those savory layers together — then slice and let the sauce and cheese ooze naturally.

🤯 Why It Works

The Bacon Lasagna Burger is a full-on flavor celebration. Here’s why it hits so hard:

Juicy beef + marinara = Italian meatball vibes
Mozzarella + bacon = salt meets creaminess
Toasted bread + lasagna = crunch meets soft, cheesy pasta
Savory layers that actually hold together

Every bite is bold, rich, and comforting — a burger you remember long after it’s gone.

🍽️ Side Dish Pairings

Let this burger be the star of your plate, but pair it smartly for balance:

Garlic Parmesan fries

Fresh Caesar salad

Italian soda or blood orange sparkling water

Fried mozzarella sticks or baked ziti poppers

Extra marinara on the side for dipping

📸 Make It Camera-Ready

The Bacon Lasagna Burger was built for the spotlight. Here’s how to capture it:

Slice it in half and show the lasagna layers oozing out
Drizzle extra marinara over the top for dramatic effect
Use parchment or butcher paper for a rustic feel
“Bacon Lasagna Burger stacked with cheesy lasagna, beef patty, bacon, marinara sauce, and grilled Texas toast.”
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🛍️ One-Click Ingredient List

Here’s your full gear + grocery list to bring this monster to life:

🔥 Final Bite: The Burger that Breaks the Rules

The Bacon Lasagna Burger isn’t just food — it’s a statement. A rebellion against boring burgers. A culinary explosion that fuses everything we love into one messy, delicious stack.

Perfect for cookouts, weekend cheat meals, viral videos, or just flexing your creativity in the kitchen. Make it once, and it’ll live rent-free in your cravings forever.

💬 Join the Flavor Revolution

Tried it? Got your own remix? Want to go double lasagna or add garlic aioli?

Drop your photos, thoughts, or personal twists in the comments, tag @ThaReview, and use #LasagnaBurgerChallenge to show the world your creation.

The Bacon Lasagna Burger: Where Italian Comfort Food Meets Burger Royalty