Cheeseburger Rice Recipe (Easy, One Pot, 20 Minutes)

This Cheeseburger Rice is fast and tasty! Love rice, love cheeseburgers, love quick dinners? Then you'll want to be making this on repeat!

Why You'll LOVE Cheeseburger Rice For Dinner

Super Easy To Make - oh my goodness, who doesn't love a one-pan meal? Less faff, less washing up and more time to do other things! Our cheesy hamburger rice casserole is super easy to prep and cook. So it's a weeknight winner!

Packed With Flavor - this easy hamburger rice is bursting with all your favourite burger flavors - burger pickles, juicy burger meat, tangy Cheddar cheese and homemade burger sauce (even that's quick to make too)

Satisfying And Kid-Friendly - cheeseburger rice is deliciously filling, and it's an easy dinner the kids just LOVE!

Cheeseburger Rice Recipe

Serves – 4

Prep Time – 10 minutes 

Cook Time – approx 20 minutes

Total Time – 30 minutes 

Our Most Popular Alternative – Cheeseburger Tacos

Equipment Needed

• Chopping board
• Vegetable knife
• Tablespoon
• Teaspoon
• American measuring cups (or just use a tea cup)
• Large skillet pan or large frying pan (you need a pan with a lid - or a lid which you can fit over the frying pan)
• Cooking spoon

Cheeseburger Rice Ingredients

Everything you need to make a pan full of cheeseburger rice skillet!

For The Cheeseburger Rice

• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 onion - chopped
• 1lb ground beef (500g beef mince)
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion granules
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley
• 1 tablespoon tomato puree
• 2 x sachets microwave white rice (4 servings)
• 1 cup grated Cheddar cheese
• ¼ cup burger pickles
• 2 vine tomatoes - chopped
• ½ iceberg lettuce shredded

For the burger sauce

• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 cup tomato ketchup
• splash pickle vinegar

To serve

• Yellow mustard

How To Make Cheeseburger Rice

Simple step by step instructions for making cheeseburger rice for dinner

Step One - fry the onions and ground beef

• Add the olive oil to a skillet pan and fry the chopped onions with a pinch of salt for 5 minutes.
• Then tip in the ground beef, add the garlic and onion powder, the paprika and the dried parsley. Stir in the tomato puree, add a splash of boiling water to moisten, and simmer the burger meat mixture for 15 minutes or until cooked through.

Step Two - cook the rice and mix it in

• Meanwhile - cook the microwave rice as per the packet instructions - then stir into the beef mixture in the pan.
• Scatter over the grated cheese - put the lid on the skillet to melt the cheese into the meat.
• Once the cheese has melted, remove the lid and sprinkle over the burger pickles and chopped tomatoes.

Step Three - make a quick burger sauce

• Make up the burger sauce - mix together the mayonnaise and the ketchup with a splash of the burger pickle vinegar to taste.
• Drizzle the cheeseburger rice with the burger sauce and yellow mustard and serve this one pot meal straight away with some chopped iceberg lettuce on the side

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Recipe Tips And Variations

You can add in any extras or swap any ingredients to suit your own tastes. We've popped a few of our favourite below

Bacon Cheeseburger Rice

Fancy adding that BBQ bacon flavor to your rice? Then stir in 2 tablespoon of barbecue sauce as you fry the hamburger meat. And scatter over crispy bacon bits when you serve.

Mexican Cheeseburger Rice

Go for that spicy Mexican vibe. Add in a couple of teaspoon of chipotle seasoning to the ground beef, and scatter with black beans and pepper jack cheese to serve.

Veggie Burger Rice

Swap the ground beef for your favourite plant-based version or use canned lentils. Then make up the burger rice as above - serve with your favorite veggie toppings.

Turkey Burger Rice

Swap the beef for ground turkey and make a lower fat version of this easy cheesy hamburger rice skillet.

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Making Cheese Burger Rice Ahead Of Time

When prepping this meal ahead of time, we recommend only cooking the seasoned burger meat, don't add any toppings or rice.

You can cook this as the steps above then store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 2-days or in the freezer for up to 3-months. Defrost thoroughly before reheating.

To reheat just tip the rice into a skillet pan and reheat to a minimum of 75C. Then add in the freshly cooked rice and toppings as above.

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