Protein Packed Grass Fed Beef, Pork And Bacon Burger

Protein Packed Grass Fed Beef, Pork and Bacon Burger

Happy Sunday! I love Sundays because I have the day off from work so I have time to create a new recipe, work on my blog, spend time with my family AND get a great workout in. On Sundays at CrossFit Magnitude, Chris offers a class called "StrongMan." Here is the definition of Strongman from the CrossFit Magnitude website..."Strongman is a class specifically geared towards the strongman style “odd” lifts.  If you think  lifting conventional barbells is fun, then you have to try our Strongman class featuring lifting implements such as – Atlas stones,  the yoke, the farmers walk, axle and log lifts, tire flipping, sled pushing and pulling, the keg lifts, etc"… Mark, Conor, Chloe and I are taking this class today. It will be a fun and challenging! To see some of the StrongMan lifts check out "my weekly workout" page.

Anyway, get to the grocery store, buy these ingredients and make these burgers. They are delightful. Each burger has at least 25 grams of excellent quality protein, good fat and with your salad on the side, fantastic, low-glycemic carbohydrates. Fire up your grill and get cookin'!

INGREDIENTS:
1 lb grass-fed ground beef
1 lb grass-fed ground pork
1 package of pancetta or 4-5 slices cooked nitrate free bacon chopped
2 tbsp olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

STEPS:

1. Chop bacon into small bite size pieces, cook it in the pan until it is crispy but not burnt. If you are using pancetta then cook the pancetta in the pan on medium heat until crispy. Turn it over frequently.

2. Combine the pork, beef, salt, pepper, olive oil in large bowl. Mix together well.

3. Take out 4-6 ounces of the pork/beef mixture and make a hole in the center. Add 1 tbsp of bacon. Carefully fold over meat until bacon is hidden in the center. If you are not strict paleo go ahead and add some cheese too. Check out the pictures below...

4. Cook on an outdoor grill 8-10 minutes per side or cook in your oven for 15-18 minutes on 375 degrees. Top with more bacon. Serve with sliced tomato and a small salad. 

cooked pancetta

Using your thumb like you were making a thumb print cookie(remember those?) make a small indent in the center of the burger and add your bacon. Super easy and simple!

This burger has pancetta and cheese in it. My kids LOVE cheese! I made 1/2 of the burgers with bacon and cheese and the other 1/2 without cheese.

I usually make a few 6-ounce burgers for Mark and Conor and a few 4-5 ounce burgers for Chloe and I. The burgers on the left don't have any cheese, the burgers on the right have cheese(as you can tell).