Let’s be honest—some nights, all I want is bread. Not a small, dainty slice of toast or a piece of sad sandwich bread. I’m talking about a big, fluffy, salty piece of focaccia. And I don’t want it on the side of anything. It is the dinner.

Sure, I could make a salad, or grill up some veggies, or even throw together a proper meal with all the food groups represented. But, some nights? Some nights, I just want to sit down with a giant slab of bread and call it a day. When that craving hits, this Cheeseburger Focaccia is exactly what I’m making.

It’s the best of both worlds: bread (in all its golden, olive-oil-drenched glory) and cheeseburger toppings. We’re talking caramelized onions, perfectly seasoned ground beef, melty cheese, and burger sauce drizzled over the top because what’s a cheeseburger without it? The focaccia itself is pillowy, with crispy, salty edges, and when you top it with all those cheeseburger vibes, it turns into a meal that’s indulgent without being too much—okay, maybe it’s a little much, but that’s why we love it.

Think of it like this: all the best parts of a cheeseburger, without the lettuce (because let’s be real, that’s just filler), and with way more bread. Plus, you get to skip the whole patty-forming, grilling, flipping situation. We’re just tossing everything onto focaccia, letting it bake until it’s crispy and bubbly, and calling it dinner. No regrets.

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Cheeseburger Focaccia

This Cheeseburger Focaccia combines the best of both worlds: fluffy, olive oil-soaked focaccia topped with all your favorite cheeseburger flavors like caramelized onions, seasoned ground beef, melty cheese, and burger sauce. It’s a bread-heavy, comfort food dinner that’s indulgent in the best way possible.

Ingredients

1 envelope active dry yeast
2 teaspoon honey
5 cups all-purpose flour
5 teaspoons kosher salt
6 tablespoons olive oil plus ore for oiling the pan
1 lb ground beef
3 yellow onions thinly sliced
2 cups cheddar cheese
burger sauce, pickles, mustard, all burger toppings

Instructions

Follow the Bon Appetit instructions for no-knead focacccia bread – this is hands down the best and easiest focaccia recipe.
Right before baking your bread and once you had it in the 9×13 pan. Brown your ground beef and carmelized your onions. In a large skilled add onions to pan with 2-3 tablespoons butter, cook over medium low heat until soft and golden brown. Set aside and in the same skillet add ground beef and brown evenly. Season with salt and pepper.
sprinkle bread with camelized onions, ground beef and cheese. Bake in a 425 degree oven for 25-35 minutes until golden brown and cheese is melted.
Slice into big squares, top with burger sauce, pickles, etc. Enjoy 🙂