Loaded Bacon Cheeseburger Bread – Cuso Cuts

Ingredients

• ½ pound Bacon
• ½ cup Jalapeno peppers
• 1 cup mushrooms
• Handful baby spinach
• Baguette
• 1 pound ground beef (80/20)
• Pepper jack cheese
• Cuso’s Smoky Garlic Buffalo BBQ Rub
• Cuso’s Dirt BBQ Rub
• Cheddar cheese
• Light your charcoal. It’s ready when the bricks are covered with charcoal ash (about 10 minutes.)
• Dice and fry the bacon till crispy. Set aside.
• Saute the peppers and mushrooms.
• Add the baby spinach, cooking until it wilts.
• Slice the baguette in half length-wise
• Pull out the center of the bread to leave a hollow space
• Stuff with bacon mix, evenly distributing it
• Sprinkle with shredded pepper jack cheese
• Sprinkle with Cuso’s Smoky Garlic Barbecue Rub
• Top with the ground beef, smushing it down, so it fills the space
• Sprinkle with Cuso’s Dirt Barbecue Rub
• Sear the meat side till you get a nice crust
• Turn it over and top with cheddar, letting the cheese melt
• Serve with a mixture of ketchup, mustard, and mayonnaise on top
• Cut into finger-food size pieces using a Chef’s Knife