Hamburger Pinwheel Recipe – Easy And Simple

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I share my easy, simple hamburger pinwheels recipe here. They are so easy to make and look amazing.

What Do You Need?

• Sliced bacon
• Hamburger meat
• Toothpicks
• BBQ rub.

I usually cook 4 or 5 of these bacon pinwheel burgers, and use maybe 1.5 pounds of hamburger and 8 slices of bacon.

What I Use For These Hamburger Pinwheels

• My go-to charcoal grill setup
• A good BBQ rub
• A reliable meat thermometer

The Preparation

Eddie’s Tip! Most of the time I start my charcoal before I do this to save some time.

The preparation of the hamburger pinwheels takes me about 15 minutes, and here is how I do this.

• Stretch a slice of bacon
• Take 1/2 slice of bacon and place that with some overlap on the first slice
• Add your hamburger meat to the slices of bacon
• Sprinkle your favorite BBQ rub
• Roll them up
• Secure with a toothpick
• Season the outside

As you can see, this is very easy and not time-consuming at all.

How To Grill Them

Since they don’t take that long, I grill them on my charcoal grill.

• Set up your charcoal grill for indirect grilling
• Wait for the grill to reach about 350°F (176°C)
• Place the pinwheel hamburgers on the opposite side of the fire.
• After 10 minutes, rotate them
• After another 10 minutes, check for doneness

As soon as they reach 165°F (73°C), on my handheld thermometer, take them off the grill and let them rest for a minute or 3.

Don’t forget to take out the toothpick when you serve them.

Eddie’s Tip! I usually take them off a little earlier, around 161 or 162 (71°C – 72°C). The carryover will keep them cooking and reach the 165 (73°C) mark.

Build Your BBQ Plate

Looking to turn this into a full BBQ meal? These sides are some of my go-to picks to serve alongside this recipe:

• Broccoli salad
• Grilled stuffed squash boats
• Mac and Cheese
• Classic Potato Salad
• Macaroni salad
• Grilled Corn on the Cob

Grab one or two (or a few), and you’ve got yourself a proper BBQ plate.

Bacon Hamburger Pinwheels – My Experience

This is a nice variation of just a plain bacon burger, and you can add many things to make it your hamburger pinwheel recipe and impress your guests.

I have added cheese, mushrooms, and onion to these ground beef roll-ups, as some people also call them, but I prefer to eat them just as they are.

With your BBQ rub, you can spice them up as much as your taste buds like.

One of my favorite dishes to serve this with is my grilled and stuffed summer squash. The perfect combination of spices up meat and a soft and tender vegetable.

It takes me altogether about an hour from prepping the hamburger bacon pinwheel to serving, so it is an easy-to-fix meal for a normal working day dinner.

New to grilling? Start at my grilling basics hub page to learn the tricks of the trade.

Eddie van Aken – The Grilling Dutchman

Eddie van Aken is the founder of The Grilling Dutchman, where he teaches practical, no-nonsense BBQ and outdoor cooking. With years of hands-on experience working with grills, smokers, and live fire, he focuses on techniques that actually work in real backyards.
When he’s not cooking, Eddie tests and reviews outdoor gear and equipment for PracticalBackyard.com. Learn more about Eddie van Aken.