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Updated 05 August 2026

McDonald's Bacon Quarter Pounder with Cheese
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McDonald's Bacon Quarter Pounder with Cheese

$9.04 630 Cal 36g protein

Each Quarter Pounder with Cheese Bacon burger features thick-cut applewood smoked bacon atop a ¼ lb. of 100% McDonald's fresh beef that's cooked when you order. It's a hot, deliciously juicy bacon cheeseburger, seasoned with just a pinch of salt and pepper and sizzled on our flat iron grill.

Checked across 20 restaurants, $6.69 to $11.39.

4.9 · 10 ratings

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Nutritional Facts

Per serving · Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Total630kcal
Protein36g72%
Carbs43g14%
Fat35g54%
NutrientAmount% DV
Calories630kcal32%
Total Fat35g54%
Saturated Fat15g75%
Trans Fat1.5g—
Cholesterol115mg38%
Sodium1470mg64%
Total Carbohydrates43g14%
Dietary Fiber3g11%
Total Sugars10g20%
Added Sugars8g16%
Protein36g72%
Calcium190mg15%
Iron4.5mg25%
Potassium490mg10%
Caffeine0mg—
Nutritional values come from McDonald's published data and may vary by location or customisation. Updated 05 August 2026. Compare this item against the rest of the menu with the nutrition calculator.

McDonald's Bacon Quarter Pounder with Cheese Complete Information

A McDonald's Bacon Quarter Pounder with Cheese costs $9.04 and carries 630 calories with 36g of protein, the second highest of any burger on the menu. Fresh beef, two slices of American cheese, thick cut applewood smoked bacon, slivered onions, pickles, ketchup and mustard on a sesame seed bun.

The bacon here is not the thin strip that shows up as a paid extra elsewhere. McDonald's uses a thick cut applewood smoked rasher on this burger, which is why it adds 110 calories and 6g of protein over the standard Quarter Pounder with Cheese at 520 rather than disappearing into the build. At 36g of protein it sits behind only the Double Quarter Pounder, and it does that with 110 fewer calories than the double. Pair it with Small French Fries, or compare it against the Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese if the goal is maximum protein rather than smoke.

Health Insight

At 630 calories and 1470mg of sodium, this one is best treated as an occasional order rather than an everyday one.

Lighter alternative: Daily Double on the same menu comes in at 490 calories. See Daily Double

What Is in a McDonald's Bacon Quarter Pounder with Cheese?

3 components, 30 ingredients in total, exactly as McDonald's lists them.

  1. Main Ingredients3
    • 100% Pure USDA Inspected Beef
    • No Fillers
    • No Extenders.prepared With Grill Seasoning (Salt, Black Pepper).*weight Before Cooking 4 Oz
  2. Sesame Seed Bun17
    • Enriched Flour (Wheat Flour, Malted Barley Flour, Niacin, Reduced Iron, Thiamine Mononitrate, Riboflavin, Folic Acid)
    • Water
    • Sugar
    • Yeast
    • Soybean Oil
    • Contains 2% Or Less: Sesame Seeds
    • Salt
    • Wheat Gluten
    • Dextrose
    • Guar Gum
    • Vinegar
    • Vegetable Proteins (Pea, Potato, Rice)
    • Sunflower And/or Canola Oil
    • Maltodextrin
    • Natural Flavors
    • May Contain One Or More Dough Conditioners (DATEM, Ascorbic Acid, Mono And Diglycerides, Enzymes)
    • Modified Food Starch

    Contains: Wheat, Sesame

  3. Pasteurized Process American Cheese10
    • Milk
    • Cream
    • Water
    • Sodium Citrate
    • Salt
    • Cheese Cultures
    • Citric Acid
    • Enzymes
    • Soy Lecithin
    • Color Added
Ingredient statements are published by McDonald's and can change without notice. Regional suppliers mean a restaurant near you may use a slightly different formulation.

How to Make a Bacon Quarter Pounder with Cheese at Home?

Everything here rides on the bacon. Thin supermarket rashers vanish into a quarter pound patty; thick cut applewood smoked bacon is what makes this burger taste like itself. Cook the bacon first and build the burger in its fat. The counter price is $9.04.

22 min10 prep, 12 cookEasydifficulty2 burgersyield
Servings2

Ingredients0 of 9

Beef, bacon and cheese

To assemble

Method0 of 6 steps

Tips

  • Thick cut only. Thin bacon disappears against a quarter pound of beef and wastes the whole idea.
  • Render slowly from a cold pan. Bacon dropped into a hot pan burns before the fat comes out.
  • The bacon sits on the cheese, not under the patty, so it stays crisp and does not slide.

Variations

  • Drop the bacon for the standard Quarter Pounder with Cheese at $7.89.
  • Add lettuce, tomato and mayonnaise for a bacon deluxe, which McDonald’s does not sell but works.
  • Double the patty for something between this and the Double Quarter Pounder at $9.49.

Serve hot with fries. At $9.04 in restaurant, the home version pays off mainly through better bacon.

Pairs Well Together

Perfect Combination

Small French Fries is the side a Bacon Quarter Pounder with Cheese is built around, and the pair is what a meal bundles anyway.

Bacon Quarter Pounder with Cheese $9.04 Bacon Quarter Pounder with Cheese Small French Fries $4.49 Small French Fries

Allergen Information

This item may contain the following allergens

  • Milk / Dairy
  • Wheat
  • Gluten
  • Soy
  • Sesame

Allergen information for the Bacon Quarter Pounder with Cheese is based on McDonald's standard recipe. Cross contamination is possible in restaurant kitchens, so tell staff about any allergy before you order.

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Bacon Quarter Pounder with Cheese Questions

How much is a Bacon Quarter Pounder with Cheese?

It is $9.04 at a typical US restaurant, a median across the listings we checked with the range shown under the price above. That is roughly a dollar over the standard Quarter Pounder with Cheese.

How many calories are in a Bacon Quarter Pounder with Cheese?

630 calories with 36g of protein, about 110 calories above the standard Quarter Pounder with Cheese at 520. The nutrition table on this page carries the full figures.

What kind of bacon does McDonald’s use?

Thick cut applewood smoked bacon on this burger, which is heavier than the strip added as a paid extra elsewhere on the menu. The complete published ingredient statement sits in the recipe section on this page.

Which burger has the most protein?

The Double Quarter Pounder with Cheese leads at 48g. This one is second at 36g, and it gets there with 110 fewer calories than the double at 740. The full protein ranking is on the burgers menu page.

Can I add bacon to any McDonald’s burger?

Most restaurants will add it for a charge at the kiosk, though the strip used as an add on is thinner than the rasher built into this burger. If bacon is the point of the order, this is the one designed around it.

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