Description
These Burger Bowls are everything you love about a juicy burger — minus the bun! Piled high with seasoned beef, crisp veggies, melty cheese, and a zesty burger sauce, it’s a low-carb, fork-friendly favorite.
Ingredients
Scale
- For the Beef:
- 1 lb ground beef (80/20)
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp paprika
- Salt and pepper to taste
- For the Bowls:
- 4 cups chopped romaine or iceberg lettuce
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- ½ cup shredded cheddar or cheese of choice
- ½ red onion, thinly sliced
- ½ cup dill pickles, chopped or sliced
- 1 avocado, sliced or diced (optional)
- For the Burger Sauce:
- ½ cup mayo
- 2 tbsp ketchup
- 1 tbsp yellow mustard
- 1 tsp relish or chopped pickles
- Splash of vinegar or lemon juice
- Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, cook the ground beef with onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, salt, and pepper. Break it up with a spatula until browned and cooked through. Drain excess fat and set aside.
- In a small bowl, whisk together mayo, ketchup, mustard, relish, vinegar or lemon juice, and season with salt and pepper to make the burger sauce.
- Prepare veggies: chop lettuce, halve tomatoes, slice onion and pickles, and dice avocado.
- Assemble bowls by layering lettuce, beef, cheese, tomatoes, onion, pickles, and avocado.
- Drizzle generously with burger sauce and serve immediately.
Notes
To meal prep, store cooked beef and chopped toppings separately. Assemble just before serving for best texture. Burger sauce keeps up to 1 week in the fridge.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 430
- Sugar: 4g
- Sodium: 480mg
- Fat: 32g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 18g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 9g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 28g
- Cholesterol: 80mg
Keywords: burger bowls, low-carb, keto, bunless burger, meal prep, beef salad