With healthy burger bowls, burger night can feature these low carb bowls loaded with all of your juicy burger favorites!
Once in a while, I crave a burger with all of the fixings. Plump. Medium. Juicy. With cheese, tomato slices, and shredded lettuce. But, gluten free. Without any dressing. Oh, and big, steak-cut fries. Hold the pickles. Wait…that meal has how many calories?!?
Burger bowls are a great alternative! More similar to a lettuce-wrapped burger or burger salad. It’s basically a burger with more of the good stuff (ie. veggies) and less of the bad stuff, (ie. fat, calories, carbs.) A fun and easy dinner that will please almost everyone!
Now, I would take this bowl over McDonald’s any day of the week! Actually, I never really find myself craving a burger from the golden arches… I prefer big, juicy, and REAL ingredients; but, I digress…
I didn’t add any pickles, but that’s just a personal preference. It’s your burger bowl…go crazy!
Why You Should Make These Healthy Burger Bowls Tonight
⇒ So many terrific flavors in one, mess-free, bowl!
⇒ Very easy to customize. Naturally low carb and gluten free. But, we can also easily make it paleo, whole 30, keto, even vegetarian- basically, please all the groups!
⇒ Still enjoy burger night, with less fat, carbs, calories, and guilt!
⇒ All prep can easily be completed while the bacon, ground beef, and fries are cooking.
⇒ Ready from start to finish in 30 minutes!
Ingredients in Healthy Burger Bowls
Ground Beef: I recommend grass-fed.
Bacon: A little goes a long way.
Sweet Potato Fries
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Onion
Cheese
Burger Bowl Dressing
Optional: Pickles, Avocado, etc.
Homemade Burger Bowl Dressing
Most burger bowl dressings begin with mayonnaise. I tried! I really did! But, almost every single mayonnaise, even organic varieties, start with soybean oil….which just isn’t the healthiest oil. At least, that’s my excuse…and I’m sticking to it! Instead, I used plain Greek yogurt and I’d say it was a MAJOR win!
Greek Yogurt
Ketchup
Mustard
Sweet Relish: Trust me- I do NOT put relish on anything, but a little in this dressing is amazing!
Coconut Aminos or Soy Sauce
Garlic Powder
Onion Powder
Paprika
Optional: Sriracha
What is a burger bowl?
Take everything you love about a juicy burger and place it in a bowl. Well…minus the bun, but you could add croutons. It’s similar to a burger salad, except there is typically less lettuce and more of all the other stuff!
30 minutes
Healthy Burger Bowl
Ingredients
- 4 - 8 slices, of bacon, cooked
- 1 lb. grass-fed ground beef
- Salt and pepper
- 4 c. frozen sweet potato fries
- 2 medium tomatoes, sliced or diced
- 1 small red onion, sliced
- 5 oz. lettuce
- 1 c. shredded cheese
Dressing
- 1/2 c. plain Greek yogurt
- 2 Tbsp. ketchup
- 1 - 2 tsp. mustard
- 1 Tbsp. coconut aminos or soy sauce
- 2 Tbsp. sweet relish
- 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp. onion powder
- 1/8 tsp. paprika
- Optional: 1-2 tsp. sriracha
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. In a medium skillet, brown the bacon. Set aside on a plate, lined with a paper towel. Remove the leftover bacon grease.
- Place the fries on a baking sheet. Cook according to the directions, about 12-18 minutes. You can also heat the fries in an air fryer.
- Using the same skillet, brown the ground beef. Season with salt, pepper, and any of your favorite burger seasonings.
- To Assemble the Bowls: Layer lettuce, tomatoes, onion, fries, beef, bacon, and cheese.
- Using a blender, blend all of the dressing ingredients, until smooth. Drizzle over each bowl.