Burger Bowls with Special Sauce

Ready in only 20 minutes, these burger bowls with special sauce are an easy, healthy, DELICIOUS dinner. They're all the parts of a burger (minus the bun) in the form of a bowl. Mix and match these with your favorite toppings for a quick dinner or meal prep for your week.

This recipe is naturally dairy free, gluten free, low carb & paleo. It's also Whole30 (when using compliant versions of condiments for the special sauce).

Burger Bowls Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon olive oil 
• 1 pound ground beef
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder 
• Salt & pepper, to taste 
• 6 - 8 cups chopped Romaine lettuce 
• 1 avocado, sliced
• 1 cup halved cherry tomatoes
• ½ cup thinly sliced red onion 
• ⅓ cup sliced pickles

Popular Additions & Substitutions:

Bacon: add chopped bacon as a topping on your bowls for added crunch!

Cheese: shredded cheddar cheese is another favorite topping

Guacamole: swap the sliced avocado for guacamole on your bowls for some added flavor

Turkey: use 1 pound of ground turkey instead of beef if you prefer

How to Make Burger Bowls

Step 1: cook the beef

Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Once hot, cook and crumble the beef until browned, about 5 - 7 minutes. Add garlic powder, salt & pepper as the beef cooks. Drain excess grease when done. 

Step 2: Make the sauce

While the beef cooks, stir together the ingredients for the sauce. 

Step 3: Assemble the bowls

Start with a layer of lettuce and then add all of the burger bowl toppings, including cooked ground beef. Finish with a drizzle of the special sauce. 

Tips & Tricks for This Recipe

Make burger patties: instead of cooking & crumbling your ground beef, you can make burger patties to serve on top of your bowl.

Serve with fries: add a side of fries to turn these bowls into a complete burger experience!

Storage

In the fridge: store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 - 4 days. To make this recipe as meal prep, store ready-to-go bowls individually with all the toppings already added.

In the freezer: it's not recommended to freeze this recipe as most of the ingredients are fresh.

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