Burger Bowls
Burger Bowls - aka Burger Salads - are a quick and easy way to enjoy all the flavors of a burger loaded with fresh veggies and all your favorite burger toppings! Add some homemade fries and "special sauce" for a dinner your whole family will love.
Servings: 4
Calories: 468kcal
Ingredients
Burger Bowls:
- 1 lb Lean Ground Beef
- salt to taste
- Garlic powder to taste
- 2 cups Cherry Tomatoes halved
- 3 heads Romaine hearts washed, dried, and chopped
- 1/2 cup Freshly shredded cheddar cheese
- 1 avocado sliced
- Dill pickle slices round hamburger pickles work great
- 1/4 cup Red Onion finely diced
- 1 Cucumber seeded and chopped
Fries:
- 2 Russet Potatoes
- Avocado oil spray can sub olive oil spray
- salt to taste
Special Sauce:
- ¼ cup plain low fat Greek yogurt
- ¼ cup naturally sweetened ketchup
- 1/2-1 Tbsp maple syrup You can omit!
- 2 Tbsp yellow mustard
- 2 tsp mayo
- 1 Tbsp pickle juice
- sprinkle salt, garlic powder, onion powder, and paprika
Instructions
For the Fries:
- Wash and peel potatoes, then slice into fries. Soak for 20 minutes in cold water, then dry.
- Place fries on a parchment lined baking sheet. Spray fries well with cooking oil spray, then season liberally with salt - I like a fine salt because it sticks better. Bake on 450 for 20 minutes, then flip and finish cooking for about 10 minutes.
For the Special Sauce:
- Mix ingredients for sauce. Sprinkle in a dash of salt, garlic powder and paprika. Taste and adjust seasoning, if desired. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
For the Burger Bowls:
- Season ground beef with salt and garlic powder, and saute until fully cooked and browned in a skillet.
- Wash romaine. Chop into bite sized pieces and use a salad spinner to dry.
- For each bowl: Add romaine (about 1 ½ cups), cherry tomatoes (about ½ cup), diced red onion (2 teaspoons or less), pickles, and sliced cucumbers to a bowl in sections.
- Add in ground beef (about ¼ of the pan or 1 RED), shredded cheese (about 2-3 Tablespoons) and some sliced avocado (about 2-3 Tablespoons). Add 1/4 of the fries to the bowl over to the side.
- Serve bowl with 2 Tbsp of the special sauce. I like to have mine on the side as a dip!
Notes
21 Day Fix: 2 GREEN, 1 RED, 1 YELLOW, 1 BLUE, 1/2 TSP (per bowl)
WW: 9 points (per bowl) [Calculated using 95% ground beef, fat free cheddar cheese, low fat Greek yogurt, unsweetened ketchup, and light mayo]
Meal Prep and Storage
Meal prepping your hamburger bowls is a great way to save time and ensure you have delicious and satisfying meals ready to enjoy on those busy weeknights. Prep Ahead: All the components of this recipe can be prepared up to 4 days ahead of time. I especially like to prep the sauce, wash and dice romaine and veggies, and even brown the meat all in advance. Ensure that each component of the bowl is stored separately in airtight containers in the refrigerator to prevent sogginess. To Freeze: While this isn't what I think of as a traditional freezer meal, you can freeze individual portions of the meat to pull out for an easy lunch or dinner bowl. Also, the fries can be frozen. You can blanch them first, then freeze them raw for homemade freezer fries - more on that in this homemade french fries and freezer hack post - or you can cook them all the way and freeze them to have fries whenever you get the craving! To Reheat:- Fries: If you have frozen the fries, reheat them in the oven or air fryer until they are heated through and crispy. If you stored them in the refrigerator, you can reheat them in the oven or toaster oven for a few minutes until they are warm and crispy again.
- Ground Beef: Gently reheat the cooked ground beef in a skillet over medium-low heat until warmed through.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bowl | Calories: 468kcal | Carbohydrates: 37g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 86mg | Sodium: 521mg | Potassium: 1644mg | Fiber: 9g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 10077IU | Vitamin C: 35mg | Calcium: 219mg | Iron: 6mg