Cheeseburger Bowls
Easy cheeseburger bowls loaded with customizable toppings, and a delicious big mac sauce. They never get old with the topping options.
Ingredients
- ½ cup onion, diced
- 1 lb lean ground beef (or ground turkey )
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ½ tsp cracked black pepper
- 1 tsp dried thyme
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1 tbsp balsamic vinegar
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ⅓ cup cheddar cheese, shredded
- 4 cups romaine or butter lettuce
- ½ cup cherry tomatoes sliced
- ⅓ cup pickles (*any flavor of pickles!)
- 9 oz french fries (frozen or fresh made)
- 4 Tbsp mayonnaise
- 2 Tbsp yellow mustard
- 2 Tbsp sweet relish
- ¼ tsp paprika
- ¼ tsp pepper
Directions
- 1
Gather ingredients. Chop up toppings (tomatoes, pickles, bacon and set them to the side). If you are using fries, bake them now according to the package or follow my Homemade Crispy Fries Recipe.
- 2
Make the Big Mac Sauce. In a small bowl whisk together ingredients. (4 Tbsp mayonnaise, 2 Tbsp yellow mustard, 2 Tbsp sweet relish, ¼ tsp paprika, ¼ tsp pepper) . To thin the sauce a little, add 1 tsp of water to the mix until desired consistency.
- 3
Dice the onion. In a medium sized pan, add a spritz of olive oil and heat on medium heat Add the onions and season with a pinch of salt/pepper. Sauté for about 3 minutes or until browned and sweating.
- 4
Cook the Beef. Add the ground beef to the pan on medium heat. Season the beef (½ tsp salt, 1 tsp garlic powder, ½ tsp cracked black pepper, 1 tsp dried thyme). Continue to cook until beef is browned. Soak up the excess grease with a paper towel. Once the grease is soaked up, add in the Worcestershire Sauce and balsamic, simmer for 1 minute and top with shredded cheese. Let it melt a tad and take the beef off the heat.
- 5
In a bowl, add lettuce, hamburger meat, toppings (pickles, onions, tomatoes, cheese, fries) and drizzle optional big mac sauce over the bowl.