Hamburger Bowls
Hamburger Bowls are like your favorite burger, deconstructed and served in a bowl! These are packed with delicious flavor and amazing texture, you’ll be obsessed! Easy to make with tender ground beef (or turkey), caramelized onion, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, cheese and French fries; all topped off with the best special sauce!
Ingredients
Special sauce
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 2 teaspoons dill pickle juice
- 1 teaspoon Dijon mustard or yellow mustard
- 2 teaspoons ketchup
- 1/8 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon milk plus more to thin as needed
Caramelized onion*
- 1 medium sweet yellow onion sliced
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
Burger bowls
- 1 pound ground beef or ground turkey
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 2-4 cups butter or romaine lettuce chopped or shredded
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved
- 2-4 thin slices red onion optional
- 4 pieces bacon cooked and roughly chopped (optional)
- dill pickle chips or chopped dill pickle spears about 4 slices for each bowl (optional)
- 1 avocado sliced (optional)
- 1/3 cup shredded sharp cheddar cheese optional
- 1 to 2 tablespoons sesame seeds optional for garnish
- frozen French fries or sweet potato fries about 1 cup for each bowl
Instructions
- If cooking French fries, prepare them in the oven or the air fryer according to package directions.
Make the sauce
- Make the special sauce by stirring together all sauce ingredients: mayo, pickle juice, mustard, ketchup, onion powder, garlic powder, and 1 tablespoon milk. Add more milk 1 teaspoon at a time until you have a thick sauce with a drizzle-able consistency. Set aside until the remaining ingredients are ready.
Caramelize the onions
- Bring large cast iron skillet to medium-high heat. Add olive oil and move it around so that the entire pan is coated.
- Add onions and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
- Move onions around the pan and bring heat down to medium heat once onions start to cook down.
- Continue cooking onions 15-30 minutes, turning heat down as necessary, until they start to turn golden brown.
- Once onions are golden brown, turn off heat and set aside until the rest of the meal is ready.
Brown the meat
- Heat a skillet over medium high. Add the beef and sauté, breaking apart the meat. Season with the salt, pepper, and Worcestershire. Continue cooking, breaking apart, until it is browned and completed cooked through. Drain any excess grease, as needed.
Assemble the bowls
- Divide the fries, caramelized onions, lettuce, tomato, onions, pickles, avocado, cheese, and beef between 2 bowls. Drizzle sauce over the top. Sprinkle with sesame seeds and enjoy!
Notes
*Caramelized onions are optional. Onions can be omitted completely or you can just add the red onions if preferred.
Sauce, bacon and French fries are not calculated into the nutritional information.
Storing leftovers:
Once you've assembled your burger bowl, you'll want to enjoy it immediately.
If you have leftovers of individual components, keep them in separate airtight containers for 3-4 days. To reheat, warm the ground beef and fries in a skillet over medium heat until warmed through.
Nutrition
Serving: 1hamburger bowl w/ sauce | Calories: 601kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 28g | Fat: 48g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 15g | Monounsaturated Fat: 18g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 95mg | Sodium: 1010mg | Potassium: 938mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 2466IU | Vitamin C: 19mg | Calcium: 156mg | Iron: 4mg