These loaded burger bowls are made with seasoned ground beef, all your favorite hamburger toppings, burger sauce, and sweet potato fries instead of a bun! This family-friendly dinner is a great way to change up burger night!
Need more burger ideas? How about making these chicken fajita burgers or peach caprese burgers! If you’re in the mood for soup, make my cheeseburger soup.
Why You’ll Love These Healthy Burger Bowls
No hamburger bun – If you’re looking for a lower carb alternative to traditional hamburgers, you’ll love these bowls! They’re satiating, loaded with flavor and toppings, and they’re a lot easier to eat than a lettuce wrap burger.
Great for meal prep – Everything in these bowls can be prepped ahead of time and will keep for 4-5 days. I recommend storing everything separately to keep it fresh and make reheating easy.
Customizable – These hamburger bowls can easily be changed up with your favorite burger toppings and you can even swap what kind of ground meat you use.
Ingredient Notes
Ground beef – Use whatever fat percentage you like for making classic hamburgers. I used 93/7% lean.
Worcestershire sauce – Add a savory umami flavor to the ground beef.
Dijon Mustard – Tangy and used to flavor both the ground beef and the burger sauce.
Garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika – The spice mixture used to season the hamburger meat.
Lettuce, cherry tomatoes, dill pickles, red onion – The toppings for the burger bowls. See other burger bowl topping ideas below.
Sweet potato fries – You can make your own (try my chili lime sweet potato fries) or save time and use a bag of frozen sweet potato fries. I used the Alexia brand.
Burger sauce – This sweet and savory burger sauce is a must make for the bowls! It’s also healthier compared to some burger sauce recipes.
Tips for Making Burger Bowls
- Prep ahead of time. Get all of your toppings ready the night before and make the burger sauce. This will make dinnertime a breeze!
- Don’t skip the burger sauce! You might be tempted to just squeeze ketchup and mustard on top, but they don’t compare to the sweet and tangy flavors of the sauce.
- Serve the bowls immediately so that the fries stay crisp and the lettuce and toppings don’t get soggy.
Substitutions
- Swap sweet potato fries with regular french fries.
- If you don’t like raw onions, sauté them in a skillet for a few minutes with olive oil, salt, and pepper.
- Instead of ground beef use ground turkey and make turkey burger bowls. You can also used a plant based meat substitute.
- Swap the burger sauce with my healthy ranch dressing or avocado ranch dressing.
Burger Bowl Toppings
- Add cheddar cheese or your favorite kind of cheese and make cheeseburger bowls.
- Sweet pickles, dill pickles, or pickle relish.
- Guacamole or slices of avocado.
- Mushrooms
- Pickled jalapeños
- Bacon
Storage
Store the ground beef separately so you can reheat it in the microwave. It will keep for 4-5 days.
The burger sauce will also keep for 4-5 days. I recommend storing the burger toppings and lettuce in separate containers.
You can also freeze the ground beef mixture for up to 3 months.
More Bowl Recipes
If you love meals served in bowls that are balanced, full of flavor, and great for meal prep, here are some of my favorites!
Prep the burger bowl toppings.
Make the burger sauce. Whisk together all of the ingredients in a bowl or jar then taste for seasoning. Refrigerate until ready to use.
Bake the sweet potato fries according to package instructions.
While the fries bake make the burger meat. Cook and crumble the beef in a skillet over medium-high heat. Season with salt and pepper then add in the Worcestershire, dijon, and dried spices. Stir until everything is combined and cooked through.
To assemble the bowls, divide the lettuce, burger meat, fries, tomatoes, onions, and pickles into bowls. Top with the burger sauce and serve immediately.
- The burger bowls will keep for 4-5 days in the refrigerator when the ingredients are stored in separate containers.
- Reheat the ground beef in the microwave or in a skillet on the stove.
Calories: 460kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 30gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 76mgSodium: 786mgFiber: 9gSugar: 7gCalcium: 113mgIron: 5mg
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Did you make these burger bowls? I’d love if you’d leave a recipe rating and review below.
