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Easy Cheeseburger Bowls

A bowl with ground beef, french fries, sweet potato fries, chopped tomatoes, chopped white onion, small slices of cheddar cheese, smash burger sauce, croutons, chopped lettuce, and pickle chips.

 Easy Cheeseburger Bowls Recipe

Easy Cheeseburger Bowls have all the flavors of a classic cheeseburger, but without the buns. Made with seasoned ground beef, all your favorite toppings, and drizzled with a Copycat Smash Burger Sauce, it’s the perfect high-protein meal. Just like this Classic Cheeseburger Pie, your family will be asking you to make it again and again.

This recipe is quick and easy to make. It can be on the table in 30 minutes. Serve it with rice, French fries, Baked Sweet Potato Fries, croutons, or crumbled potato chips on top. Having a bag of frozen fries on hand for a side is simple and fast, or take the time to make homemade Oven-Baked French Fries or Extra Crispy Roasted Potatoes. YUM!

It’s everything you love about a cheeseburger layered in a bowl. Serve it for the Fourth of July this year, so you don’t have to stand over a hot grill.

A bowl with chopped lettuce on the bottom topped with sliced pickle chips, ground beef, french fries, sweet potato fries, diced tomatoes, diced onion, small slices of cheese, smash burger sauce, and croutons. On the right side of the bowl is a fork.Serve Easy Cheeseburger Bowls with…

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How to Make Easy Cheeseburger Bowls

  • First, make the smash burger sauce by whisking together the mayonnaise, ketchup, minced pickles, mustard, paprika, and garlic powder. Taste, and add more spices, if desired. Place in the refrigerator until ready to serve for the spices to meld together.
  • Next, in a large skillet over medium heat, add the ground beef and break it up with a meat chopper.
  • Season the ground beef with your choice of seasonings and cook until browned and fully cooked, approximately 10 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
  • Prepare bowls by adding chopped lettuce or rice to the bottom, then a scoop of ground beef, add toppings of your choice, and drizzle the smash burger sauce on top.
  • Enjoy!

A pot of white rice with a serving spoon in it, a medium bowl with chopped romain lettuce and serving tongs, a medium bowl of chopped iceberg lettuce, a small bowl of diced tomatoes, a small bowl of diced onions with a spoon in it, a small bowl of sliced pickles with a fork in it, a small bowl of croutons with a spoon in it, a small bowl of small slices of cheddar cheese with a spoon in it, a medium measuring cup of burger sauce, and a large frying pan of ground beef with a serving spoon in it.A bowl of chopped lettuce topped with burger sauce, small slices of cheddar cheese, diced onion, diced tomatoes, sweet potatoe fries, french fries, ground beef, croutons, and sliced pickle chips. A fork is lying diagonally, partially on the bowl in the upper left corner.Tips for How to Make Easy Cheeseburger Bowls

  • Make the Copycat Smash Burger Sauce first so the spices can meld together. Put it in the refrigerator until ready to serve. The recipe makes 2 cups. If you like extra sauce, double the recipe. You can make the sauce the day before for easy prep.
  • If you don’t want or like smash burger sauces, add ketchup, mustard, mayo, etc., when serving.
  • For a spicy burger, use Cajun seasoning in the ground beef.
  • Use an 80/20 ground beef blend for a moister, more flavorful hamburger. Be sure to drain the grease off.
  • Ground turkey or ground chicken are good substitutes for ground beef.
  • Prep your toppings beforehand.
  • Assemble right before serving so the lettuce does not become wilted.
  • Store leftovers in separate airtight containers in the fridge for the best texture and freshness.

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All the flavors of a classic cheeseburger, but without the bun. Made with seasoned ground beef, all your favorite toppings, and drizzled with a smash burger sauce, it's the perfect high-protein meal.
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Recipe type: Dinner/Beef/Quick & Easy
Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • For the Beef:
  • 2 lbs ground beef
  • Garlic powder, to taste
  • Salt and black pepper, to taste
  • OR
  • For a spicy burger:
  • Cajun seasoning
  • or
  • Homemade Blackened Seasoning Mix
  • For the Bowl Base:
  • Chopped Romaine or Iceberg lettuce
  • Cooked rice
  • Chopped tomatoes
  • Onions
  • Dill pickle chips
  • Cheddar cheese, small squares or shredded
  • Pickled jalapeños
  • Bacon Bits
  • Croutons
  • Copycat Smash Burger Sauce:
  • 1 cup mayonnaise
  • ¼ cup ketchup
  • 3 tbsps minced dill pickles or dill pickle relish
  • ¼ tsp yellow mustard or dijon mustard (a squirt)
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • A couple of drops of Worcestershire sauce (optional)
Instructions
  1. First, make the Copycat Smash Burger Sauce by whisking together the mayonnaise, ketchup, minced pickles, mustard, paprika, and garlic powder. Taste, and add more spices, if desired. Place in the refrigerator until ready to serve for the spices to meld together.
  2. Next, in a large skillet over medium heat, add the ground beef and break it up with a meat chopper.
  3. Season the ground beef with your choice of seasonings and cook until browned and fully cooked, approximately 10 minutes. Remove from heat and set aside.
  4. Prepare bowls by adding chopped lettuce or rice to the bottom of the bowls, then a scoop of ground beef, add toppings of your choice, and drizzle the smash burger sauce on top.
  5. Enjoy!

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