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Loaded Burger Bowls with Special Sauce

Loaded burger bowls pickles, bacon, guacamole and also "special sauce"! These low-carb burger-bowl are paleo and Whole30, also.
Course Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword Loaded Burger Bowls, Loaded Burger Bowls with Special Sauce
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings 4
Calories 738kcal
Author Jessica

Ingredients

Burger Bowls Meat

  • 1 lb ground beef any %
  • 1 tsp avocado or refined coconut oil
  • 4 tsp garlic powder
  • ½ tsp salt

Burger Bowls

  • 8-10 slices bacon cooked til crisp and roughly crumbled
  • 2 small heads romaine sliced and root discarded
  • cups cherry or grape tomatoes halved
  • ½ tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 cup red onion thinly sliced
  • ½ cup pickles or more to taste
  • 2 avocados peeled and pitted
  • ½ tsp salt

Special Sauce

  • 2 tbsp ketchup
  • 2 tsp maple syrup if not on Whole30
  • 1 tbsp dill pickle relish
  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • 1 tbsp coconut aminos if on Whole30
  • pinch crushed red pepper
  • 2 tsps dried minced onion
  • pinch salt

Wine Pairings (NOT for Whole30)

  • 2017 Hushkeeper Zinfandel
  • 2017 Bernhard Cabernet Sauvignon
  • 2017 Conte de la Terre Pinot Noir

Instructions

  • In a medium-bowl, mix together garlic powder, beef, and salt. Heat coconut or avocado oil in a large-skillet, preferably cast-iron, over medium-heat, then add beef and brown, crumbling with a spatula or spoon.
  • Meanwhile, prepare staying elements for the burger-bowls. Make quick guacamole: In a medium-bowl, mash together lemon juice, avocado and ½ tsp salt.
  • Make the special sauce: Whisk together all special sauce ingredients, using coconut aminos only if you are on a Whole30 and skipping the maple-syrup. If you are not on a Whole30, forget the coconut aminos and utilize the maple-syrup just. Put aside.
  • When beef is browned and simmer, remove from skillet and return to medium-heat. Add red onions in one layer and cook till lightly charred on the ground, then flip. Cook till lightly charred on the next side then remove and repeat till all onions are lightly cooked.
  • Assemble: Begin with a coating of romaine on your serving dishes, then spoonful ¼ of this ground-beef mixture into the middle. Arrange remaining items round the beef: pickles, tomatoes, bacon, red onion, and guacamole. Drizzle with loads of special-sauce and serve.