These deconstructed loaded bacon burger bowls have all the goodies you love in a burger! Sautéed mushrooms and onions, crispy bacon, pickles, tomatoes, red onion and a “cheesy” ranch sauce! Paleo, Whole30, and keto friendly and seriously delicious!
Tomorrow will mark the 5-year anniversary for my blog. And WOW – did a lot happen in 5 years! If you go WAY back into the archives, you’ll see exactly what I mean.
But, um, maybe don’t do that as things looks a little scary back then, to say the least! When I started the blog, I honestly didn’t think I’d actually have to take photos at all for it – I literally had NO clue what I was doing.
I knew I wanted to chat about life, running, food, and share recipes, but I had no flipping clue what would come of it. No plans to start a business, to learn how to use a camera, to use Instagram, or to eventually blog full time. Nope, it was just me, an old computer, lots of ideas, and a big appetite for ALL things paleo.
Five years later, here we are and things have completely changed in every way, well, sort of. Two computers later, ideas that surprisingly just keep coming (although the content is different!) and just as big of an appetite as when I started.
In fact, I rely on that appetite (and all of yours’) to keep this blog going, essentially. Good thing we keep getting hungry, right?!
Today’s recipe is a little bit of a throwback to and a little bit of a new twist on my classic favorites. You know, bacon burgers!
I loaded up these burger bowls with ALL the fixings all while keeping it Whole30 and keto friendly. Since I’m no longer a long distance runner, I’m not constantly trying to do the paleo carb load thing, so I’ve been experimenting with some keto recipes and loving them.
Of course, if you’re a carb lover and need fries, feel free to top off these bowls with some crispy sweet potato fries, fried sweet plantains, or tostones!
Oh, almost forgot to mention the sauce! I took a cheesier twist on my usual ranch sauce to make these bowls more bacon “cheese” burger, because we all love our cheese! I used nutritional yeast to add the cheesy flavor, but honestly the sauce will taste great without it if nutritional yeast isn’t your thing.
And, if you’re not looking for dairy-free, you could always add actual cheese to these bowls – they’d totally be delicious that way! Just know that if you’re keeping it dairy-free, that this cheesy ranch has you covered!
I hope you’re ready for some super tasty loaded bacon burger bowls! Grab your ingredients and let’s start cooking!
Loaded Bacon Burger Bowls {Paleo, Whole30, Keto}
Loaded Bacon Burger Bowls {Paleo, Whole30, Keto}
Ingredients
“Cheesy” Ranch Sauce:
- 2/3 cup homemade mayo or purchased paleo mayo
- 1 Tbsp coconut milk or almond milk
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 2 tsp nutritional yeast for cheesy flavor
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 2 tsp dried chives
- 1/8-1/4 tsp sea salt or to taste
Remaining Ingredients:
- 8 slices nitrate free bacon
- 1-2 Tbsp bacon fat or other cooking fat
- 1 medium onion diced
- 1 cup white mushrooms sliced
- 1 lb grass fed ground beef 85% lean
- Sea salt
- 1/4 tsp chipotle powder
- 1/4 tsp garlic powder
- Butter lettuce or greens of choice
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- Sliced dill pickles no added sugar
- Thinly sliced red onion
- Ranch sauce see above
Instructions
Ranch Sauce:
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Whisk together all the ingredients in a small bowl and set aside or refrigerate until ready to use.
Burger Bowls:
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In a large skillet, cook the bacon until crisp, remove to drain and cool. Reserve 1-2 Tbsp of the bacon fat and lower the heat to medium.
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Add the onions to the hot skillet and cook until translucent, then add mushrooms and continue to cook until softened. Push veggies to the side and add the beef and sprinkle everything with sea salt, chipotle powder and garlic powder.
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Stir beef to brown and mix in the with mushrooms and onions. Once beef is browned, remove from heat.
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To assemble the bowls, layer your greens with the beef mixture, tomatoes, pickles, red onions, and bacon. Top with the ranch sauce and serve right away. Enjoy!
Recipe Notes
*Nutrition includes the entire amount of ranch sauce, stats will be affected if you use less.
Nutrition
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I love bacon burgers and having them in bowl form seems so fun! Love this recipe!
Same here, anything in bowl form 🙂
Made these the other night – very good! Easy to prep in advance for our family as we are here, there, and everywhere with spring activities right now. My son is excited to expand what he can put in a bowl for his dinners! Winner for sure.
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Michele – This is amazing! I made enough for lunches this week and I’m so glad I did. It’s delicious! I left the mushrooms out because I don’t care for it. Before eating, I did your toppings plus sugar free mustard, avocado and caramelized onion. Yum! Thanks for another great recipe!!
Thrilled you loved it!
I truly enjoyed this recipe! I had been CRAVING in-and-out and this was amazing as a meal prep option to curb that desire while giving me the same great flavors. My husband, who is not paleo and a burger purest, even gobbled this up! I used kale instead of butter lettuce and added avocado to the bowl. Ah-mazing. Thank you for the fabulous recipes!
Delicious and easy!
So good and so easy for a weeknight meal! I didn’t have any lemon juice for the ranch so I added a splash of pickle juice. This will definitely be added to my weekly rotation, along with several other recipes from your blog! Thanks for making paleo eating exciting ?
Oh yum, I’m thrilled you enjoyed it!
Delicious! Next time I will omit the lemon from the cheesy sauce.
I made this last night. So good!
Not only were these burger bowls delectable, but my husband thinks I should make the “cheesy” sauce for all our salads. We both loved this dinner. Thank you for making eating healthy easy!
It was absolutely delicious! The whole family liked it. It was my first time using nutritional yeast and we really liked the sauce. I will be making this again! We used ground turkey instead of beef and it made the meal lighter.
One more awesome recipe to try this weekend for kids. Thanks a lot
Made this today with some venison meat!!! OMG!! Sooo freakin good!! and the ranch tastes just like ranch! ??
This was so easy and so delicious!!
Hi. I have no idea what prompted me to make this but it was delicious. Subbed with tempeh bacon and plant based meat. Thank you!
Oh my goodness. Made this last night exactly as written and hubby and I gobbled it up (with enough leftovers for lunch today). SO flavourful and satisfying… I didn’t even miss the fries! Thank you for making this years Whole30 that much more delicious!
Michele, this was so delicious! I prepped as much as I could during the day. It was then really fast to get finished. The sauce is crazy good. I can admit that I ate a spoonful of it while cleaning up. Definitely adding it to the rotation.
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This was so good! I’d add a little extra flavor or more of the spices to the meat next time. The ranch was amazing. Excellent recipe.
Finally made this. Really delicious! It’s a keeper for sure.
I’m a new Paleo convert and wondering what to cook followed this recipe last nigh. As it happened I had all the ingredients and will definitely make it again. (Maybe tonight) 😉 Made the mayonnaise for the first time with my immersion blender and that was a success, then the ranch dressing…another success. Looking forward to finding more of your recipes to vary our home menus 😊
Amazing! Made tonight and all 3 of my boys approved!
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hello it was delicious. Subbed with tempeh bacon and plant based meat. Thank you for sharing this
I met a friend through omegle and she recommended this dish to me. it’s really delicious
Nice recipes