Fully Loaded Burger Bowl with "Special Sauce"

Name: Fully Loaded Burger Bowl with "Special Sauce"
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 lb Ground Beef (1 pound lean ground beef); 4 tsp Garlic Powder (4 teaspoons garlic powder); 1 tsp Table Salt (½ teaspoon salt (more or less to taste) + 1 pinch salt (more or less to taste) + ½ teaspoon salt (more or less to taste)); 1 tsp Avocado Oil (1 teaspoon avocado oil (or melted refined coconut oil)); ½ cup Mayonnaise (½ cup mayonnaise (see Notes)); 2 tbsp Ketchup (2 tablespoons ketchup (see Notes)); 2 tsp Maple Syrup (2 teaspoons pure maple syrup (or 1 tablespoon coconut aminos if on Whole30, see Notes)); 1 tbsp Dill Pickle Relish (1 tablespoon dill pickle relish); 2 tsp Yellow Onion (2 teaspoons dried minced onion); 1 pinch Red Pepper Flakes (1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes (more or less to taste)); 2 pieces Avocado (2 medium avocados (pit removed, peeled)); ½ tbsp Lemon Juice (½ tablespoon fresh lemon juice (juice from approximately half of 1 lemon)); 1 cup Red Onion (1 cup thinly sliced red onion); 2 cup Romaine Lettuce (2 small heads romaine lettuce (leaves only, roughly chopped; approximately 8-9 cups total)); 1 ½ cup Cherry Tomato (1 ½ cups cherry tomatoes (halved; or grape tomatoes, halved)); ½ cup Pickles (½ cup pickle chips (plus more to taste)); 8 slices Bacon (8-10 slices thick-cut bacon (cooked, crumbled) — up to 10)

Fully Loaded Burger Bowl with "Special Sauce" - Main Course (American)

35 minAmerican

Servings4

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Ingredients

For 4 servings

Ground Beef1 lb · 1 pound lean ground beef
Garlic Powder4 tsp · 4 teaspoons garlic powder
Table Salt1 tsp · ½ teaspoon salt (more or less to taste) + 1 pinch salt (more or less to taste) + ½ teaspoon salt (more or less to taste)
Avocado Oil1 tsp · 1 teaspoon avocado oil (or melted refined coconut oil)
Mayonnaise½ cup · ½ cup mayonnaise (see Notes)
Ketchup2 tbsp · 2 tablespoons ketchup (see Notes)
Maple Syrup2 tsp · 2 teaspoons pure maple syrup (or 1 tablespoon coconut aminos if on Whole30, see Notes)
Dill Pickle Relish1 tbsp · 1 tablespoon dill pickle relish
Yellow Onion2 tsp · 2 teaspoons dried minced onion
Red Pepper Flakes1 pinch · 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes (more or less to taste)
Avocado2 pieces · 2 medium avocados (pit removed, peeled)
Lemon Juice½ tbsp · ½ tablespoon fresh lemon juice (juice from approximately half of 1 lemon)
Red Onion1 cup · 1 cup thinly sliced red onion
Romaine Lettuce2 cup · 2 small heads romaine lettuce (leaves only, roughly chopped; approximately 8-9 cups total)
Cherry Tomato1 ½ cup · 1 ½ cups cherry tomatoes (halved; or grape tomatoes, halved)
Pickles½ cup · ½ cup pickle chips (plus more to taste)
Bacon8 slices · 8-10 slices thick-cut bacon (cooked, crumbled) — up to 10

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Steps

1For the Burgers
2Add 1 pound lean ground beef, 4 teaspoons garlic powder, and ½ teaspoon salt to medium mixing bowl. Use hands or wooden spoon to mix ingredients together until well combined. Set bowl aside.
3Heat large skillet over medium heat. When pan is warm, add 1 teaspoon avocado oil and swirl or tilt pan to distribute oil across surface. Continue heating pan until oil is hot and shimmery.
4When oil is ready, add ground beef mixture to skillet. Cook beef, stirring frequently, until browned and crumbled. While ground beef cooks, prepare guacamole and special sauce.
5For the Special Sauce
6Add ½ cup mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons ketchup, 2 teaspoons pure maple syrup (see Notes), 1 tablespoon dill pickle relish, 2 teaspoons dried minced onion, 1 pinch crushed red pepper flakes, and 1 pinch salt to second medium mixing bowl.
7Whisk ingredients together until fully combined. Taste and adjust quantities as needed. When satisfied with flavor, set sauce aside until ready to serve.
8For the Guacamole
9Add 2 medium avocados, ½ tablespoon fresh lemon juice, and ½ teaspoon salt to small mixing bowl. Use fork to mash ingredients together until fully combined. When desired consistency is achieved, set bowl aside until ready to serve guacamole.
10For the Red Onions
11When ground beef is fully cooked and crumbled, transfer beef to medium bowl or plate and set aside. Return skillet to medium heat.
12Add 1 cup thinly sliced red onion to skillet in single layer. Work in batches as needed to avoid layering onions or overcrowding pan. Cook onion slices until lightly charred on underside, then flip onions over and cook until charred on other side.
13Transfer sautéed red onions to second medium bowl or plate and set aside. Repeat with any remaining onions until all onions have been sautéed.
14For the Burger Bowls
15Divide 2 small heads romaine lettuce evenly between serving bowls.
16Divide ground beef mixture into 4 equal portions. Place one portion in center of each serving bowl, on top of lettuce layer.
17Arrange equal portions of 1 ½ cups cherry tomatoes, ½ cup pickle chips, 8-10 slices thick-cut bacon, sautéed red onions, prepared guacamole, and other preferred toppings around ground beef in each bowl.
18Drizzle plenty of special sauce over top of burger bowls and serve immediately with additional sauce if desired.