Description
Delicious loaded smash burger bowls featuring crispy beef, fresh veggies, and a creamy special sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb ground beef (80/20 blend for best crispy edges)
- 1 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp black pepper
- 0.5 tsp garlic powder
- 0.5 tsp onion powder
- 1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 4 cups shredded iceberg or romaine lettuce
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes (halved)
- 0.5 red onion (thinly sliced)
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 0.5 cup dill pickles (sliced)
- 1 avocado (sliced, optional)
- 2 cups frozen French fries or tater tots (optional)
- 0.5 cup mayonnaise (for the special sauce)
- 2 tbsp ketchup (for the special sauce)
- 1 tbsp yellow mustard (for the special sauce)
- 1 tbsp pickle juice or relish (for the special sauce)
- 0.5 tsp smoked paprika (for the special sauce)
Instructions
- Whisk together the mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, pickle juice, and smoked paprika in a small bowl. Cover it and refrigerate while preparing the rest.
- Chop the lettuce, halve the cherry tomatoes, and slice the red onion and pickles. If using fries or tater tots, start cooking them according to the package directions.
- Heat a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat and add a teaspoon of oil. Let that heat up for about 3 minutes until it’s very hot.
- Add the ground beef to the sizzling pan. Press the beef down firmly across the pan surface. Season the top with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder.
- Cook undisturbed for 3 to 4 minutes until the bottom is deeply browned and lacey at the edges. Then break it into large crumbles, flipping sections to brown the other side for another 2 minutes.
- Stir in the Worcestershire sauce and cook for one final minute until it caramelizes into the beef.
- Divide the shredded lettuce among four bowls. Top each bowl with the hot, crispy beef, layering on the tomatoes, red onion, pickles, shredded cheddar, and avocado if using.
- Spoon the special sauce generously over each bowl and serve immediately while the beef is still hot. Enjoy!
Notes
Serve everything buffet-style so everyone can build their own bowls just the way they like it.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bowl
- Calories: 500
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 30g
- Saturated Fat: 12g
- Unsaturated Fat: 15g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 25g
- Cholesterol: 80mg
Keywords: smash burger, burger bowl, comfort food, family meal, easy recipe