Loaded Bacon Burger Bowls {Paleo, Whole30, Keto}

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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}

Author: Michele Rosen

Servings: 6 bowls

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Ingredients

“Cheesy” Ranch Sauce:

2/3cuphomemade mayo or purchased paleo mayo
1Tbspcoconut milkor almond milk
2tsplemon juice
2tspnutritional yeastfor cheesy flavor
1/2tspgarlic powder
1/2tsponion powder
2tspdried chives
1/8-1/4tspsea saltor to taste

Remaining Ingredients:

8slicesnitrate free bacon
1-2Tbspbacon fator other cooking fat
1medium oniondiced
1cupwhite mushroomssliced
1lbgrass fed ground beef85% lean
Sea salt
1/4tspchipotle powder
1/4tspgarlic powder
Butter lettuceor greens of choice
1cupcherry tomatoes
Sliced dill picklesno added sugar
Thinly sliced red onion
Ranch saucesee above

Instructions

Ranch Sauce:

Whisk together all the ingredients in a small bowl and set aside or refrigerate until ready to use.

Burger Bowls:

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.
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.
Stir beef to brown and mix in the with mushrooms and onions. Once beef is browned, remove from heat.
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

Calories: 463kcal

Carbohydrates: 5g

Protein: 19g

Fat: 40g

Saturated Fat: 11g

Cholesterol: 80mg

Sodium: 422mg

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About Michele

More than a little into running and paleo recipes (yoga now too!) but I'm not here to rain on your grains (or anything else) so come along for the ride! I do a little too much of everything (except cleaning), and I enjoy laughing at myself. As long as I'm the one making the jokes, that is. Just kidding. So bring me your angst, your appetite and your frying pan and climb aboard!

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Addison says
April 1, 2019 at 12:08 pm
I love bacon burgers and having them in bowl form seems so fun! Love this recipe!
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- Michele says
  April 1, 2019 at 12:11 pm
  Same here, anything in bowl form 🙂
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Ann G says
April 3, 2019 at 9:12 am
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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Harry says
April 6, 2019 at 7:12 am
Liked this site. You share a lot of recipe posts here. I love cooking. It is one thins I am crazy about. You are doing an amazing work. Keep it up. Keep on sharing new recipe posts.
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Erin says
April 8, 2019 at 5:50 pm

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!!
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- Michele says
  April 9, 2019 at 9:12 am
  Thrilled you loved it!
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Kate M. says
April 13, 2019 at 11:38 pm

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!
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SARA says
April 23, 2019 at 5:10 pm

Delicious and easy!
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Ida P says
April 26, 2019 at 4:51 pm

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 ?
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- Michele says
  April 29, 2019 at 3:55 pm
  Oh yum, I’m thrilled you enjoyed it!
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Lily says
May 27, 2019 at 3:26 pm
Delicious! Next time I will omit the lemon from the cheesy sauce.
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Mur says
June 11, 2019 at 7:19 am

I made this last night. So good!
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Barb says
June 16, 2019 at 4:08 pm

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!
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JosieAnn Brauhn says
July 1, 2019 at 6:01 pm

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.
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Woodforest bank says
August 17, 2019 at 1:31 am
One more awesome recipe to try this weekend for kids. Thanks a lot
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JD says
April 6, 2020 at 9:48 pm

Made this today with some venison meat!!! OMG!! Sooo freakin good!! and the ranch tastes just like ranch! ??
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Amy says
July 3, 2020 at 6:57 pm

This was so easy and so delicious!!
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Pam says
January 9, 2021 at 2:02 pm

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!
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Jennifer Hardt says
January 19, 2021 at 5:16 pm

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!
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Christine G. says
April 20, 2021 at 8:00 pm

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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Kara says
September 5, 2021 at 11:16 am

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.
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Kathy says
September 13, 2021 at 7:05 pm

Finally made this. Really delicious! It’s a keeper for sure.
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Louise Legrand says
June 21, 2022 at 3:21 am

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 😊
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Kristie Duncan says
September 26, 2022 at 9:06 pm

Amazing! Made tonight and all 3 of my boys approved!
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Birla Arnaa says
March 29, 2023 at 9:05 am
I tried this recipes its good taste and healthy thanks for sharing
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January 13, 2024 at 8:25 am
Loaded Bacon Burger Bowls {Paleo, Whole30, Keto}. what a nice article, enjoyed by reading it. keep sharing .
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Adarsh welkin park says
January 13, 2024 at 8:27 am
hello it was delicious. Subbed with tempeh bacon and plant based meat. Thank you for sharing this
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RichardWilliam says
February 27, 2024 at 12:39 am

I met a friend through omegle and she recommended this dish to me. it’s really delicious
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