Hamburger Bowls with Crispy Fries & Spicy Everything Sauce

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This is burger night flipped into a bowl. Gab piles seasoned beef, crispy fries, freshly grated cheddar, and a pile of fresh and pickled toppings over lettuce, then drizzles the whole thing with a tangy spicy everything sauce. She likes to pile everything high and mix it all together so every bite has a little bit of everything, crispy fries, melty cheddar, and that sauce. It is basically a burger and fries, just lighter and more fun to eat.

Quick Stats

• Serves: 4

• Prep: 10 min

• Cook: 20 min

• Total: 30 min

• Difficulty: 1 / 5

• Cost: $$

Ingredients

For the bowls

• 1 bag Roots frozen French fries

• 1 lb grass-fed ground beef

• 1 teaspoon garlic powder

• 1 teaspoon onion powder

• Salt and pepper, to taste

• 1 cup shredded raw cheddar cheese, freshly grated off the block

• 1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved

• 2 cups chopped romaine or butter lettuce

• 1/2 cup pickles, sliced

• 1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion

• 1/2 cup pickled red cabbage

For the spicy everything sauce

• 1/2 cup mayonnaise, avocado oil mayo preferred

• 1 to 2 tablespoons ketchup

• 1 teaspoon mustard

• 1 to 2 teaspoons hot sauce, adjust to taste

• 1 teaspoon pickle juice

• 1 teaspoon everything bagel seasoning

• Optional: pinch of smoked paprika or garlic powder

Instructions

1. Prepare the fries according to package instructions until golden and crispy. Set aside.

2. In a skillet over medium heat, cook the ground beef, breaking it into crumbles. Season with garlic powder, onion powder, salt, and pepper. Cook until browned and fully cooked through, then drain excess grease if needed.

3. In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, ketchup, mustard, hot sauce, pickle juice, and everything bagel seasoning until smooth. Taste and adjust the spice level.

4. Divide the lettuce between bowls. Top with the cooked beef, crispy fries, shredded cheddar, tomatoes, pickles, red onion, and pickled red cabbage.

5. Drizzle generously with the spicy everything sauce and serve immediately.

Brands We Used and Love

• Roots frozen French fries

• Primal Kitchen Mayo with Avocado Oil

• Primal Kitchen Organic Unsweetened Ketchup and Organic Dijon Mustard

• Jacobsen Salt Co. Everything Bagel Seasoning

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The Dillon Scorecard

• AJ: 4.8 / 5

• Gab: 4.3/ 5

• Trey: 5 / 5

What We'd Change Next Time

Freshly grating the cheddar off the block makes a real difference in how it melts into the warm beef. Adjust the hot sauce to your crowd, and add extra pickle juice to the sauce if you like it tangier. A lighter high-protein version and a kid-friendly version are on the list for the cookbook.

Estimated Nutrition

Per bowl (1 of 4): roughly 800 to 850 calories, 30g protein, 35g carbohydrate, 60g fat. This is an estimate based on standard ingredient values and shifts a lot with how heavy you go on fries, cheese, and sauce.

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