A burger with the bun and the cheese taken out and everything else put in a bowl. Ground beef seasoned with onion powder and black pepper over shredded lettuce, red onion, tomato, avocado and pickles, dressed with ketchup and mustard.
Fifteen minutes, one skillet, four servings.
This recipe and photos were provided courtesy of The Paleo Diet and adapted to use Origin Provision’s 100% Grass-fed and Grass-Finished Beef.
Recipe by Isabella Mead.
These protein-rich Ground Beef Protein Bowl are the perfect quick and easy lunch for busy days when you’re working, running errands, or just navigating a hectic schedule. They include all the hearty cheeseburger bowl ingredients minus the bun and cheese.
The Paleo Diet® omits all dairy products, including cheese. However, if you do want to add cheese to your burger bowl, you can enjoy this meal as part of our 85/15 principle. This means that 85% of your meals are from Paleo foods, while the other 15% can be from non-Paleo foods without setting you back from your goals. So, if you want cheese on your Ground Beef Protein Bowl, just count it as one of your flex meals for the week.
The star ingredient of this recipe is of course the ground beef, and regenerative meat has been shown to be more nutrient-dense than grain-fed conventional beef. Therefore, we selected grass-fed, regeneratively raised beef from Origin Provisions to add flavor and nutrients to this protein bowl. Origin Provisions sells affordable grass-fed organic and grass-fed regenerative beef online and in stores across the United States, so aim to make them the center of your next beef dish.
If you plan to enjoy this burger bowl for lunch the next day, we recommend storing the ground beef separately from the rest of the ingredients. When you’re ready to eat, simply reheat the ground beef, then mix everything together and enjoy!
TIPS:
Skip the storebought and make your own Paleo pickles, Paleo ketchup, and Paleo Dijon mustard beforehand.
To get the perfect drizzle, mix the ketchup and mustard together and add a teaspoon of water at a time until the sauce is thin enough to pour over the bowls.
The recipe: Paleo Hamburger Protein Bowls
Serves 4 · Prep 5 minutes · Cook 10 minutes · Total 15 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp. olive oil
- 1 lb. Origin Provisions ground beef (93/7 or 85/15 both work well here)
- ½ Tbsp. black pepper
- 1 Tbsp. onion powder
- 4 cups shredded lettuce
- 1 cup red onion, diced
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, diced
- 2 avocados, diced
- ½ cup Paleo pickles, diced
- ½ cup Paleo ketchup
- 2 Tbsp. Dijon mustard
Directions
- Heat the olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Add the ground beef and season with the black pepper and onion powder. Break the meat into pieces and cook for 10 minutes, or until browned and cooked through.
- Between 4 bowls, add the lettuce, onion, tomatoes, avocado and pickles. Top with the ground beef and drizzle with the Paleo ketchup and mustard to taste.
Quick answers
What is a burger bowl? A burger served without the bun — the beef, lettuce, onion, tomato and pickles in a bowl, with the usual condiments as a dressing. It's an ideal format for anyone eating grain-free, and avocado typically stands in for the cheese.
What is paleo ketchup? Ketchup made without refined sugar or corn syrup, usually sweetened with raisins or dates, or not sweetened at all. Standard ketchup is roughly a quarter sugar by weight, which is what puts it outside a paleo framework. Look for tomatoes first on the ingredient list and no high-fructose corn syrup.
Can you meal prep ground beef bowls? Yes, this is good recipe for it. Store the cooked beef, the chopped vegetables and the dressing separately for up to four days and assemble when you eat. Cut the avocado the same day, and don't build the bowls ahead, or the lettuce wilts under the beef.
How do you keep avocado from browning? Squeeze lemon or lime juice over the cut surfaces and keep it covered and cold. Acid slows the oxidation that turns it brown. Cutting it as close to serving as you can is still the most effective thing.