What do you do when you are eating low carb, but a cheeseburger craving hits? Cheeseburger Salad, of course! All the taste without the guilt.
I could never be a vegetarian.
I just love a juicy, medium rare cheeseburger way too much.
I don’t indulge in them quite as often as I’d like though, because I keep carbs to a minimum and without the bun … well … it’s just not the same.
But last week I did a little out-of-the-box thinking and came up with the next best thing … Cheeseburger Salad.
If you close your eyes and dig in, it almost tastes like you’re eating a cheeseburger.
Almost.
Nice tender meat, the juicy tang from ketchup and mustard, a little bite from the pickle, a crunch from the onion … all the flavors you crave from a juicy burger and you can skip the side of guilt.
That’s my kind of meal.
And better still? It was kid-approved.
This recipe is very forgiving … use ground turkey instead of beef .. make a Mexican version and use Pepper Jack cheese on top and add some salsa. You can totally play around with the flavors without messing anything up, and it’s so quick and easy to make, it makes for a perfect weeknight meal when time is tight.
Dig in.
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