Bacon Cheeseburger Bowl

cheddar cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories while maintaining flavor.

bacon

🥗Healthier: turkey bacon

💰Cheaper: pork belly

Turkey bacon is lower in fat and calories.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground chicken

Ground turkey is leaner and healthier.

rice

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: couscous

Quinoa is a protein-rich alternative.

Dice the purple onion and pickles.

Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and cook the bacon until crispy; set aside.

In the same skillet, add ground beef and cook in the bacon fat, breaking it up as it cooks.

Add diced purple onion to the ground beef and continue to brown.

In a mixing bowl, combine 1/4 cup ketchup, 1/4 cup light mayonnaise, 2 tablespoons yellow mustard, 2 tablespoons W sauce, 2 tablespoons pickle juice, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon onion powder, 1 teaspoon dill, and 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika; mix well and set aside.

Once the beef is cooked through, reduce heat and add the sauce and a can of drained diced tomatoes; let simmer for 2-3 minutes.

Taste and add salt and pepper to preference.

Portion out rice into meal containers, add ground beef on top, sprinkle with 1/4 cup cheese, crumble bacon on top, and add diced pickles.

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