Bacon Cheeseburger with Secret Sauce
This bacon cheeseburger is an old classic turned macro-friendly. Piled high with delicious toppings and a killer burger sauce, you're going to love this burger!
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 402kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
Burger Patties
- 1 lb 93/7 ground turkey (I use organic Fulton Farms*)
- salt
- pepper
- garlic powder
Caramelized Onions (serves 4 with leftovers)
- 1 white onion (sliced thin)
- olive oil spray
Burger Sauce (serves 4)
- 3 Tbsp non-fat Greek yogurt (45g)
- 3 Tbsp pickle juice (45g)
- 2 Tbsp sweet relish (30g, or dill if you hate it!)*
- ½ Tbsp honey mustard (7g, feel free to use yellow mustard instead*)
- ½ Tbsp ketchup (7g)
Assembled Burger (serves 1)
- 1 brioche hamburger bun*
- 2 Tbsp burger sauce (30g)
- 1 cooked turkey burger
- 1 thin slice of cheddar (14g)
- 1 Tbsp caramelized onions (15g)
- 1 piece of bacon, cooked*
- Lettuce
- 2-3 tomato slices (50g)
- Sliced pickles
Instructions
- Weigh the meat into 4 oz balls and place them on a plate or sheet pan. Season the balls liberally with a thick pinch of kosher salt, a good sprinkle of garlic powder, and a few cracks of pepper.
- Heat a heavy-bottomed pan over high heat. Spray with a light mist of avocado oil spray. Carefully smash the meat flat, then add the patties to the pan, seasoned-side down. Season the uncooked tops while they cook for about 2-3 minutes, then flip, add sliced cheese, and cook the other side for a couple of minutes to cook through.
- To caramelize the onions, add sliced onion to a hot pan, spray with a mist of olive oil, and sprinkle with kosher salt. Cook hot for a minute or two, then turn it down to medium and cook for 15-20 minutes, stirring occasionally until soft and sweet.
- Make the burger sauce by stirring together your Greek yogurt (reduced-fat mayo is great too for just a few more fats), pickle juice, relish, honey mustard, and ketchup. Set aside.
- Spray the buns with olive oil spray and toast on a skillet. Top the bottom bun with 2 Tbsp of the burger sauce, then build your burger topped with lettuce, tomato, 1 slice of bacon, caramelized onions, and sliced pickles. Dig in!
Notes
- Ground turkey: I used the organic Fulton Farms 93/7 lean ground turkey from Costco, which is labeled at just 4.5 fat/4 oz. It’s my favorite.
- Relish: If you hate sweet relish, or just only want to buy one jar of pickles, you can use dill relish or finely chop pickles! I just love the sweet factor. If you skip the sweet relish, you’ll save a little over 1 carb per serving.
- Mustard: I love honey mustard and always have it on hand, but feel free to use yellow mustard instead. The honey mustard only adds 1 carb to the whole recipe, so it’s pretty much negligible either way.
- Buns: My brioche buns are labeled at 3 fat and 23 carbs if you’d like to find a bun with similar or better macros. I also love to get large round Kaiser rolls from the bakery section of the grocery store, slice the bottom very thin, and hollow out the top to save a few carbs. If you go this route, try to get your bread weight to 46 grams to match the 23 carbs. Don’t forget to pan-toast still!
- Bacon: I use and love the precooked bacon from Costco. Makes it so easy to throw one piece on a meal to take it up a notch. It’s the only precooked bacon I’ve found that gets nice and crispy in the microwave. Not AS good as cooking your own. But good.
Nutrition
Serving: 1Decked out Burger | Calories: 402kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 36.4g | Fat: 15.3g | Fiber: 2g