Cheeseburger Salad

Makes 1 salad · 20 min from scratch · about 10 min with the shortcut

Cheeseburger Salad

Calories
420
Protein
38 g
Carbs
15 g
Fat
23 g

Per salad, from scratch. Shortcut numbers are below.

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Ingredients

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  • ⅓ lb lean (90%) ground beef
  • ½ tsp each salt and pepper

Salad

  • 3 cups shredded iceberg lettuce
  • 1 oz dill pickles, thinly sliced
  • 2 tbsp light Thousand Island dressing or burger sauce
  • ¾ oz reduced fat shredded cheddar

Directions

  1. Season the beef. Mix the salt and pepper into the beef.
    Shortcut: skip

  2. Cook the beef. Brown it in a nonstick skillet over high heat for about 10 minutes, breaking it up, until it reaches 160°F.
    Shortcut: heat instead

  3. Build the salad. Put the lettuce in a large bowl and spoon the beef over it. Scatter the pickles on top.

  4. Finish. Drizzle the dressing over the beef and sprinkle with the cheese.

Beef Crumbles
Beef Crumbles · Portside Proteins

Skip the cooking

Use 4 oz Beef Crumbles instead

They come fully cooked and seasoned, so step 1 goes away and step 2 becomes a quick warmup. Thaw them in the fridge overnight. Heat them in a skillet over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring, until they reach 165°F. Then build the salad.

Per salad: 380 cal · 42 g protein · 16 g carbs · 16 g fat.

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Nutrition per salad is estimated from USDA data and Portside label values.