Grill season is here, but we’re leaving the grill (for now) and doing things a little differently this time. We’re taking the burgers and turning them into High Protein Burger Bowls that are faster, healthier, and just as delicious. This recipe comes together in minutes and includes a creamy homemade Greek yogurt sauce. No grill? No problem!

Start these by taking out a stovetop pan and turning a burner on medium heat, let it heat up.

Once your stovetop pan heats up, add in a tablespoon of oil and 1 pound of lean ground beef, chicken, or turkey. All of them work great, break whatever you’re using up a bit.

Follow that by adding in 1 teaspoon of garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon of onion powder, 1 teaspoon of smoked paprika, 3/4 teaspoon of black pepper, 1/2 teaspoon of salt, 1 tablespoon of Worcestershire sauce, and 2 teaspoons of mustard.

Pro tip? For some optional extra kick you could add in a little crushed red pepper.

Keep everything moving over medium heat while breaking up your meat for around 5-8 minutes or until your beef has browned.

While that’s browning, let’s put together the rest of our high protein burger bowls. Keep in mind that I usually make 2 or 3 bowls with 1 pound of meat so you’ll want to double or triple this portion of the recipe if you’re only making 1 bowl.

Add into a bowl, 1-2 cups of leafy greens (I used a spring mix), a couple slices of a chopped up onion, a few tomatoes, some pickle slices, and 1 tablespoon of bacon bits.

For an optional carb source you can add in baby potatoes (my favorite), homemade sweet potato fries, rice, quinoa, and so on. Make sure whatever you’re using is COOKED! This poses my question of the day, what’s your favorite side with a burger? Drop it below!

From here, add in half your burger mix and sprinkle on 1/4 cup of shredded cheese.

Greek Yogurt Burger Sauce

You can now either top it with your favorite healthier sauce or make our quick Greek yogurt burger sauce.

To make the sauce you’ll need 1/2 cup of a plain Greek yogurt, 1 tablespoon of mustard, 1 tablespoon of ketchup, 1 tablespoon of relish, 1 teaspoon of Worcestershire sauce, 1/2 teaspoon of smoked paprika, 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder, 1/4 teaspoon of onion powder, and a pinch of black pepper and salt.

Mix those together until smooth and top your high protein burger bowl with it!

Burger Bowl Tips

Remember, if you don’t like any of the ingredients here? Don’t use them! A couple more tips for these burger bowls?

1. Add in or swap ours with YOUR favorite burger toppings if you don’t see them here. Other spices or sauces, mushrooms, jalapeños, pineapple, the list is endless!
2. You can make and chop up burger patties (grilled!) instead of browning your beef if you want a different texture.
3. Lower your sodium by using less salt.
4. Drop the fat by using a lean ground meat (99/1!).
5. I rarely promote new kitchen things but I swear by using a meat chopper now (linked below in the recipe card). It’s at least twice as fast as a spatula for breaking up ground meat! If you collectively add that amount of time saved up over the course of your entire life? It has to be at least a few days worth…and that’s worth the $5 or $10 one of these costs. No, this isn’t sponsored.

Ready for dessert? How about an Easy Protein Mug Cake?