Loaded bacon cheeseburger potato bowls with a secret sauce is a new family favorite. It is a one pot wonder that comes together quickly, has minimal dirty dishes (which, as a busy mom, is one of my favorite things about a recipe), requires very little prep time, and the whole family loves it!

potato and hamburger and lettuce with cheese in a bowl on a bright white surface

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If you love bacon cheeseburgers, you will love this loaded bacon cheeseburger potato bowl!

Packed full of your favorite cheeseburger flavors, the usual burger suspects can be found in this recipe. It is so versatile, you can add whatever burger topping you like! The best part? The Secret Sauce!

This recipe is picky eater approved because it is customizable to their taste! They top their bacon cheeseburger potato bowls with the toppings they love and eat every last bite!

Why you’ll love Loaded Bacon Cheeseburger Potato Bowls with a Secret Sauce

So Delicious – It really is just so good! The warm bacon, ground beef, and potatoes go so well with the melty cheese, fresh toppings, and tasty burger sauce.

Simple – I love how easy it came together and doesn’t require a long list of ingredients to make it delicious. We also typically always have the sauce ingredients on hand so it doesn’t require any additional ingredient purchases.

One Pot Wonder – For this recipe, there is minimal dishes to dirty! It is one of my favorite things about recipes that require only one pot or pan to cook it in!

Supplies needed to make Loaded Bacon Cheeseburger Potato Bowl with Secret Sauce

A mixing bowl, like one of these, for the secret sauce
Cutting board and knife for cutting your burger toppings and potatoes
Measuring cups and measuring spoons for measuring the ingredients to your Secret Sauce
A whisk for stirring your Secret Sauce ingredients together
A wood spatula or spoon, something to break the meat up and stir everything together

Ingredients

potatoes, bacon, and ground beef lay on a cutting board

lettuce, pickles, shredded cheese, and a measuring cup with sauce sit on a cutting board

Potatoes – I love this little potatoes. They cook so quickly and are perfect for one pot recipes! I used two bags of potatoes for this dish but you can always use one if your family are not big eaters.

Ground beef – You only need one pound for this dish which cuts cost.

Bacon – I only used a portion of what is shown. A little goes a long way!

Lettuce and Pickles – Lettuce and pickles are burger topping favorites in my house! So, I just went with what the kids love this time. You can always add your favorites, too!

Seasonings – I love any kind of hamburger or steak seasoning for this dish! You could also just use black pepper, salt, onion powder, and garlic powder, in place of the hamburger seasoning.

Shredded cheese – Any cheese will do! I chose a cheese that melts well.

The full recipe, along with the ingredients, can be found below.

How to make Loaded Bacon Cheeseburger Potato Bowls with Secret Sauce

First, cook your bacon until it is nice and crispy! Set the bacon to the side and drain most of the grease off. The bacon will be added back in later.

Then, add your ground beef and begin to brown the underside of it. Season your meat liberally with whatever seasoning you choose. I used this hamburger seasoning (pictured above). I always scoot my beef to one side of the pan and let it begin to brown as I add my potatoes in.

Next, add your potatoes into the pan. I typically stand and slice them in half with a knife. You can always prep the potatoes ahead of time to be ready for this step by using your cutting board and slicing the potatoes in half long ways.

At this time, you can use your spatula to break the meat up and stir everything together. Cover, and let cook on medium low. Check frequently and stir as necessary.

sauec mixture, four separate pictures, showing ingredients

Next, mix together the ingredients to your secret sauce and set to the side. Additionally, begin chopping your burger toppings and shredding your cheese.

Finally, it is time to plate! Add your loaded bacon cheeseburger potatoes to your bowl and stop with your burger toppings. Pour on your sauce and enjoy!

sauce being poured over beef bacon and potato mixture with lettuce and cheese

sauce being poured over beef bacon and potato mixture with pickles, lettuce and cheese

Tips

You can use any burger toppings you like – or none at all! It would be great as a standalone with the secret sauce and cheese. It is such a versatile dinner!
This recipe makes the perfect meal prep lunch of dinner through the week.
Picky kids love this meal because they can control how they eat their burger bowls. Grab the usuals that they love on their burgers!

FAQs

The key ingredients potatoes, ground beef, and bacon. The sauce is mayo, mustard, ketchup, and pickle juice.

Store your burger bowls in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.

Yes! The cook times may be different as I have found this small golden potatoes cook up really fast.

Yes! You can use colby, american, mozzarella, and any other good melting cheese.

Any toppings would do! I think chopped onion, caramelized onion, blue cheese, french fried onions, tomatoes, pickles, would all make great and unusual burger toppings!

Recipe

Loaded Bacon Cheeseburger Potato Bowls with a Secret Sauce

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Prep Time 15

Cook Time 45

Total Time 1

Course Dinner, Main Course, meal prep, Salad

Cuisine American

Servings 6

Ingredients

Bacon, Beef, and Potato Mixture

2 bags Baby Yellow Potatoes Halved, lengthwise
1 lb Ground Beef Lean
4 slices Bacon cut into bite sizes
Burger seasoning seasoning to taste

Secret Sauce

¾ cup Mayo
¼ cup Ketchup
2 tbsp Mustard
¼ cup Pickle Juice

Suggested Burger Bowl Toppings:

Lettuce
Pickles
Tomatoes
Chopped Onion
Shredded Cheese

Instructions

Cook your bacon until it is nice and crispy. Remove from pan and set to the side, removing most of the grease from the pan.
Add your beef to one side of the pan, spreading it out to begin getting a good crust on the ground beef. Season liberally with whatever seasoning you choose.
While that is beginning to cook, add your halved potatoes into the pan.
Using your spatula, begin breaking your ground beef up before stirring your ground beef and potatoes together.
Place the meat and potatoes on a medium to medium low heat, cover, and let cook. Stir frequently to ensure all of your potatoes begin to cook through.
Meanwhile, while the potatoes and beef are cooking, mix together your Secret Sauce ingredients and set to the side.
Chop your favorite burger toppings and shred your cheese.
Once your potatoes are cooked completely through, stir in your bacon.
Now, it is time to plate! Add your potatoes, beef, and bacon to a bowl. Top it with your favorite toppings. Pour over your Secret Sauce and enjoy!