Smashed Potato Burgers
These gluten-free Smashed Potato Burgers are perfect when you can't eat the bun, and have become my new favorite Whole 30 meal!
Servings: 4 Servings
Calories: 553kcal
Ingredients
- 4 large Yukon Gold potatoes (substitute sweet potatoes for Paleo)
- 2 Tablespoons olive oil
- 1 large clove garlic (pressed or minced)
- sea salt and black pepper
- sprinkle with paprika
- 1 pound grass-fed ground beef (80/20)
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- sea salt and black pepper
- 4 slices whole 30 compliant bacon (cooked, cut in half)
- 1 avocado
- shredded lettuce, tomato slices, red onion slices
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees. Bring a pot of water to a boil.
- Add your potatoes and cook until fork-tender.
- Drizzle a generous amount of olive oil onto a baking sheet. Place the cooked potatoes onto the baking sheet, leaving space between each potato.
- Smash each potato with a large spatula or bottom of a pan.
- Mix 2 tablespoons of olive oil and the minced garlic together in a small bowl. Brush oil over the tops of each smashed potato.
- Sprinkle with salt, pepper, and paprika. {or seasoning of your choice}
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown and crispy around the edges.
- Heat olive oil in a large skillet.
- Divide ground beef into 4 portions and roll into balls.
- Place beef in the skillet and cook for 30 seconds.
- Place a flat, smooth spatula on top of each burger, then top with a pepper shaker or soup can and SMASH each burger flat one at a time.
- Season with salt and pepper and flip to the other side. Season cooked side with salt and pepper and cook for 3 minutes, or until cooked through.
- Place a smashed potato onto a plate and top with a smashed burger, avocado, tomato and onion slices and shredded lettuce.
- Drizzle with garlic aioli or condiment of your choosing.
Notes
- Technically Smashed Burgers would be divided into 8 portions, giving you (2) thinner burger patties. I just wanted one, lol
- I used what I consider large Yukon Gold potatoes so I would have a nice burger to potato ratio….which is also why my burger patties were regular size.
- I am sure that you could substitute sweet potatoes to make this meal Paleo, but I have not tried that so you are on your own to figure out the cooking times.
Nutrition
Calories: 553kcal | Carbohydrates: 4g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 49g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Cholesterol: 95mg | Sodium: 225mg | Potassium: 593mg | Fiber: 3g | Vitamin A: 75IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 2.6mg
