Receive Free Recipes by Email
Sign Up

Real Balanced

A food blog dedicated to sharing easy and delicious low-carb, nut-free, and 30-minute recipes and resources.

Home Recipes Keto Bacon Cheeseburger Salad

Keto Bacon Cheeseburger Salad

Net Carbs:1.2g
19 Comments This post contains affiliate links.
Jump to Recipe·Print Recipe
K CF NF

Straightforward ingredients with minimal preparation required, this keto bacon cheeseburger salad recipe is sure to become an instant household favorite! The best part? This dish is keto, low-carb, nut-free, gluten-free, grain-free, AND refined sugar-free!

featured image for Keto Bacon Cheeseburger Salad recipe

This keto salad made with Big Mac dressing is so easy to make and contains minimal net carbs per serving so you can happily enjoy a serving without being kicked out of ketosis!

If you meal prep, this is the best low carb salad to make in advance as it stores perfectly in the refrigerator to eat throughout the week!

Keto Bacon Cheeseburger Salad eaten with a fork

If you used to like Big Macs, you will LOVE this salad!

In one short taste-test, this recipe instantly became a household favorite of ours. I especially love that it’s basically a Big Mac in salad-form that is full of satiating and keto-friendly ingredients.

A delicious keto, low-carb dinner or side dish option

The best parts about this keto bacon cheeseburger salad are that it contains minimal carbs, it’s incredibly satiating, and it’s full of all of the best flavors (helllllo beef, bacon, AND cheese!).

Whoever you grace with this Bacon Cheeseburger Salad will never, ever know that it’s low in carbs. It’s a perfect meal or side dish option to pass around at parties and gatherings!

Substituting different meats in a keto big mac salad

If you prefer meats other than ground beef, that is totally fine. Even with a meat ingredient swap like ground turkey or ground chicken, this recipe will still be delicious!

Net carbs in keto big mac salad

This Bacon Cheeseburger Salad contains 1.2 grams of net carbs per serving, making it a perfect meal for those who follow a low-carb or ketogenic diet.

Keto Bacon Cheeseburger Salad ingredients assembled in separate bowls atop a marble kitchen counter

How to make keto bacon cheeseburger salad

Preheat oven to 425 degrees and line baking sheet with foil and baking rack. Lay bacon strips on a baking rack in an even layer.

Bake bacon in the oven until crispy, about 15-20 minutes depending on the thickness of the bacon. Once the bacon is cooked, allow it to cool slightly before crumbling.

baked crispy slices bacon on a baking tray

Meanwhile, brown ground beef on the stovetop over medium heat. Once cooked, remove from heat, add salt, and mix thoroughly. Do not drain liquid from ground beef.

ground beef cooked in a cast iron skillet

Add dressing ingredients into the food processor.

mayonnaise, sliced pickles, mustard, pickle juice, monk fruit sweetener, sour cream and onion powder in a food processor

Blend dressing until smooth.

keto bacon cheeseburger dressing

To a large mixing bowl, add prepared keto bacon cheeseburger salad ingredients.

Keto Bacon Cheeseburger Salad ingredients in a glass mixing bowl atop a marble kitchen counter

Pour dressing over the salad and mix until evenly distributed.

Keto Bacon Cheeseburger Salad ingredients mixed together using salad spoons in a glass mixing bowl atop a marble kitchen counter

Transfer salad to refrigerator to chill for 1 hour.

2 big bowls of Keto Bacon Cheeseburger Salad beside a small bowl of sliced pickles and 2 forks

This Real Balanced dish is compliant with MANY different diet types

  • Keto and Low-Carb: Like mentioned above, this low-carb recipe only contains 1.2 grams of net carbs per serving.
  • Gluten-Free: This low-carb dinner does not contain gluten products.
  • Grain-Free: There are zero grain-containing products used within this keto bacon cheeseburger salad.
  • Nut-Free: If you have a nut allergy or intolerance, this recipe is for you! It contains zero nut products.
  • Coconut-Free: This recipe does not contain any coconut products.
  • Refined Sugar-Free: In place of sugar, this recipe uses an all-natural monk fruit sweetener.

Love low carb side dishes? Try these recipes next:

Looking for more free recipes?

Subscribe to my email list and follow along on Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, Pinterest and Twitter for all of the latest updates.

featured image for Keto Bacon Cheeseburger Salad recipe

Keto Bacon Cheeseburger Salad

★★★★★

5 from 5 reviews
  • Author: Sara Nelson
  • Prep Time: 10 minutes
  • Cook Time: 30 minutes
  • Total Time: 1 hour, 40 minutes
  • Yield: 8 servings 1x
  • Category: Dinner
  • Cuisine: American
Print Recipe

Description

This keto and low-carb Bacon Cheeseburger Salad is packed with flavor and will keep you full and energized for hours! This recipe is keto, low-carb, gluten-free, grain-free, refined-sugar-free, and has only 1.2g net carbs per serving!

Ingredients

Salad:

  • 8 oz bacon
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 9 oz romaine, roughly chopped
  • 119g (~34 slices) hamburger pickle slices, roughly chopped
  • 3/4 cup (84g) finely shredded cheddar cheese

Copycat “Big Mac Sauce” Dressing:

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees and line baking pan with parchment. Lay bacon strips atop parchment in even layer.
  2. Bake bacon in oven until crispy, about 15-20 minutes depending on thickness of bacon. (Alternatively, bacon can be cooked on stovetop over medium heat and drained of excess grease on paper towel-lined plate).
  3. Meanwhile, in a large pan, brown ground beef on stovetop over medium heat. Once cooked, remove pan from burner, add salt, and mix thoroughly. Do not drain liquid from ground beef.
  4. Once bacon has cooked, remove pan from oven and allow bacon to cool slightly. Crumble bacon into large mixing bowl. To bowl, add ground beef, crumbled bacon, romaine, shredded cheddar, and pickles.
  5. In a high-speed blender or food processor, blend dressing ingredients until smooth. Pour dressing over salad and mix until well-incorporated. Transfer salad to refrigerator to chill for 1 hour. Serve chilled.

Recipe Notes:

Preparing Salad in Advance: If you plan to make this salad ahead of time and serve the following day,  I’d suggest waiting to add the dressing until you’re ready to serve to ensure the lettuce doesn’t wilt.

Storage: Store salad in an airtight container and eat within 2-3 days. If you are meal prepping for the week with this salad, I would suggest keeping the salad and dressing separate until you’re ready to serve to ensure the lettuce doesn’t wilt.

Keywords: keto salad, keto bacon cheeseburger salad, keto big mac salad, big mac salad

Recipe Card powered byTasty Recipes

Reader Interactions

Leave a Comment

Your email address will not be published.

Recipe rating ★☆ ★☆ ★☆ ★☆ ★☆

19 Comments

  1. Kat says

    This recipe is a keeper 5 forks for me. I added more mustard and pickle juice to make it more if a salad dressing consistency. Used Allulose for the sweetner. My sauce was very very thick. I’ve never had a Big Mac so have no comparison but this sauce is TDF!

    Reply

  2. Laura S says

    Made this for dinner tonight me me and the hubs. He has yet to try it still being at work, but this is big win in my book ? I did substitute Swerve for monk fruit as it’s my preference. Delish and will be added into dinner rotation. Had plenty for dinner and lunch tomorrow ?

    ★★★★★

    Reply

  3. Mary says

    I made this for dinner tonight, and it is very yummy! Basically a hamburger in a bowl without the bun. Also, this was super easy to throw together!

    ★★★★★

    Reply

  4. Sherry Y. Wester says

    I created a group on Facebook, “My Favorite Recipes”. It is absolutely delicious. Making again today & preparing extra Big Mac sauce to have with chicken, pork & and other meats. Definitely, one of my favorite salads. Thanks!
    Sherry

    ★★★★★

    Reply

  5. Ryan says

    Hello, Ryan here again. Just need to reiterate how insanely good this recipe is! If you haven’t made it yet, quit wasting your time reading my comment and start cooking!!

    ★★★★★

    Reply

  6. Cheryl says

    I have looked at several of your recipes and don’t see macro listings. Are they there and I’m just missing them?

    Reply

    • Sara Nelson says

      Every recipe has nutrition info including macros below the recipe instructions in the recipe card.

      Reply

  9. Carly says

    Maybe a silly question but I want to do this for meal prep and keep the contents separate until the day of. How much do you think a single serving would be?

    Reply

    • realbalanced says

      I’m not sure if you’re asking how much a serving would weigh or what the nutrition info would be. I will say, though, that my husband and I ate the pre-mixed version for 4 days after and it tasted fresh and delicious! You could always mix all the salad ingredients together in advance and then take a tablespoon or two of the dressing to mix before serving. Hope that helps, Carly!

      Reply