Burger Bowls with House Sauce and Ranch Fries

By Leslie Blythe Beef, Potatoes, Salad, Sauce Baking, Sautéing

June 12, 2025

My husband usually orders a burger and takes off the top of the bun. He loves this Hamburger Chopped Salad that they serve at Little Pub in Greenwich, CT. So when I saw this recipe for Burger Bowls with House Sauce and Ranch Fries, I knew I had to make it. It’s the ultimate burger bowl with crispy, ranch-seasoned waffle fries piled high with a juicy burger chunks and all your favorite fixings, finished with a signature house sauce drizzle. Oh, I also have made Pittsburgh Salad, with involves sliced steak, hard boiled eggs and fries.

Prep: 15 mins
Cook: 10 mins
Yields: 4 Servings

Ingredients

Burger Bowls

1 pound ground beef

2 teaspoons burger seasoning (one teaspoon per side) - recipe below

Shredded lettuce

tomatoes, diced

burger pickles, diced

Ranch Fries

22–ounce bag frozen waffle fries

3 tablespoons butter

1-ounce packet ranch seasoning mix (or 3 tablespoons)

House Sauce

½ cup mayo

2 tablespoons ketchup

1 teaspoon horseradish

1 teaspoon Worcestershire

½ teaspoon paprika

1 clove garlic, grated

Burger Seasoning

1 teaspoon sweet paprika

½ teaspoon smoked paprika

½ teaspoon onion powder

½ teaspoon garlic powder

¼ teaspoon freshly cracked black pepper

⅛ teaspoon cayenne pepper

½ teaspoon salt

Directions

For the ranch fries

1Bake the fries according to package directions. Add butter to the sheet pan and toss to get the fries kinda juicy. Then toss those juicy fries with ranch seasoning, adding more or less depending on how many fries you make, and your level of ranch obsession.

For the sauce

1Whisk your sauce. Taste and season with salt. Or, use a store-bought burger sauce!

For the beef

1Heat a cast iron over high heat with no oil (use a well-seasoned pan). You want that pan to be very hot so it’ll sear the beef. Season one side of the ground beef with 1 teaspoon burger seasoning. Add the ground beef to the hot pan, seasoning side down (see video for how I did this straight from package). Resist the urge to break it up immediately – leave it undisturbed for several minutes to get a nice browned crust. The fat will start to render and it should start to develop some browning.

2Sprinkle the exposed side with the other teaspoon of seasoning. After a few minutes, flip the beef in large chunks – you want to break it up into fork-sized bits, but not too small – this just keeps it juicy and makes it more pleasant to eat with a fork. Once it’s well-browned, remove from heat.

3Put it all together in a bowl. The burger crumbles, the ranch fries, the toppings, the house sauce.

Recipe adapted from Pinch of Yum.

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