Low Carb Cheeseburger Casserole Skillet

Name: Low Carb Cheeseburger Casserole Skillet
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 1.34 lbs ground beef; 1 tbsp avocado oil or butter; 1 cup bacon bits (about 4 ounces); 8 whole eggs; 1.5 ounces heavy whipping cream; 6.5 ounces whole milk (we use Fairlife milk because it's very low in carbs); 6 ounces tomato paste (1 small can); 1 tbsp pink Himalayan salt (or to taste); 2 tsp onion powder (or to taste); 2 tsp garlic powder (or to taste); 1 tsp ground black pepper (or to taste); 100 grams about half of a medium yellow onion; 12 ounces shredded cheese of choice (like colby jack or cheddar), divided; Serve with pickles, lettuce, tomatoes, low sugar ketchup, mustard, homemade low carb thousand island dressing

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Last updated on July 14th, 2020

This Low Carb Cheeseburger Casserole Skillet will have everyone asking for seconds. Perfect for meal prepping for the week, especially when craving something more indulgent. With only 4 net carbs per serving, it’s great for low carb and keto diets. It’s also gluten free, and can be made in one skillet, which means little cleanup. Perfect for when you have a craving for burgers!

flatlay of cheeseburger casserole skillet with cheeseburger toppings

Here’s What We Used For This Low Carb Cheeseburger Casserole Skillet:

Ingredients:

Ground beef
Avocado oil
Bacon bits
Eggs
Heavy whipping cream
Whole milk (we use Organic Valley Ultra-Filtered)
Tomato paste
Pink Himalayan salt
Onion powder
Garlic powder
Ground black pepper
Yellow Onion
Shredded Cheese (Colby Jack or Shredded Cheddar)
Serving suggestions: serve with pickles, lettuce, tomatoes, low sugar ketchup, mustard, homemade low carb thousand island dressing

Recipe Notes:

This recipe has been updated, and we have updated from the original photos taken in 2016. It’s a family favorite. Kids and adults alike will absolutely love this crave worthy cheeseburger skillet.

Seasoning: Everything is sort of to taste in this recipe, and we recommend seasoning to taste. Start with a little less salt, then add more as needed. Everyone has different taste buds, and we would hate if you thought it was too salty!

For the onions, if you prefer less of a “bite” to your onions, you could definitely soften them in skillet with your meat and bacon bits. This is a preference thing! We sometimes like a little bit of a “bite” from the onions, so we put them in raw, so that they cook down just a little bit.

Milk: We initially used heavy whipping cream only for this recipe, but it definitely affects the calorie count as I’m sure you could imagine! We started buying Fairlife whole milk. It’s lactose free, ultra filtered and only 6 net carbs per 1 cup. We also just had that on hand. During this time of staying inside, we have been improvising quite a bit. We encourage you to do the same and have fun in the kitchen!

Bacon: The bacon bits are certainly a shortcut in this recipe. You could definitely cook up some bacon on your own, but it’s extra work that we don’t always find necessary. We find the best deals on bacon bits at Costco or Aldi, two of our most favorite grocery stores. We love to crisp these in the skillet after our beef is browned, but this is an optional step.

Serve With: If you’re on a low carb or keto diet like we follow, some of our favorite ways to serve this is with burger toppings! We love whipping up a batch of our homemade low carb thousand island dressing, which kind of doubles as a very pickle forward big mac copycat type of sauce. We also love serving with pickles, iceburg lettuce, tomatoes, your favorite low sugar ketchup, mayonnaise, or really whatever you like. We’ve linked some of our favorite ready made sauces in our Amazon store if you’re looking for ideas!

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Tools:

mustard ketchup lettuce tomatoes pickles and thousand island dressing

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Let’s Make It!

Preheat your oven to 350°F. Cut your onions into your desired size. We like medium sized strips or rounds for this recipe, but it’s up to you.

Warm your cast iron over medium heat. Brown your beef in the cast iron with your avocado oil or butter and big pinch of salt and pepper, along with about half of your seasonings, reserving some for your egg mixture. Once beef is browned, add in your bacon bits to crisp up. Then, layer on your onions.

browned beef and bacon in a cast iron skillet

brown beef in a cast iron with bacon bits and onion strips

In a large bowl using your hand mixer, beat together your eggs, milk and cream, remaining seasonings, salt and pepper, and tomato paste. Then fold in some of the shredded cheese. Pour the mixture over top of the burger and onions.

red hand mixer combing eggs and tomato paste

pouring egg, milk and cheese minxture over casserole

Sprinkle on the rest of your shredded cheese, then bake for about 30 minutes at 350°F. You can broil on high at the end at the end if you want the cheese to get a little crispier on top. We love to serve with our homemade thousand island dressing and other yummy burger condiments and dressings.

putting shredded cheese on top of cheeseburger casserole

cheeseburger casserole with melted cheese

If you get a chance to try this recipe, let us know what you think, would ya?! Leave us a comment, or catch up with us on Facebook or Instagram, or pin to your favorite Pinterest board for later.

spoonful of low carb cheeseburger casserole skillet

Looking for another easy and delicious keto skillet meal? How about this jalapeño popper chicken skillet?

Hand lifting cheesy jalapeno, bacon and chicken from a skillet

Until Next Time,
Briana & Chamere

cheeseburger casserole in a skillet with burger toppings

Low Carb Cheeseburger Casserole Skillet

Prep Time

30 mins

Cook Time

30 mins

Total Time

1 hr

his Low Carb Cheeseburger Casserole will have everyone asking for seconds. Perfect for meal prepping for the week, especially when craving something more indulgent. With only 4 net carbs per serving, it's great for Low Carb and Keto diets.

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: casserole, easy meals, keto, low carb, weeknight dinner

Servings: 8 people

Calories: 380 kcal

Author: Briana

Ingredients

1.34 lbs ground beef
1 tbsp avocado oil or butter
1 cup bacon bits (about 4 ounces)
8 whole eggs
1.5 ounces heavy whipping cream
6.5 ounces whole milk (we use Fairlife milk because it's very low in carbs)
6 ounces tomato paste (1 small can)
1 tbsp pink Himalayan salt (or to taste)
2 tsp onion powder (or to taste)
2 tsp garlic powder (or to taste)
1 tsp ground black pepper (or to taste)
100 grams about half of a medium yellow onion
12 ounces shredded cheese of choice (like colby jack or cheddar), divided
Serve with pickles, lettuce, tomatoes, low sugar ketchup, mustard, homemade low carb thousand island dressing

Instructions

Preheat your oven to 350°F. Cut your onions into your desired size. We like medium sized strips or rounds for this recipe, but it's up to you.
Warm your cast iron over medium heat. Brown your beef in the cast iron with your avocado oil or butter and big pinch of salt and pepper, along with about half of your seasonings, reserving some for your egg mixture. Once beef is browned, add in your bacon bits to crisp up. Then, layer on your onions.
In a large bowl using your hand mixer, beat together your eggs, milk and cream, remaining seasonings, salt and pepper, and tomato paste. Then fold in some of the shredded cheese. Pour the mixture over top of the burger and onions.
Sprinkle on the rest of your shredded cheese, then bake for about 30 minutes at 350°F. You can broil on high at the end at the end if you want the cheese to get a little crispier on top. We love to serve with our homemade thousand island dressing and other yummy burger condiments and dressings.

Recipe Notes

Macros: 8 servings, at 380 calories per serving, 23 grams of fat, 30 grams of protein, 9 total carbs, 1 gram fiber, making 8 net carbs. We estimate our macros using MyFitnessPal. Macros will vary depending on the brands you use.