How To Handle a Big Mac Attack

Here’s How to Handle a Big Mac Attack!

Healthy eating police stand down.

We all have our guilty pleasures and while it’s been years since I’ve ordered a McDonald’s Big Mac, the saucy beefy cheesy classic lingers in my mind.

The way I see it is when the attack happens you have two choices. You can either drive to the closest McDonald’s OR you can make this double decker delight at home!

I vote for homemade all day – every day!

The Big Mac Ingredients

• Two all beef (Grass-Fed) patties
• Homemade special sauce
• Shredded lettuce
• Yellow American cheese
• Sliced dill pickles
• Fine diced onion
• All piled high on sesame brioche buns

Here’s how we build our Big Macs

Make the special sauce –

• Mayonnaise
• Sweet pickle relish
• White distilled vinegar
• Ketchup
• Mustard powder
• Minced onion
• Chili powder
• Paprika

For maximum flavor, chill the Big Mac sauce in refrigerator for a couple hours or overnight if possible.

For the beef patties –

• Use ground chuck vs. sirloin for a juicy burger
• For each Big Mac, split 1/3 pound of ground beef into two thin patties and press to bun size
• Season with with salt and pepper, then pan fry in a little butter or ghee (trust me)
• Add slice of cheese to each burger just when finished cooking

Assembly –

• Toast buns, then spread with generous layer of special sauce
• Sprinkle bottom bun with fine diced onion and shredded lettuce
• Top with one of the cheese burgers and dill pickle slices
• Top with middle bun (I used an extra brioche bun and cut two middles out of it)
• Repeat: sauce, onions, lettuce, cheese burger, pickles, top bun

The hardest thing about making these Big Macs was having to wait to eat them while I took their beauty shots.

Here’s how we eat our Big Macs

My husband is a saint for waiting. And he’s not a shabby hand model either :)

There is so much love going on right here! These Big Macs were such a treat!

They are so satisfying and mouthwateringly delicious. You’re going to need a lot of napkins for these juicy burgers.

I’m lovin’ it!

We even made shoestring fries like McDonald’s. They weren’t quite as good as theirs but still pretty tasty. Our homemade Big Macs on the other hand were far better than the drive thru version!

Take a look at these cuties.

For my gluten free friends you can handle your Big Mac Attack by making mini burgers and using sweet potato ‘buns’.

Oh yes I did!

These gluten free sliders still give you all that juicy, beefy, cheesy saucy flavor without sacrifice!

And how about a side sweet potato curly fries!!

Burgers, fries, and milkshakes?? Try our Malted Peach Milkshake!

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All my best,
xo Libby

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