Big Mac Tacos

This Big Mac Tacos recipe takes the basic flavors of the enduring fast-food burger and places it into taco kind. Using tortilla shells as the bottom, you’ll pile in your seasoned floor beef, and high it with a pickle slaw, a pickle pico de gallo and a signature smash burger sauce. This recipe is really easy and scrumptious to make for the entire household. Plus, it’ll prevent cash within the drive by way of.

❤️ Why You’ll Love Big Mac Tacos

• Budget-friendly: This recipe is much more budget-friendly than going by way of the drive by way of for the entire household.
• Healthy: This recipe is more healthy than your typical Big Mac as a result of it’s made with components that you recognize, so you may really feel higher about serving this to the household.
• Versatile: Just like a burger, you can also make these Big Mac Tacos your personal by switching up the toppings or letting your children construct their very own.

🍲 Ingredients

Monterey Jack Cheese – Monterey Jack is a semi-hard, creamy cheese identified for its delicate and buttery taste, making it extremely versatile. It additionally melts rather well, which makes it nice for dishes like quesadillas, nachos, and naturally, these scrumptious tacos.

Smash Burger Sauce – Every Big Mac wants a creamy sauce and for this recipe I made a do-it-yourself smash burger sauce utilizing just a few easy components like ketchup, mayo, relish and mustard.

👩‍🍳 How to Make Big Mac Tacos

Make the smash burger sauce –

1. Mix collectively the smash burger sauce components in a small bowl and put aside.

Make the dill pickle slaw –

1. Add the components for the dill pickle slaw to a medium bowl and toss collectively nicely. Taste and alter the seasoning with extra salt, pepper and/or pickle juice if desired. Place within the fridge.

Make the pickle pico de gallo –

1. Dice / chop the purple pepper, purple onion, pickles and jalapeno throughout the identical dimension and add to a medium sized bowl. Add the contemporary chopped dill, lime juice or pickle juice and salt and toss to mix. Let sit and earlier than serving with the tacos, style and alter seasoning with extra salt and/or lime or pickle juice if desired.

Make the smash beef tacos

1. Mix collectively the bottom beef, diced onion, salt, pepper, garlic powder and onion powder till mixed. Divide the meat combination into 10-12 parts (relying on what number of tacos you’re waking) and roll every portion right into a ball. Place the ball of meat within the heart of every tortilla and press onto the tortilla, ensuring it’s as skinny as attainable so it cooks shortly
2. Spray a forged iron or non-stick skillet with avocado oil or olive oil spray. Heat over medium warmth. Once sizzling, place the tortilla beef facet down. Flatten / smash it into the pan utilizing a flat floor (ie. backside of a small pot or frying pan, steel flipper).
3. Cook till nicely browned and cook dinner by way of, about 3-4 minutes till browned after which flip, add about 2 tbsp of grated cheese on the meat and cook dinner for an additional 1-2 minutes or till the meat is cooked by way of and cheese is melted (use a lid on the pan to assist soften the cheese quicker if desired).*Note: If you’ve gotten a bigger forged iron or skillet, you may cook dinner 2-3 tacos at a time*
4. Remove from the pan and cook dinner the remaining smash tacos. **Only add extra oil if the meat begins to stay to the pan**
5. Serve topped with the dill slaw, pickle pico de gallo and a drizzle of smash burger sauce.

🗒 Tips and Tricks

• Smash the Beef Thin: The key to getting that basic fast-food patty texture is to smash the bottom beef onto the tortilla. Use a spatula to press the meat into a skinny, even layer whereas it cooks.
• Use the Right Tortilla: Smaller, tender flour tortillas (like these for avenue tacos) work greatest. They present the proper base with out being too giant or overpowering the fillings. If you might be gluten-free, it’s also possible to go for corn tortillas.
• Chop Your Toppings Finely: To make sure you get somewhat bit of every topping in each chunk, be sure to cut your toppings finely.

🗒 Variations

If you want these Big Mac Tacos, strive considered one of my different scrumptious taco recipes under:

🗒 Substitutions

Tacos are actually versatile and you may really make them your personal by swapping in components or toppings you want higher. Here are some concepts:

• Ground Beef: You can use one other floor meat for these tacos, however it can change the flavour profile away from the basic Big Mac. Try floor hen, turkey, lamb, pork, or a combination.
• Slaw: I like all issues pickle, so this slaw is so tasty, however in case you choose, you should use any retailer purchased slaw as a substitute.
• Sauce: Add your favourite sauce or sizzling sauce to those tacos to make it your personal.
• Tortillas: Use corn or wheat tortillas for this recipe. The smaller dimension are greatest!

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👝 How to Store Leftovers

These are greatest loved contemporary however you probably have leftovers don’t allow them to go to waste! Store all of the toppings individually and reassemble when you’re ready-to-eat.

🤔 Common Questions