Big Mac Clone

Make your own copycat special sauce to flavor these Big Mac® clones topped with American cheese, lettuce, minced onion, and pickle slices.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 14 mins
• Total Time: 29 mins
• Calories: 2395 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• 2 cups mayonnaise
• 1 teaspoon ground paprika
• 2 tablespoons sweet pickle relish
• 2 tablespoons prepared yellow mustard
• 2 slices American cheese
• 4 hamburger bun bottoms
• 2 hamburger bun tops
• 2 tablespoons minced onion, or to taste
• 2 tablespoons dill pickle slices, or to taste
• 0.5 cup shredded lettuce, or to taste
• 0.66666668653488 pound ground beef (85% lean)
• 1.5 teaspoons white wine vinegar, or more to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Shape ground beef into 4 flat patties that will fit the hamburger buns. Place them on a tray lined with waxed paper; transfer to the freezer.

Step 2

Mix mayonnaise, mustard, pickle relish, white wine vinegar, onion powder, garlic powder, and paprika in a bowl to make sauce. Refrigerate for 10 minutes.

Step 3

Preheat a large skillet over medium heat. Toast buns in batches until lightly golden, 1 to 2 minutes.

Step 4

Layer some of the sauce, 1 tablespoon minced onion, 2 tablespoons lettuce, and pickles on 2 bottom buns. Layer some of the sauce and remaining 1 tablespoon minced onion, 2 tablespoons lettuce, and American cheese on the other bottom buns.

Step 5

Season patties with salt and pepper. Cook in the hot skillet 2 at a time until browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Place 1 patty over each bottom bun; stack and cover with top buns.