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Big mac tacos on a serving board filled with cheese, lettuce, gherkins, onion and dressing.
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5 from 26 votes

Big Mac Tacos

Your family is going to LOVE you for this one! Homemade McDonald’s Big Mac Tacos are fun to make, sociable and utterly delicious. They’re great for a weekend fakeaway, when friends are around or simply a midweek treat.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time40 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Family Food
Servings: 4
Author: Sarah Rossi

Ingredients

  • 8 Small tortillas
  • 2 tbsp Sunflower oil

For the meat mixture:

  • 500 g Lean beef mince
  • 1 tsp Onion powder
  • 1 tsp Garlic granules
  • 2 tsp Ketchup
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper

For the sauce:

  • 100 g Mayonnaise
  • 1.5 tsp Paprika
  • 2 tbsp Chopped gherkins
  • 2 tbsp Pickle juice
  • 1 tsp American mustard

To serve:

  • 8 Cheese slices
  • Iceberg lettuce
  • Gherkins
  • 1/2 White onion Finely chopped.

Instructions

  • Mix the meat mixture together using clean hands. Divide into 8 equal balls.
  • Lay the tortillas out and sit a ball of mince onto each one. Press firmly all over the tortilla with your hands or (MUCH BETTER) use a rolling pin or clean wine bottle (!) to roll out.
  • Heat 1/2 tbsp of the oil over a medium high heat in a large frying pan or saute pan (ideally one that also has a lid). When the pan is hot, place a wrap, meat side down, in the pan. Depending on the size of your pan, you should be able to cook 2 at a time.
  • Cook meat side down for about 4-5 minutes or until when you take a peek underneath, the meat is golden. TIP: Press the wraps down here using either a spatula/fish slice OR rest the bottom of a clean saucepan on top and leave it there while it cooks!
  • Carefully flip each wrap so they are now meat-side-up. Sit a slice of cheese on top, put the pan lid on (if you have one - if not, I tend to just hold the closest size pan lid I have over them - it helps to melt the cheese). Cook for 4-5 minutes so that the cheese melts.
  • Lift out and repeat for 3 more batches. (If you want to keep them all hot to eat together, preheat the oven to a low heat and as you cook and remove them from the pan, place on a baking sheet in the oven. Add them as you cook them.)
  • While the tacos are cooking, mix up the sauce in a small bowl.
  • Serve the tacos with the toppings and sauce.

Nutrition

Calories: 589kcal | Carbohydrates: 38g | Protein: 42g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 106mg | Sodium: 1236mg | Potassium: 634mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 732IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 396mg | Iron: 6mg