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Big Mac Salad Recipe + VIDEO
This easy recipe turns your favorite fast food craving into a delicious low-carb Big Mac cheeseburger salad loaded with mini burger patties, cheese, pickles, and homemade Big Mac sauce!
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings: 4 salads
Calories: 671 kcal
Course:
Main Course , Lunch
Cuisine:
American
Ingredients
For the Burger –
- 1 pound ground beef
- onion powder
- salt and pepper
For the Salad –
- 7-8 cups chopped romaine lettuce
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes halved (or grape tomatoes)
- 1 cup chopped green onions
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- ½ cup dill pickles thinly sliced
- 1 cup Big Mac sauce homemade Big Mac Sauce or thousands island dressing
Instructions
- Chop the romaine lettuce, tomatoes, and green onions. Shred the cheddar cheese, and drain the pickles.
- Set a large skillet over medium heat. Set a holding plate to the side of the stovetop. Working in batches, drop chunks of ground beef into the skillet. Sprinkle with onion powder, salt, and pepper. Then use a flat spatula to smash the ground beef into the pan. Fry the little burger pieces for 2-3 minutes per side. Then move them to the holding plate. Repeat until all the ground beef is cooked.
- Arrange the chopped romaine on four dinner plates. Then top with the cooked burger bites, cherry tomatoes, chopped scallions, shredded cheese, and dill pickles. Drizzle with Big Mac sauce and serve.
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Notes
- Meal Prep and Storage Tips: You can make the mini burger patties, chop the produce, shred the cheese, and whip up a batch of mac sauce a day or two in advance. Then store everything in individual containers and keep it in the fridge until you're ready to assemble.
- The different components will keep well in separate containers in the fridge for up to 3+ days. The sauce will keep well for up to a week.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1bowl
Calories
671kcal
(34%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
29g
(58%)
Fat
55g
(85%)
Saturated Fat
17g
(85%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
12g
Monounsaturated Fat
17g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
125mg
(42%)
Sodium
1021mg
(43%)
Potassium
768mg
(22%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
12g
(24%)
Vitamin A
8043IU
(161%)
Vitamin C
17mg
(19%)
Calcium
290mg
(29%)
Iron
4mg
(22%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4salads
Amount Per Serving
Calories 671
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1bowl | |
| Calories | 671kcal | 34% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 29g | 58% |
| Fat | 55g | 85% |
| Saturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 12g | 71% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 125mg | 42% |
| Sodium | 1021mg | 43% |
| Potassium | 768mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 12g | 24% |
| Vitamin A | 8043IU | 161% |
| Vitamin C | 17mg | 19% |
| Calcium | 290mg | 29% |
| Iron | 4mg | 22% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.