Big Mac Salad Bowl

All the Big Mac flavors you crave, piled into a bowl with zero bun and zero regret. ♡

This salad works because the secret sauce is the real deal. Mixed with seasoned ground beef, crunchy lettuce, diced pickles, and melty cheese, every bite tastes like the original minus the bread. It’s the low-carb fast food fix that actually satisfies.

Brown your beef, whip up the sauce, and chop your toppings. Assembly takes 5 minutes and the hardest part is not eating it straight from the pan. Let’s make it together.

Ingredients

Big Mac Salad Bowl

• 1 lb ground beef (80/20)
• 1 tsp onion powder
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 4 cups iceberg lettuce, shredded
• 1 cup dill pickles, diced
• 1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
• 1/4 cup diced white onion
• Sesame seeds for topping

Special Sauce:

• 1/4 cup mayonnaise
• 2 tbsp ketchup
• 1 tbsp yellow mustard
• 1 tbsp pickle relish
• 1 tsp white vinegar
• 1/2 tsp onion powder

How to Make Big Mac Salad Bowl

1. Sauce. Whisk together mayo, ketchup, mustard, pickle relish, vinegar, and onion powder in a small bowl. Set aside in the fridge while you cook the beef.
2. Brown. Cook ground beef in a skillet over medium-high heat, breaking it into small crumbles, 6 to 8 minutes. Season with onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. Drain any excess grease.
3. Build. Divide shredded lettuce among bowls. Top with warm beef, diced pickles, shredded cheese, and diced onion.
4. Drizzle. Spoon the special sauce generously over each bowl. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top.
5. Serve. Toss lightly before eating so everything gets coated in sauce. Eat immediately while the beef is still warm against the cold lettuce.

Tips

• Use 80/20 beef for flavor. Leaner beef tastes dry in this application.
• Make the sauce first so the flavors have time to meld while the beef cooks.
• Shred the lettuce thin like you’d find on a Big Mac. Big chunks don’t hit the same way.
• Add the cheese while the beef is hot so it gets slightly melty.
• Double the sauce recipe. You’ll want extra.

Variations

• Use ground turkey for a leaner version.
• Add crumbled bacon for a bacon Big Mac vibe.
• Swap iceberg for romaine if you want more crunch and nutrition.
• Wrap it in a large tortilla for a Big Mac burrito.
• Add sliced tomato and shredded lettuce cups for lettuce wrap sliders.

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Big Mac Salad Bowl

All the Big Mac flavors in a hearty, low-carb salad bowl with homemade special sauce.

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Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

  

• - 1 lb ground beef
• - 1 tsp onion powder
• - 1/2 tsp garlic powder
• - 4 cups shredded iceberg lettuce
• - 1 cup diced pickles
• - 1/2 cup shredded cheddar
• - 1/4 cup mayo 2 tbsp ketchup, 1 tbsp mustard, 1 tbsp relish (sauce)

Method

 

1. Sauce. Whisk sauce ingredients together, refrigerate.
2. Brown. Cook beef 6 to 8 minutes, season with spices.
3. Build. Layer lettuce, beef, pickles, cheese, onion in bowls.
4. Drizzle. Top with special sauce and sesame seeds.
5. Serve. Toss and eat while beef is warm.

Notes

- Use 80/20 beef for best flavor.

- Double the sauce, you'll want extra.

- Assemble fresh, don't pre-dress the lettuce.

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