You read that right, Big Mac Tacos. You know the song, two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a sesame seed bun. These Big Mac tacos skip the bun, and use one larger patty rather than the two individual ones, but otherwise it’s pretty similar to the original. And as a big fan of the Big Mac, I was blown away with how good this was. Stay tuned as we walk you through the step by step, foolproof process. One note, you are going to need a flat top of some sort. A griddle or a skillet will work too.

Fun with the Flat Top

Since adding a flat top grill to the herd on my deck, I’m having more and more fun experimenting with it. Like these cinnamon roll pancakes or this seafood medley. Stay tuned for tons more content because this cooker is soooooo much fun! Wait till you see the tomahawk I did on the flat top. You read that right!

Big Mac Taco Ingredients

• 18-24 ounces of 80/20 hamburger
• 6 flour tortillas
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 6 slices of American cheese**
• 6 tablespoons each chopped pickles and chopped onions
• Thousand Island dressing
• Lettuce

**When I say American cheese, I don’t mean the slices wrapped individual in plastic. American cheese from the deli is great and melts so well.

Additionally, you will need some sort of flat top. Either a flat top grill like the one I used to make this recipe, or some sort of griddle or skillet.

A burger press is a good idea too. I used a Sasquash Burger Press. Also, check out their spatula because it is phenomenal.

Start by getting your flat top grill (or griddle or skillet) to 500F.

While the grill warms up, measure out the hamburger into 3-4 ounce patties. We used 3 ounce patties in these pics and they worked perfectly. 4 ounces would cover the tortilla better, but might be overly meaty. Not sure I actually typed that, but there you go. Indeed, 3 ounces was a really good portion size.

How to Make Big Mac Tacos

Place the portioned meat balls on a 500 degree flat top and top with a tortilla. Smash down the tortilla to flatten the burger underneath. Once the smash burger forms a lovely brown flavor crust, flip the burger/tortilla over and season the meat with salt and pepper. Then, top each Big Mac taco with a slice of cheese. Wait a couple minutes for the cheese to melt and then add the pickles, onions, dressing and lettuce. Finally, form into a taco and enjoy some ridonkulous Big Mac tacos!

When the flat top gets to 500F, drop the balls of hamburger on the grill:

Next, top each meat ball with a tortilla and smash with the burger press:

Two smash burgers under two tortillas:

Wait until the smash burgers form a nice brown crust. In my case, the browning took about 4 minutes.

Then, use a heavy duty spatula to flip the Big Mac smash tacos and season the hamburger with salt and pepper:

Next, lay down a slice of cheese on each taco:

At this point you need to wait a couple minutes for the cheese to melt a little, or you can speed the process up a bit with a cloche. A what?

Pro Tip ~ Procure a melting lid (also known as a cloche) and place it over one of the Big Mac Tacos. Wait about 45 seconds and then put the lid over the second taco and begin doctoring up the first one:

Indeed, it doesn’t take long for that cheese to melt under the melting lid. I wonder where they came up with the name?!?

Time to complete the Big Mac smash tacos. Add the pickles and onion. Make sure to chop them so neither overpowers the taco:

Then add the dressing (special sauce):

Go lighter on the dressing if you like. I am a huge fan of Thousand Island on burgers, thanks to McDonald’s, so I went heavy.

Home Made Thousand Island?

You can also make your own. It’s mainly just mayo, ketchup, minced onion and pickle relish. And while it is fairly easy to make, I’m all about saving time and went with some premade stuff. I’m not one bit ashamed.

Finally, add the lettuce and form into tacos:

Big Mac Tacos Recap

The day we cooked these Big Mac Tacos we cooked 10 different burger recipes. This was by far my favorite. There’s just something about all the components of the iconic Big Mac in a crunchy taco shell that speaks to my soul. I mean I LOVE Big Mac’s and I LOVE tacos, therefore this has to be a home run, right? Don’t believe me? Check out the pics below the recipe card to see me mowing one of these down. The pics say it all.

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Big Mac Tacos

Big Mac Tacos are made with everything in the Big Mac except the sesame seed bun and the second patty. A flat top, griddle or skillet is needed for this recipe.

Course Big Mac, Cheeseburger, Entree, Finger Food, Hamburger, Hamburgers, Main Course, Tacos

Cuisine American, American Fare, Big Mac Tacos, Cheeseburger, Cheeseburgers, Finger Food, Fusion, Grilling, Hamburger, Hamburgers, North American, Street Tacos, Taco, Tacos

Keyword Big Mac, Big Mac Smash Tacos, Big Mac Taco, Big Mac Tacos, Breakfast Skillet, Burger Press, Cast Iron Griddle, Cheeseburger, Cheeseburger Taco, Cheeseburger Tacos, Cheeseburgers, Cloche, Flat Top, Flat Top Grill, Foolproof, Griddle, Grilled Tacos, Grilled Tortillas, Ground Beef, Melting Lid, Sasquash, Skillet, Smash Burger, Smash Burgers, Spatula, Street Tacos, Taco, Tacos, Tortillas, Turner

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 15 minutes minutes

Servings 6 People

Author Scott Thomas

Equipment

• 1 Flat top grill Or griddle or skillet
• 1 Burger Press
• 1 Flat edge spatula
• 1 Melting Lid

Ingredients

• 18-24 ounces Ground beef 80/20 blend
• 6 Flour tortillas
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 6 tablespoons Pickles, chopped
• 6 tablespoons White onion, chopped
• 6 tablespoons Thousand Island Dressing
• Shredded lettuce

Instructions

• Set the flat top grill to 500F
• Portion out the ground beef to 3-4 ounce balls
• When the flat top reaches 500F, set the meat balls on the grill and top with a tortilla for each one. Smash the top down with a burger press until flat
• Wait until the burger forms a lovely brown crust and use the spatula to flip over
• Season the ground beef with salt and pepper and top each one with a slice of cheese
• Cover one of the Big Mac Tacos with a melting lid for 45-60 seconds. Then move the lid to another taco.
• Top the taco with the melted cheese with chopped pickles and onions along with the dressing. Add the lettuce and form into a taco
• Place in a taco rack and allow to cool for a couple minutes and enjoy

Video

More pics from the cook:

This is one happy guy:

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Scott Thomas

Scott Thomas, the Original Grillin’ Fool, was sent off to college with a suitcase and a grill where he overcooked, undercooked and burned every piece of meat he could find. After thousands of failures, and quite a few successes, nearly two decades later he started a website to show step by step, picture by picture, foolproof instructions on how to make great things out of doors so that others don’t have to repeat the mistakes he’s made on the grill.

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