Big Mac Taquitos
If you know me, you know I love burgers. I have a bunch of burger recipes from a cheese-stuffed Juicy Lucy, to a burnt ends burger to the classic Smash Burger. This recipe is a little different and takes all the burger components of the famous Big Mac and combines it with a cheesy taquito. If you don’t know what a taquito is, it is essentially a rolled taco, so a tortilla filled with meat and/or cheese, rolled and then fried and topped with sour cream or guac. For this recipe, I made a burger filling, just some ground beef seasoned with salt and pepper and formed into a log shape and grilled up on the Alchemy plancha. I put some shredded cheddar cheese right on the plancha to melt and crisp up, added a tortilla on top, put a piece of American cheese on the tortilla and placed the “burger” filling on it. The cheesy tortilla gets rolled up with the burger and then topped with homemade Big Mac sauce, pickles, diced white onion and shredded iceberg lettuce. It’s kind of like a deconstructed Big Mac mixed with a cheesy taquito and it is insanely good. If you want to find out how to make my Big Mac Taquitos, keep reaching or jump to the full recipe.
Separate your ground beef into three, then roll each section into a log shape, about an inch, to an inch and a half thick and 4-5 inches long. Season with salt and pepper.
Place the "burgers" on the plancha and grill until cooked through, about 5-6 minutes.
Meanwhile, finely chop 7-8 pickles, set aside the rest of the coins for garnish. Finely chop the white onion and set aside 1-2 tsp for garnish. Place the chopped pickles and onions in a bowl.
Add the French dressing and mayo to the onions and pickles, mix, and set aside.
Sprinkle the shredded cheddar cheese onto the plancha into three piles.
Place your tortillas on the plancha and drizzle with canola oil, flip and add a slice of American cheese to each tortilla. Once the shredded cheese is melted and bubbly, add a tortilla on top, American cheese side up.
Place a cooked burger on each of the tortillas then remove from the grill once the cheese on the bottom of the tortilla has crisped up and the American cheese has slightly melted. Remove from the grill. Carefully roll your tortillas over the burger, into a taquito. The cheese still needs to be warm and melted in order to roll them, but watch your fingers because it will be hot.
Place your taquitos on a plate and add some Big Mac sauce on top. Garnish with the pickle slices that were set aside and the chopped onion.
Shred the iceberg lettuce and place on top. Add a couple more dollops of Mac sauce for dipping and dig in!
And now for the full recipe...
Big Mac Taquitos
Makes 3 taquitos
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes
Ingredients:
½ lb ground beef
½ tsp salt
½ tsp pepper
12 Bread and butter pickles coins
½ white onion
3 tbsp French dressing
3 tbsp mayo
½ cup shredded cheddar cheese
3 corn tortillas
3 slices American cheese
½ cup shredded iceberg lettuce
How to Make Big Mac Taquitos
Separate your ground beef into three, then roll each section into a log shape, about an inch, to an inch and a half thick and 4-5 inches long. Season with salt and pepper. Place on the plancha and grill until cooked through, about 5-6 minutes.
Meanwhile, finely chop 7-8 pickles, set aside the rest of the coins for garnish. Finely chop the white onion and set aside 1-2 tsp for garnish. Place the chopped pickles and onions in a bowl and add the French dressing and mayo, mix, and set aside.
Sprinkle the shredded cheddar cheese onto the plancha into three piles. Place your tortillas on the plancha and drizzle with canola oil, flip and add a slice of American cheese to each tortilla. Once the shredded cheese is melted and bubbly, add a tortilla on top, American cheese side up. Place a cooked burger on each of the tortillas then remove from the grill once the cheese on the bottom of the tortilla has crisped up and the American cheese has slightly melted. Remove from the grill.
Carefully roll your tortillas over the burger, into a taquito. The cheese still needs to be warm and melted in order to roll them, but watch your fingers because it will be hot.
Place your taquitos on a plate and add some Big Mac sauce on top. Garnish with the pickle slices that were set aside and the chopped onion. Shred the iceberg lettuce and place on top. Add a couple more dollops of Mac sauce for dipping and dig in!
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