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    Home » Recipes » 30 Minutes or Less

    Big Mac Sloppy Joes

    Published: Mar 25, 2022 by Andrea · This post may contain affiliate links · 7 Comments

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    Big Mac Sloppy Joes are a sloppy joe variation with copycat McDonald's Big Mac secret sauce, a one pot meal ready in 30 minutes. An instant family favorite meal, this easy homemade twist on the classic sloppy joe is a fun copycat McDonalds meal that brings fast food home with ingredients you can trust.

    Big mac sloppy joe on a sesame seed bun with lettuce, onions, and pickles.

    Have your favorite taste of onions, pickles on a sesame seed bun at the comfort of your home. This meal is a perfect weekday meal for any busy night. We love our 30 minutes or less meals!

    These other 30 minutes or less meals are quick and easy and perfect for any busy weeknight. Serve these up with our Air Fryer Mozzarella Sticks. Try our healthier version of rattlesnake pasta. Or try a quick air fryer pierogie and kielbasa meal to mix things up.

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    Ingredients

    various bowls of ingredients
    • Ground Beef
    • Yellow Onion
    • Dill Pickles
    • Thousand Island Dressing
    • Mayonaise
    • Table Salt
    • Black Pepper
    • Cheddar Cheese
    • Sesame Seed Bun
    • Ice Burg Lettuce

    See recipe card for quantities.

    Instructions

     cooked ground beef in a pan.
    1. In a large skillet, on medium heat, cook the ground beef until completely cooked through (there should be no pink). As the meat cooks break into smaller pieces.
    chopped pickles and onions with the cooked ground beef.

    2. Turn heat to low. Add in chopped dill pickles and yellow onion.

    Mixed ground beef, chopped pickles, and onions.

    3. Stir the chopped pickles and yellow onions into the ground beef mixture to make it evenly mixed.

    Small bowl of 1,000 island dressing mixed with mayo.

    4. Mix together the thousand island dressing and mayo to make the copycat McDonald's secret sauce.

    Secret sauce on ground beef mixture.

    5. Mix in the thousand island dressing mixture into the ground beef, onion , and pickle mixture.

    Mixed big mac sloppy joe mixture.

    6. Stir until well combined. Add salt and pepper to taste.

    Shredded cheddar cheese added to the sloppy joe mixture.

    7. Stir in shredded cheese. Mix until cheese is completely melted.

    Plate with big mac sloppy joe meat on a sesame seed bun with lettuce.

    8. Prepare a sesame seed bun, toasted or not, with shredded ice burg lettuce. On the bottom bun, add copy cat big mac ground beef mixture.

    Hint: Have all ingredients chopped and ready to go before cooking the ground beef. Once the ground beef is cooked, each step goes quickly!

    Substitutions

    • Lettuce - instead of ice berg lettuce, you can use romaine lettuce or spinach
    • Bun - use gluten free buns instead of white bread buns to make this gluten free
    • Vegetarian - the ground beef can be replaced with a plant-based burger to make this vegetarian
    • Ground Turkey- use ground turkey instead of ground beef to have a healthier meat.
    • Ground Chicken - use ground chicken instead of ground beef to have a healthier meat
    • Onion - instead of yellow onion, you can use purple onion or white onion.

    Variations

    • Spicy - add chili pepper flakes while cooking ground beef.
    • Deluxe - add pickles, avocado, or a cheese slice on top of the sloppy joe mixture.

    Equipment

    This quick and easy one pot meal only requires a large skillet and a mixing spoon to prepare the dish.

    • Large Skillet
    • Mixing Spoon
    • Cutting Board
    • Sharp Knife for chopping

    Storage

    Store the lettuce and buns separately from the sloppy joe mixture in the fridge, and recombine when ready. Good for 2-3 days.

    These ingredients don't stand up well to freezing.

    Top tip

    Salt and pepper the sloppy joe mixture to taste. Some prefer no salt or pepper with the sauce because it carries enough flavor in the thousand island dressing.

    Recipe

    Plate with big mac sloppy joe meat on a sesame seed bun with lettuce.

    Big Mac Sloppy Joes

    Andrea
    Big Mac Sloppy Joes, a sloppy joe variation with copycat McDonald's Big Mac secret sauce made all in one pan and ready in 30 minutes.
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    Prep Time 10 mins
    Cook Time 20 mins
    Total Time 30 mins
    Servings 4 servings
    Calories/serving 737 kcal

    Equipment

    • Saute Pan

    Ingredients
     

    • 1 pound Ground Beef
    • ¾ cup Yellow Onion diced
    • ½ cup Dill Pickles diced
    • ½ cup Thousand Island Dressing
    • ¼ cup Mayonaise
    • 1 teaspoon Table Salt
    • ½ teaspoon Black Pepper
    • 2 cups shredded Cheddar Cheese
    • 4 Sesame Seed Buns
    • 2 cups Ice Burg Lettuce

    Instructions
     

    • In a large skillet, on medium heat, cook the ground beef until completely cooked through (there should be no pink). As the meat cooks break into smaller pieces.
    • Turn heat to low. Add diced dill pickles and yellow onion.
    • Stir the diced pickles and yellow onions into the ground beef mixture to make it evenly mixed.
    • Mix together the thousand island dressing and mayo to make the copycat McDonald's secret sauce.
    • Mix in the thousand island dressing mixture into the ground beef, onion , and pickle mixture.
    • Stir until well combined. Add salt and pepper, to taste.
    • Stir in shredded cheese. Mix until cheese is completely melted. Remove from heat. 
    • Prepare a sesame seed bun, toasted or not, with shredded ice burg lettuce. On the bottom bun, add copy cat big mac mixture.

    Notes

    • Lettuce - instead of ice berg lettuce, you can use romaine lettuce or spinach
    • Bun - use gluten free buns instead of white bread buns to make this gluten free
    • Vegetarian - the ground beef can be replaced with a plant-based burger to make this vegetarian
    • Ground Turkey- use ground turkey instead of ground beef to have a healthier meat.
    • Ground Chicken - use ground chicken instead of ground beef to have a healthier meat
    • Onion - instead of yellow onion, you can use purple onion or white onion.
    • Spicy - add chili pepper flakes while cooking ground beef.
    • Deluxe - add pickles, avocado, or a cheese slice on top of the sloppy joe mixture.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 737kcalCarbohydrates: 31gProtein: 39gFat: 50gSaturated Fat: 15gPolyunsaturated Fat: 13gMonounsaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 106mgSodium: 1756mgPotassium: 542mgFiber: 2gSugar: 11gVitamin A: 408IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 347mgIron: 5mg
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    Food safety

    • Cook to a minimum temperature of 165 °F (74 °C)
    • Do not use the same utensils on cooked food, that previously touched raw meat
    • Wash hands after touching raw meat
    • Don't leave food sitting out at room temperature for extended periods
    • Never leave cooking food unattended
    • Always have good ventilation when using a gas stove

    See more guidelines at USDA.gov.

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    1. Drea

      March 25, 2022 at 7:33 pm

      5 stars
      my family loved this sloppy joe copycat McDonalds meal. It was so quick and easy to make. My kids loved it too! I love finding kid friendly meals.

      Reply
    2. Anjali

      March 27, 2022 at 3:32 pm

      5 stars
      These sloppy joes are so hearty and satisfying! My family loves this meal and it's very kid friendly. I love 30 minute meals!

      Reply
    3. Juliane

      March 27, 2022 at 6:07 pm

      5 stars
      My family loved this. Instantly family favorite! We will be adding this to our weekly meal plans.

      Reply
    4. Amanda Wren-Grimwood

      March 28, 2022 at 5:48 pm

      5 stars
      This is the perfect family meal and it was so easy to make too.

      Reply
      • Shara

        April 16, 2022 at 9:17 pm

        5 stars
        Easy and delicious! It was a hit in our house!

        Reply
    5. Natalie

      March 29, 2022 at 7:45 pm

      5 stars
      I made this for dinner tonight. Way better than hamburger helper and still super quick and easy. I love fast meals. My boys were all over this. Thanks! It's so good!

      Reply
    6. Ieva

      March 30, 2022 at 2:45 am

      5 stars
      This was perfect! We all enjoyed it very much and I am already asked to make them for our first garden party as well. Thanks for the recipe!

      Reply

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