Gluten Free Big Mac Quesadilla Burger
This recipe mimics the Big Mac Burger at McDonalds but it's gluten free, high protein, and doesn't use the thick, bulky gluten free hamburger buns. Instead, it's made like a quesadilla. The Big Mac sauce is delicious and curbs that McDonald's craving.
Ingredients
Big Mac Sauce
- 1 cup mayo
- 1 tsp white vinegar
- 2 tsps mustard
- 1/2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp granulated sugar add more later if you want it sweeter
- 2 tbsps pickled relish
Burgers
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1/2 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
Toppings
- sliced pickles
- chopped lettuce
- diced onions
- sliced American cheese
- gluten free tortillas
Instructions
Big Mac Sauce
- In a small mixing bowl, combine 1 cup mayo, 1 tsp white vinegar, 2 tsps mustard, 1/2 tsp smoked paprika, 1/2 tsp pepper, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp granulated sugar, 2 tbsps pickled relish. Mix together well and refrigerate.
Burger patties
- In a medium mixing bowl, combine 1 lb ground beef, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp pepper, 1/2 tsp onion powder, 1 tsp garlic powder. Form mixture into 4 round balls.
- Place ground beef balls onto cooking surface and smash down into a patty.
- Flip burgers and pull from cooking surface when they are done to your liking. Cut burgers in half and set aside.
Building the Quesadilla Burgers
- Set all ingredients near your cooking surface, including cooked burger patties, big mac sauce, sliced pickles, chopped lettuce, diced onions, sliced American cheese, gluten free tortillas.
- Heat cooking surface on medium heat and place tortillas down flat.
- Add burger patties sliced in half, toppings, and sauce on one side of the tortilla and pull the other half over.
- Once golden and crisp, flip the tortilla over carefully so that your ingredients don't fall out.
- Pull from cooking surface and place on plate to cool. Enjoy with more Big Mac sauce to dip in!