Big Mac Pizza
Big Mac Pizza brings the classic “two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a sesame seed bun” taste that you love to pizza in this irresistible recipe! It’s got that craveable fast-food flavour but made fresher than the real thing in your own home for pizza night.
Equipment
- oven
- Skillet
- Ground Beef Chopper (or Sturdy Spoon)
- measuring spoons
- Measuring Cups
- Small Whisk or Fork
- Pizza Pan, Pizza Steel, or Pizza Stone
Ingredients
- 1 pre-baked pizza shell (12-inch) See Notes
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 2 teaspoons sesame seeds
- 1 pound ground beef
- ¾ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ cup ketchup plus 2 tablespoons
- ½ teaspoon granulated garlic
- ½ teaspoon granulated onion
- 1 ½ tablespoons dill pickle brine
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- 9 slices American cheese
- 1 ½ cups shredded iceberg lettuce
- ¼ cup chopped dill pickles
- ¼ cup chopped sweet onions or green onions
- ¼ cup Burger Sauce or more to taste
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400ºF.
- Crumble the ground beef into a medium skillet over medium heat. Sprinkle the salt and pepper over it and break it up as you brown it.
- Take care not to overcook it as it will continue to cook on the pizza in the oven. If there is a large amount of fat, you can pour it off.
- Any fat in the neighborhood of 2 tablespoons or so can remain in the pan to bring more flavour to the party. Stir in the ketchup, granulated garlic, and granulated onion.
- In a small bowl or jar, stir or whisk together the pickle juice and cornstarch to make a slurry. Pour this mixture over the ground beef and stir well, over medium-high heat, until the sauce thickens and is glossy.
- Brush the surface of the pizza shell* (See Notes) with olive oil and sprinkle evenly with sesame seeds. Spread the cooked beef mixture on the dough to within ½-inch of the edges.
- Lay the American cheese slices in an overlapping pattern leaving the ½-inch edge free. Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until the crust is golden and the cheese is melted.
- You don't really want to toast the cheese on this pizza. Just melt it!
- Transfer the pizza to a cutting board and let it rest for 5 minutes. Scatter the shredded lettuce, chopped pickles, and onions over the top of the pizza, then drizzle with the burger sauce.
- If desired, add another sprinkle of sesame seeds over the pizza. Cut into 8 wedges and serve hot or warm.
Notes
If you do not have a pre-baked pizza crust, you can use 1 pound of pizza dough. Stretch it gently by hand until you have an approximately 12-inch round.
Pre-bake it on a parchment lined pan or directly on a pizza steel or stone for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the crust is set but still pale. Remove the crust from the oven and proceed to top and bake it as directed above.
Pre-bake it on a parchment lined pan or directly on a pizza steel or stone for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the crust is set but still pale. Remove the crust from the oven and proceed to top and bake it as directed above.
Nutrition
Calories: 852kcalCarbohydrates: 64gProtein: 38gFat: 49gSaturated Fat: 21gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 16gTrans Fat: 2gCholesterol: 132mgSodium: 2408mgPotassium: 545mgFiber: 2gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 787IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 635mgIron: 6mg
Nutritional information is an estimate and provided to you as a courtesy. You should calculate the nutritional information with the actual ingredients used in your recipe using your preferred nutrition calculator.
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