How to Make Easy Big Mac Sloppy Joes
Learn How to Make Easy Big Mac Sloppy Joes with an almost identical Big Mac Sauce recipe! Ready in under thirty minutes, this recipe is also one pot and kid friendly.
Ingredients
Big Mac Sloppy Joes
- 1 lb Ground Beef
- 2 teaspoon Worcestershire Sauce
- ½ teaspoon Liquid Smoke
- 3 tablespoon Water
- 1 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1 teaspoon Onion Powder
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Pepper
- 1 cup White Onion split into ½ cups (for cooking and topping)
- 1 cup Shredded Lettuce
- 8 oz American or Cheddar Cheese
- 4 Sesame Seed Buns
Homemade Big Mac Sauce
- ½ cup Mayonnaise
- ¼ cup Sweet Relish
- 1 tablespoon Yellow Mustard
- ¼ cup Ketchup
- ¼ teaspoon Garlic Powder
- ¼ teaspoon Onion Powder
- ¼ tsp Turmeric Powder optional
- ¼ teaspoon Paprika
- 1 teaspoon Rice Vinegar
Instructions
Big Mac Sloppy Joes
- Brown the room temperature ground beef and begin breaking down into small crumbles.
- As the ground beef cooks, season the beef with dry and wet seasonings excpet the water.
- Pour in half of the small diced white onion and stir until translucent and combined.
- Drain the ground beef fat being careful to store the strained fat properly.
- To create the traditional sloppy joe texture, pour in water and about ¼-1/2 cup of Big Mac Sauce. (Mac sauce amount depends on your desired level of creaminess/texture. Add more sauce for creamy texture, about ¼ cup for what's used in this recipe and images)
- Stir the mixture until all ingredients are combined and beef mixture is slightly thick.
- Using butter in a pan, lightly toast the sesame seed buns and set aside.
Homemade Big Mac Sauce
- Begin by measuring the mayo, sweet relish, ketchup, yellow mustard and place in a large bowl.
- Pour in dry seasonings, Worcestershire Sauce and rice vinegar.
- Stir thoroughly using a whisk ensuring all ingredients are combined.
How to Assemble Big Mac Sloppy Joes
- On a serving plate, place the bottom layer bun down first.
- Pour the Mac Sauce over the center of the bun.
- Add the shredded lettuce on top of the toasted bun with homemade Mac Sauce.
- Add the small diced white onion on top of the lettuce.
- Layer one slice of American Cheese on top of the lettuce and diced white onion.
- Layer the Big Mac Sloppy Joe mixture on top of the American Cheese.
- Top the sloppy joe mixture with dill pickles.
- Finally, add Big Mac Sauce to the top bun and add to the sandwich!