Copycat Big Mac Sliders

Copycat Big Mac Sliders have a ground beef patty topped with special burger sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, and onions on a sesame seed slider roll!

Copycat Big Mac Burgers Served as Sliders

Here’s a fun menu idea for your next game day party – our Copycat Big Mac Sliders! These easy and delicious little burgers are styled after the Big Mac from McDonald’s but adapted for parties at home.

Copycat Big Mac Sliders have a juicy ground burger topped with our special burger sauce, shredded lettuce, American cheese, sliced dill pickles, and chopped onions – all served on a mini slider roll that has been buttered and sprinkled with sesame seeds!

• The combination of a ground beef patty topped with special burger sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, and onions on a sesame seed slider roll is a classic flavor combination!
• They have all of the same flavors as your favorite fast food version, but served in party-sized portions – perfect for game day gatherings.
• These sliders are easy to make in a big batch – so it’s perfect for game day or holiday parties.

• Ground Beef – Buy quality 100% beef – a grass-fed, 80/20 mix will give you the best burger flavor. And don’t worry, excess fat will be drained off before you assemble the sliders.
• Kosher Salt
• Ground Black Pepper
• Special Sauce – You can buy a bottled version, but we make our own Special Burger Sauce recipe here.
• Slider Rolls – Buy one dozen slider rolls – typically two sets of six rolls baked together and still connected in the package. If you can find sesame seed slider rolls – buy those! If you can’t find seeded rolls, you can butter the tops and sprinkle on sesame seeds and bake for five minutes. Our rolls were potato slider rolls and were perfect for this dish. We buttered and seeded the tops. And if slider rolls are not available, Hawaiian rolls are always a good option as well.
• Melted Butter & Sesame Seeds – Needed only if you can’t find slider rolls with sesame seeds already on top.
• Onion – Buy yellow or white onion for this recipe.
• Pickles – Buy thinly-sliced dill pickle slices for this recipe.
• Lettuce – To stay close to the original version, choose Iceberg lettuce and cut into thin shreds. Other lettuce types can be used if that’s what you have on hand.
• Cheese – White (or yellow) American cheese should be used. We prefer the Land o’ Lakes brand.

1. Prepare rolls by separating the tops from bottoms but leave the two sets of bottoms connected to each other. Place bottoms onto one sheet tray and tops on the other.
2. Shape ground beef onto a sheet tray into two flat rectangles. (Use the rolls as a guide for the shape and size. Note that the beef will shrink in size as it cooks. Then sprinkle with kosher salt and black pepper.
3. Spread special burger sauce on roll bottoms. If needed – brush melted butter on the roll tops and sprinkle with sesame seeds while the butter is still wet.
4. Place the pan with the meat and pan with roll tops into the oven. Bake roll tops for five minutes, then remove from the oven. Bake ground beef for 10 minutes more, for a total of 15 minutes.
5. Remove the meat from the oven and drain off fat from pan. Place cheese slices over each rectangle of beef and place back into the oven for one minute to melt.
6. Lift each section of cheese covered cooked beef onto each six pack of roll bottoms.
7. Top each burger with minced onion, sliced pickles, and shredded lettuce.
8. Invert roll tops and spread with special sauce.
9. Pull apart roll tops and place over each burger. Then using a sharp large knife, cut through the sections to separate the 12 burgers.
10. Serve immediately.

• Can I make Copycat Big Mac Sliders ahead of time?  The individual components can be prepared in advance, but wait to bake just before serving so they are hot and fresh.
• How do I store leftovers?   Store refrigerated for up to two days, however note that rolls will become soggy and the vegetables will wilt the longer they sit.
• How do I reheat leftovers? You should remove the meat patty and microwave then place back into the sandwich.
• Can I freeze these burgers?  No.

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