2025 has begun with a few of my family and friends sharing great recipes and meal prep ideas. Shonna McDaniel's is into her vegan mode and crafting excellent, delicious plant-based dishes. Here is a vegan & plant-based meal to try.
This delicious vegan Big Mac McDonalds replica can be made in 10 minutes at home using easy-to-find ingredients! Anyone in your household will find this burger tasty with my vegan Big Mac sauce included!
If you have non-vegans in your household, it’s quicker to make this vegan Big Mac at home than it is driving and waiting in line to order a non-vegan McDonald’s Big Mac (not to mention healthier, fewer calories, cheaper, and better for the environment)
Ingredients for the burger patties:
- 1 can of black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1/2 cup of cooked brown rice
- 1/4 cup of bread crumbs
- 1/4 cup of chopped onions
- 1/4 cup of chopped green pepper
- 1 tablespoon of soy sauce
- 1/2 teaspoon of garlic powder
- Salt and pepper to taste
To make the burger patties, combine all the ingredients in a food processor and blend until the mixture is smooth. Divide the mixture into four equal portions and form each into a patty shape. Place on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake in the oven for 20-25 minutes.
For the special sauce
- 1/4 cup of vegan mayo
- 2 tablespoons of vegan Thousand Island dressing
- 1 tablespoon of yellow mustard
- 1 tablespoon of finely chopped onions
- 1 tablespoon of sweet pickle relish
Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Cook the burgers on each minute for 3-4 mins until heated through (or according to the package instructions if different).
While the burgers are cooking, chop your onions, lettuce and pickles.
To make the middle bun of the Big Mac, you can cut the top off the bun, so your bun has 3 parts.
Lightly toast all three bun parts by tossing them on the heat grill pan, face down, for 1 min, covered.
To assemble the burger, spread ½ to 1 tbsp Big Mac sauce over the bottom piece of each bun.
Then, add some minced onion, iceberg lettuce, one vegan cheese slice, one burger patty, and three pickle medallions (like at the restaurant).
Put the middle portion of the bun on next and spread with another 1 tbsp of Big Mac sauce, topped with onion, some lettuce,1 vegan cheese slice, 2nd burger patty, pickle medallions, and burger bun with more Big Mac sauce.
To melt the cheese, microwave each burger for 30 seconds or heat it in a pan with a cover.
Serve with a side of fries.
Nutrition Information
Serving size: 1 Burger Calories: 465 Fat: 24g Saturated fat: 6.4g Trans fat: 0mg Carbohydrates: 35.8g Sugar: 5.9g Sodium: 1432mg Fiber: 4.3g Protein: 27.2g Cholesterol: 0mg
