Simple Keto "Big Mac" Style Burger (Nut Free and Gluten Free)

American cheese

🥗Healthier: reduced-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: cheddar cheese

Reduced-fat cheese lowers calories while maintaining flavor.

special sauce

🥗Healthier: yogurt-based dressing

💰Cheaper: mayo + ketchup

Yogurt-based dressing is lighter and healthier.

In a medium bowl, combine 113 g mayonnaise, 29 g keto ketchup, 15 ml apple cider vinegar, 15 g keto sweet relish, 1/4 to 1/2 tsp onion powder, 1/8 tsp black pepper, 1/2 tsp brown sugar substitute, and 1/2 tbsp mustard.

Whisk everything together until fully combined and the sweetener is dissolved. Spoon the sauce into an airtight container and chill in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour.

Preheat oven to 425°F and lightly grease an oven fryer rack or place a cooling rack inside a large baking sheet.

Crumble 1.5 lbs of lean ground beef into a large mixing bowl and sprinkle with desired dry seasonings like garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, salt, and pepper.

Stir everything together until fully combined and divide into six portions, roughly 1/4 lb each, shaping into patties about 4 inches in diameter.

Place the shaped patties onto the prepared oven fryer rack, leaving space between each one, and bake for 5 to 10 minutes until desired doneness (internal temperature 155°F to 165°F).

Remove patties from the oven and let sit for 2-3 minutes to drain excess grease.

To assemble the burger, spread 1 to 1.5 tbsp of the special sauce on the bottom portion of a keto hamburger bun.

Top with minced onion, shredded lettuce, a slice of cheese, and one cooked hamburger patty.

Add another bottom portion of a keto hamburger bun, spread with more special sauce, add more minced onions, and shredded lettuce.

Top with a second cooked hamburger patty, 2-3 pickles, and optionally a slice of tomato and a second slice of cheese.

Finish with the top portion of the keto hamburger bun and serve immediately.

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