🌮 EASY Gluten-Free Big Mac Tacos w/ Smash Burgers

American cheese

🥗Healthier: low-fat cheese

💰Cheaper: cheddar cheese

Low-fat cheese reduces calories while maintaining flavor.

Big Mac sauce

🥗Healthier: yogurt-based dressing

💰Cheaper: mayo + ketchup

Yogurt-based dressing is lighter and healthier.

Start by making the Big Mac sauce with 1/3 cup mayonnaise, 1 teaspoon mustard, 1 teaspoon maple syrup, and 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar.

Add 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/2 teaspoon onion powder, 1/2 teaspoon paprika, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and a dash of pepper to the sauce and whisk until combined.

Set the sauce aside.

Divide 1 pound of ground beef into 6 pieces, each about 1/6 of a pound.

Take one corn tortilla and roll the ground beef into a circle, then press it out to fit the tortilla, allowing it to overlap the edges slightly.

Season the patty with onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper, and sprinkle a few drops of Worcestershire sauce on top.

Heat a skillet over medium to high heat and spray with olive oil.

Place the patty meat side down in the skillet and cook for about 1-2 minutes until browned, keeping an eye on the edges.

Flip the patty when the juices run clear and let it sit for about 20 seconds to cook flavor into the tortilla.

Transfer the taco to a baker's rack to cool and drain juices.

For a second cooking method, place a weight on top of the patty while cooking to keep it smashed down.

Cook until the edges are browned, then flip and add a slice of cheese on top, covering with a glass lid to melt the cheese.

Prepare the lettuce by cutting it into fine strips, rolling the leaves tight and slicing them.

Slice pickles or use relish for the tacos.

Assemble the tacos by placing pickles, shredded lettuce, and drizzling the Big Mac sauce on top.

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