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A PERSONAL KITCHEN FAVORITEBurgers · McDonald's inspired

Your Extra-Cheese Plain Big Mac

Comfortably cook this favorite using a clear ingredient list and clearly timed steps you can follow one at a time.

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MADE AT HOME ✦ MADE WITH LOVE

THE ONE-PAGE RECIPE

Your Extra-Cheese Plain Big Mac

McDonald's inspired · Original homemade adaptation

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PREP TIME8 min

COOK TIME8 min

SERVINGS2 burgers

TOTAL16 min

Ingredients

EVERYTHING YOU NEED

12 oz ground beef, divided into 4 thin patties
2 sesame buns plus 2 extra bottom bun halves
4-6 slices American cheese
Salt and pepper
Butter or spray for toasting
No Mac Sauce, onions, lettuce or pickles (matching your receipts)

✺ Let's cook

STEP-BY-STEP · EACH ONE TIMED

Prep the bun layers
2 min
Toast the tops, bottoms and extra middle bun layers on a warm dry skillet.
Shape thin patties
3 min
Form four thin beef patties and season just before cooking.
Cook patties
6-8 min
Sear in a hot skillet, flipping once; check that ground beef reaches 160°F.
Add cheese
1 min
Melt cheese over each patty, using an extra slice if you prefer.
Stack three layers
2 min
Bottom bun, patty and cheese, middle bun, second patty and cheese, top bun.

Best tips

This is intentionally your customized, sauce-free version - not the standard Big Mac.

Save more: Skip the middle bun for a double cheeseburger with less bread.

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