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    Home » Recipes » Comfort Food Recipes

    Big Mac Pizza

    Published: Sep 21, 2023 by Philip Lago and Mystique Mattai · This post may contain affiliate links

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    This Big Mac Pizza is the ultimate cheeseburger pizza. With a base of homemade Big Mac sauce, juicy ground beef, stringy cheese, sesame seeds, and all the classic toppings like pickles, onions, and lettuce, each bite of this mouthwatering, nostalgic pizza recipe seriously tastes like, you know, that burger!

    big mac pizza slice on plates.
    Jump to:
    • Ingredient List
    • Additions
    • Recipe Steps: How to Make Big Mac Pizza
    • Chef's Tip
    • Storage
    • Recipe FAQs
    • Other Copycat Style Recipes to Consider
    • Recipe Card

    If you don't know by now, we’re obsessed with everything Big Mac. Our Homemade Big Mac Burger is one of the most popular recipes on our blog, and our Big Mac Nachos from our cookbook, Eat With Us, is a recipe most people make first.

    Inspired by the classic McDonald's Big Mac burger, our Big Mac Pizza is probably our favorite fusion recipe on our blog. Cheeseburger meets pizza – what’s not to love? Juicy ground beef, stringy cheese, Homemade Big Mac Sauce Recipe, shredded lettuce, pickle slices, and onions, all served on Neapolitan-style pizza dough– it’s the best of both worlds.

    Similar to a cheeseburger pizza, each bite is a combination of sweet and savory flavors and crispy, crunchy textures that are easy to grab and incredibly mouthwatering. A quick and easy pizza beloved by adults, and a kid-friendly recipe too, this food mashup will seriously make you want to convert every recipe you make into a Big Mac version too. Trust us, pizza night will never be the same.

    Skip takeout and instead serve our Big Mac Pizza for dinner, as a game night recipe, or alongside our The Ultimate Fully Loaded Nachos with Lentils, Mexican Inspired Crispy Chicken Wings, Roasted Jalapeño Poppers with Bacon, and Crispy Oven Baked French Fries, or when you’re craving the golden arches. 

    Ingredient List

    ingredients needed to make big mac pizza labelled with text graphics.
    • Pizza dough: Homemade is best, but store-bought dough is very easy to work with and usually tastes great.
    • Big Mac Sauce: Whether you use our recipe for Homemade Big Mac Sauce or storebought, the star of any Big Mac recipe is the Mac Sauce
    • Sesame seeds: Added to the crust to resemble the sesame bun on a Big Mac.
    • Ground beef: High-quality medium or regular ground beef. 
    • Mozzarella cheese: For this pizza, we like a dry-packed mozzarella ball. It’s the best cheese to use mainly as it’s stringy and doesn’t release too much grease.
    • Cheddar cheese: Just a bit of cheddar or American cheese to give a sharp flavor and nod to the classic Big Mac Burger.
    • Iceberg lettuce: Added at the end so it doesn’t get soggy. Shredded romaine lettuce can be used as a substitute.
    • Dill Pickle: Our preference is fermented deli-style dill pickles, but shelf-stable vinegar-based dill pickles work as well.
    • Onion: White onion is best, Spanish or yellow onion can be used as a substitute.

    See the recipe card for full information on ingredients and quantities.

    Additions

    • Spicy: Add a few dashes of hot sauce to the Homemade Big Mac Sauce and hot pepper rings on top along with the pickles and onions.
    • Meat Lovers:  Add ground sausage and bacon for even more meaty flavor.
    • Vegetarian: Omit the ground beef or replace it with a meat replacement.

    Recipe Steps: How to Make Big Mac Pizza

    hand holding a ball of pizza dough.

    1. Prepare the pizza dough.

    Divide the dough and roll the pieces into smooth balls, ensuring there are no tears on the surface. Rest, covered, for 30 minutes or as directed in your dough recipe or package instructions.

    homemade big mac sauce in a jar labeled.

    2. Make the Mac sauce.

    Combine mayonnaise, minced onion and pickle, mustard, vinegar, ketchup, paprika, garlic powder, salt, and pepper in a bowl and set aside.

    Get the full recipe for our Homemade Big Mac Sauce Recipe.

    ground beef cooking in a cast iron skillet.

    3. Cook the ground beef.

    Break up the ground beef and sear in a very hot skillet over medium-high heat until just cooked through. Season with salt and set aside.

    pizza dough stretched on a table with ingredients around it.

    4. Stretch the dough.

    Coat one of the pizza dough portions in flour. Starting in the middle, press down firmly with your fingertips, pushing the air towards the edges of the dough, until you have about an 8-inch round. Stretch the dough the rest of the way until you have about a 12-inch round.

    Here's a great dough-stretching video for a visual guide.

    spoon adding big mac sauce to rounded pizza dough.

    5. Sauce the pizza.

    Spoon the Big Mac sauce onto the center of the dough. Use the back of a large spoon to spread the sauce all over the dough leaving a 1-inch crust. 

    pizza dough topped with big mac sauce, mozzarella cheese, cooked ground beef, cheddar cheese and sesame seeds.

    6. Top the pizza.

    Sprinkle the pizza with a light coating of shredded mozzarella cheese, half of the ground beef, and cheddar cheese, then sprinkle the crust with sesame seeds.

    cooked oven baked pizza with melted cheese.

    7. Cook the pizza.

    Transfer the dough to a preheated pizza stone and bake until the cheese is melted, and the crust is risen, golden, and cooked through.

    pizza topped with big mac ingredients cut into four slices.

    8. Make it like a Big Mac.

    Finish the pizzas by layering the top with handfuls of shredded lettuce, dill pickle slices, and onion. Drizzle liberally with Homemade Big Mac Sauce and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

    Chef's Tip

    If using a home oven with a pizza stone, ensure to set it to the highest temperature possible and preheat the oven with the pizza stone in it, set on the highest oven rack. This will give you the closest resemblance to a real pizza oven.

    close up of oven baked pizza topped with pickles, lettuce, onion, mac sauce and sesame seeds.

    Storage

    Because lettuce is added to the top of the pizza, it should be fully enjoyed when it’s made. If you need to store leftovers, remove lettuce before chilling.

    Recipe FAQs

    How do you reheat Big Mac Pizza?

    Remove lettuce and pickles before storing leftovers. Reheat your pizza in the oven at 350°F or in a skillet over low heat for 6-8 minutes or until the bottom is crisp and toppings warmed up. Top with shredded lettuce, sliced onions, and pickles. Drizzle any additional Homemade Big Mac Sauce, if you have.

    How do you make Homemade Big Mac Sauce?

    We have a dedicated post on Homemade Big Mac Sauce or scroll to the recipe card for ingredients and methods.

    Can you buy Big Mac sauce?

    Big Mac sauce can be purchased on the McDonald’s app and at some Canadian grocery stores, such as Metro, or IGA.

    What Ingredients are in real Big Mac sauce?

    Ingredients: Soybean Oil, Sweet Relish (diced Pickles, Sugar, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Distilled Vinegar, Salt, Corn Syrup, Xanthan Gum, Calcium Chloride, Spice Extractives), Water, Egg Yolks, Distilled Vinegar, Spices, Onion Powder, Salt, Propylene Glycol Alginate, Garlic Powder, Vegetable Protein (hydrolyzed Corn, Soy And Wheat), Sugar, Caramel Color, Turmeric, Extractives Of Paprika, Soy Lecithin. Source: McDonald’s

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    If you tried this Big Mac Pizza Recipe or any other recipe on our website, please leave a ⭐️ star rating and let me know how it went in the 📝 comments below. Thanks for visiting!

    Recipe Card

    A slice of Neapolitan-style big mac pizza with wood fired crust on a white plate topped with lettuce, pickles, onions and big mac sauce.

    Big Mac Pizza Recipe

    5 from 3 votes
    Philip Lago and Mystique Mattai
    This Big Mac Pizza is the ultimate cheeseburger pizza. With a base of homemade Big Mac sauce, juicy ground beef, stringy cheese, sesame seeds, and all the classic toppings like pickles, onions, and lettuce, each bite of this mouthwatering, nostalgic pizza recipe seriously tastes like, you know, that burger!
    Servings: 4 servings
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    Prep Time 45 minutes mins
    Cook Time 5 minutes mins
    Total Time 50 minutes mins

    Ingredients
      

    • 1 lb pizza dough
    • 12 oz medium ground beef
    • 1 ½ cups Big Mac Sauce (ingredients and recipe below)
    • 1 cup grated mozzarella cheese
    • 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
    • ½ head ice berg lettuce shredded
    • 1 tablespoon sesame seeds

    Big Mac Sauce

    • 1 cup mayonnaise
    • ¼ cup minced dill pickle
    • 2 tablespoon minced onion
    • 2 tablespoon yellow mustard
    • 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar or pickle brine
    • 1 tablespoon ketchup
    • 1 teaspoon paprika
    • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • ¼ teaspoon pepper

    Instructions
     

    • Divide your dough into 230g-250g pieces and roll into a smooth ball, ensuring there are no tears in the surface. Rest, covered, for a minimum of 30 minutes or as directed in your dough recipe or package instructions.
    • If making your own Mac sauce, combine the ingredients for it in a small bowl and set aside.
    • Preheat your pizza oven as directed or if using a home oven, preheat it to the highest temperature setting, typically 500°F - 550°F, with a pizza stone on the top oven rack.
    • Break the ground beef into small pieces. Carefully spread the beef out in a very hot skillet over medium-high heat. Sear for 2 minutes, then stir the beef to brown the other sides for another 2 minutes, until just cooked through. Season with salt and set aside.
    • Stretch the first dough ball into a 12-inch round. Start by dunking the pizza dough in a bowl of flour, completely coating it, then shaking off the excess. Starting in the middle of the dough ball, press down firmly with your finger tips, pushing the air towards the edges of the dough, do this at different angles, turning and flipping the dough every-so-often until you have about an 8-inch round. From this point stretch the dough the rest of the way until you have about a 12-inch round.Before topping the pizza, ensure there is enough flour so that the dough will easily move around and launch onto your pizza stone.
    • Spoon about 6 tablespoons of big mac sauce to the centre of the dough. Using the back of a large spoon, and working in a circular motion, spread the sauce all over the dough leaving an 1-inch crust.
    • Top with a light coating of shredded mozzarella cheese, half the ground beef, and cheddar cheese. Sprinkle the crust with sesame seeds.
    • Launch the pizza to the pizza stone in the oven and bake for 5-8 minutes until the cheese has melted and the crust has risen and browned. If use a pizza oven, turn the pizza about 90° every 30 seconds until the cheese has melted and the crust has risen and browned, around 1 to 2 minutes. Repeat with the second pizza.
    • Finish the pizzas by layering the top with handfuls of shredded lettuce, dill pickle slices and onion. Drizzle liberally with Homemade Big Mac Sauce and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

    Video

    Recipe Notes

    Scroll up to view a visual walk-through of the recipe.
    Stretching the dough: Here is a great video on how to stretch pizza dough.
    How to make pizza in the oven without a pizza stone: Start on step 4 (cooking the beef),  then stretch 1 lb of pizza dough on a greased 13x18 baking sheet, cover, and rest for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 450°F and continue the recipe from step 6. The pizza will bake in the oven on the lower rack for 20-25 minutes until the crust is puffy and golden. 
     

    Nutrition

    Calories: 1107kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 37g | Fat: 71g | Saturated Fat: 22g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 139mg | Sodium: 2028mg | Potassium: 377mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 9g | Vitamin A: 811IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 388mg | Iron: 5mg

    Additional Information

    Course: Appetizer, Main
    Cuisine: American, Italian, north american
    Servings: 4 servings
    Calories: 1107
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    Comments

    1. Marlene Roberts says

      November 14, 2023 at 11:00 pm

      I made this the other day in the oven and it was a hit. The family loved it and has demanded I make it every week now.5 stars

      Reply
      • Philip Lago + Mystique Mattai says

        November 14, 2023 at 11:03 pm

        Can't think of a better compliment than that! I can think of worse things to eat on a weekly 😉

        Reply
    2. Jackson says

      September 22, 2023 at 6:32 pm

      This pizza is unreal!5 stars

      Reply
      • Philip Lago + Mystique Mattai says

        September 23, 2023 at 12:22 am

        It really is. One of our favourites.

        Reply
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