Healthy Big Mac Casserole
This healthy big mac casserole tastes just like your favourite comfort meal from McDonalds, but with hidden veggies! It's also gluten-free and ready in 45 minutes.
Servings: 6 people
Ingredients
- 2.5 cups water
- 1 lb white potatoes chopped into 2 inch pieces
- 2 lbs ground beef or turkey
- 1 cup yellow onion diced
- 1 cup carrot shredded (optional)
- 1 cup zucchini shredded (optional)
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 2 cups cheddar cheese shredded
Toppings:
- Sliced pickles
- Chopped lettuce
- Chopped tomatoes
- Sesame seeds
- 1 batch Healthy Big Mac sauce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°F. In a large saucepan, bring water to a boil. Once boiling, add chopped potatoes and allow to simmer for about 5 minutes (or until potatoes are soft enough to be pierced with a fork).
- To a pan over medium-high heat, add oil. Once hot, add ground meat. Cook until meat is no longer pink, about 7 minutes. Add onion, shredded carrot and zucchini (if using) along with the spices and saute for an additional 2 minutes (or until veggies are soft and onions are translucent.
- To a 9x13 inch casserole dish add potatoes, ground meat mixture and ¾ cup of cheese and mix. Top with the remaining 1 + ¼ cup cheese. Cover with tin foil and bake for 15 minutes. Remove tin foil and bake for another 10 minutes.
- For extra crispy cheese you can broil for an additional 5 minutes
- Top with desired toppings and serve over lettuce with a large dollop of big mac sauce.
Notes
*I have included an estimation of the nutrition information for this recipe below. However, always remember a recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don't forget that both your body and soul need nourishment! The owner of this website is not liable for this estimation.
Nutrition
Serving: 1.5cups | Calories: 503kcal | Carbohydrates: 20g | Protein: 41g | Fat: 28g | Saturated Fat: 13g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 9g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 136mg | Sodium: 567mg | Potassium: 1006mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 4149IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 315mg | Iron: 4mg
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