Craving a burger? Eat this instead 🤝
Craving a burger? Eat this instead 🤝 is a easy American recipe that serves 2. 520 calories per serving. Recipe by Noel Deyzel on YouTube.
Prep: 11 min | Cook: 8 min | Total: 24 min
Cost: $11.51 total, $5.75 per serving
Ingredients
- 1 lb Ground Beef (80% lean, fresh)
- 4 pieces Lettuce Leaves (Iceberg or romaine, washed and dried)
- 1 medium Onion (Yellow, thinly sliced)
- 1 medium Tomato (Ripe, sliced)
- 2 tbsp Mayonnaise (Regular, room temperature)
- 1 tbsp Sweet Pickle Relish (Store‑bought)
- 1 tbsp Ketchup (Regular)
- 1 tsp Yellow Mustard (Regular)
- 1/2 tsp Salt (Kosher or sea salt)
- 1/4 tsp Black Pepper (Freshly ground)
- 2 pieces Burger Buns (optional) (Sesame seed buns, toasted if desired)
Instructions
Prepare Vegetables
Wash lettuce leaves, onion, and tomato. Pat lettuce dry. Thinly slice the onion and slice the tomato into rounds.
Time: PT5M
Preheat Skillet
Place the skillet over medium‑high heat and let it warm for about two minutes.
Time: PT2M
Temperature: medium‑high heat
Cook Ground Beef
Add the ground beef to the hot skillet. Break it up with the spatula and cook, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink and fully browned, about 5‑7 minutes.
Time: PT7M
Temperature: medium‑high heat
Season Beef
Sprinkle the cooked beef with salt, black pepper, and any additional spices you like (e.g., garlic powder). Stir to combine.
Time: PT1M
Make Big‑Mac‑Style Sauce
In a mixing bowl combine mayonnaise, sweet pickle relish, ketchup, yellow mustard, a pinch of salt and pepper. Whisk until smooth.
Time: PT2M
Assemble the Burger
If using buns, toast them lightly. On the bottom bun (or directly on a plate), layer lettuce, a slice of tomato, onion rings, the seasoned beef patty, and a generous dollop of the sauce. Top with the remaining bun or serve as a lettuce‑wrap.
Time: PT2M
Nutrition Facts
- Calories
- 520
- Protein
- 30g
- Carbohydrates
- 32g
- Fat
- 26g
- Fiber
- 3g
Dietary info: Contains meat, Contains gluten (if buns are used), Not vegetarian
Allergens: Eggs (mayonnaise), Wheat (burger buns, if used), Mustard
Last updated: April 18, 2026








