Try These McDonald’s Recipes You Can Easily Make At Home

Bring America’s most popular fast-food restaurant home, without the drive-thru, with these copycat McDonald’s recipes! From McDonald’s tartar sauce recipe to cheeseburgers, French fries and so much more, you’ll be able to turn fast-food into a fresh, homemade meal. You can find more easy recipes @ Taste Of Home (Links Below). Now here are your McDonald’s Recipes! Enjoy 🙂

Quarter Pounder with Cheese

• INGREDIENTS
  1/2 cup seasoned breadcrumbs
  1 large egg, lightly beaten
  1/2 teaspoon salt
  1/2 teaspoon pepper
  1 pound ground beef
  1 tablespoon olive oil
  4 sesame seed hamburger buns, split
  Toppings of your choice

DIRECTIONS (Susan Mahaney, New Hartford, New York)
1)In a large bowl, combine bread crumbs, egg, salt and pepper. Add beef; mix lightly but thoroughly. Shape into four 1/2-in.-thick patties. Press a shallow indentation in the center of each with your thumb. Brush both sides of patties with oil.
2)Grill burgers, covered, over medium heat or broil 4 in. from heat 4-5 minutes on each side or until a thermometer reads 160°. Serve on buns with toppings. Yield: 4 servings.

 

Chicken McNuggets

• INGREDIENTS
  1/4 cup butter, melted
  1 cup panko (Japanese) breadcrumbs
  1/2 cup grated Parmesan cheese
  1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
  1-1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes
  Marinara sauce, optional

DIRECTIONS (Amanda Livesay, Mobile, Alabama)
1)Place butter in a shallow bowl. Combine the breadcrumbs, cheese and salt in another shallow bowl. Dip chicken in butter, then roll in crumbs.
2)Place in a single layer on two 15x10x1-in. baking pans. Bake at 375° for 15-18 minutes or until no longer pink, turning once. Serve with marinara sauce if desired.
Freeze option: Cool chicken nuggets. Freeze in freezer containers. To use, partially thaw in refrigerator overnight. Place on a baking sheet and reheat in a preheated 375° oven 7-12 minutes or until heated through. Yield: 8 servings.

Shamrock Shake

• INGREDIENTS
  3 tablespoons creme de menthe or 3 tablespoons 2% milk plus a dash of peppermint extract
  1-1/4 to 1-1/2 cups vanilla ice cream
  7 Girl Scout Thin Mint cookies
  Green food coloring, optional

DIRECTIONS (Shauna Sever, San Francisco, California)
Place all ingredients in a blender in order listed; cover and process until blended. Serve immediately. Yield: 2 servings.

McDonald’s french fries

• INGREDIENTS
  5 cups frozen French-fried potatoes
  2 tablespoons olive oil
  3 to 4 garlic cloves, minced
  1/4 teaspoon salt
  1/4 cup grated Parmesan cheese

DIRECTIONS (Taste of Home Test Kitchen, Milwaukee, Wisconsin)

Preheat oven to 450°. Place potatoes in a large bowl. Mix oil, garlic and salt; toss with potatoes. Arrange in a single layer on a large baking sheet.
Bake 15-20 minutes or until golden brown, stirring once. Sprinkle with cheese; toss lightly. Serve immediately. Yield: 5 servings.

McDonald’s Cheeseburger

• INGREDIENTS
  1/4 cup steak sauce
  2 tablespoons plus 1/3 cup seasoned coating mix, divided
  1 pound ground beef
  4 hamburger buns, split
  4 lettuce leaves

DIRECTIONS
In a bowl, combine the steak sauce and 2 tablespoons of coating mix. Crumble beef over mixture and mix well. Shape into four 3-1/2-in. patties. Dip both sides of patties in the remaining coating. Place on an ungreased baking sheet.
Bake at 350° until a thermometer reads 160°, about 20 minutes, turning once. Serve on buns with lettuce. Yield: 4 servings.

Bacon, egg, and cheese biscuit

• INGREDIENTS
  4 cups biscuit/baking mix
  1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  1 cup finely chopped fully cooked ham
  1 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper, divided
  1 cup 2% milk
  3 tablespoons butter, melted
  EGGS:
  8 large eggs
  1/2 cup 2% milk
  1/4 teaspoon coarsely ground pepper
  1/8 teaspoon salt
  2 tablespoons butter
  1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  Optional toppings: salsa, sliced tomato, red onion and avocado

DIRECTIONS (Fay Moreland, Wichita Falls, Texas)
Preheat oven to 425°. In a large bowl, combine biscuit mix, cheese, ham and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Add milk; mix just until moistened.
Turn onto a lightly floured surface; knead gently 8-10 times. Pat or roll dough to 1-in. thickness; cut with a floured 2-1/2-in. biscuit cutter. Place 2 in. apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Brush with melted butter; sprinkle with remaining pepper. Bake 12-14 minutes or until golden brown.
Meanwhile, for eggs, in a bowl, whisk eggs, milk, pepper and salt. In a large nonstick skillet, heat butter over medium heat. Pour in egg mixture; cook and stir until eggs are thickened and no liquid egg remains. Stir in cheese; remove from heat.
Split warm biscuits in half. Layer bottoms with egg mixture and toppings as desired. Replace tops. Yield: 10 servings.

Honey mustard sauce

INGREDIENTS
1/2 cup stone-ground mustard
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup rice vinegar —

DIRECTIONS (Sharon Rehm, New Blaine, Arkansas)
In a small bowl, whisk all ingredients. Refrigerate until serving. Yield: 1 cup.

Pico guacamole with artisan grilled chicken sandwich

Because I thought of it myself and it’s such a great sandwich—everyone I’ve shared the recipe with just loves it and they make it over and over again. You can use any type of bread or roll for this sandwich—we like the ciabatta but have used other bread and rolls—whatever I might have handy. You can also pan fry the chicken if you can’t get to a grill.

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McCafe strawberry shake

Cool off with a thick and rich treat that will remind you of a malt shoppe! —Kathryn Conrad, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Hotcakes

I found this fluffy pancake recipe among our old family favorites and adapted it to make a small amount. It’s quick and easy to prepare, but we still consider it a special treat. —Eugene Presley, Council, Virginia.

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