Big Mac Pasta Salad

This creamy Big Mac pasta salad combines tender rotini, seasoned ground beef, cheddar cheese, pickles, and a tangy Thousand Island-style dressing for a fun twist on the classic burger.

Prep Time15

Rest Time2

Total Time2 15

Course: Main Course, Salad

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Big Mac Pasta Salad Recipe

Servings: quarts

Calories: 1517kcal

Equipment

1 x-large mixing bowl
1 medium mixing bowl

Ingredients

1 pound rotini pasta, cooked al dente and drained
1 pound hamburger, browned and drained
1 ½ cups cheddar cheese cubes,
1 ½ cups shredded iceberg lettuce
1 ½ cups cherry tomatoes, halved
1 cup onion, minced
1 ½ cups dill pickle, diced
1 ⅓ cups thousand island dressing
⅔ cup Mayonnaise
dill pickle chips, optional garnish
½ teaspoon white sesame seeds, optional garnish

Instructions

Be sure to let your rotini and hamburger fully cool before continuing with assembly of the pasta salad.
Place the pasta, hamburger, cheese cubes, shredded lettuce, tomatoes, onion, and diced dill pickles in an x-large mixing bowl. Gently fold together until thoroughly mixed.
In a medium mixing bowl, combine the thousand island dressing and mayonnaise and stir until combined.
Pour the dressing over the top of the pasta salad and gently fold again until all the ingredients are fully coated with the dressing.
Cover and place in the fridge to rest for at least 2 hours or until chilled through. You can eat the salad immediately, if desired, the flavors just get much better when everything is left to chill for a bit.
Garnish with dill pickle chips and white sesame seeds, if desired, and enjoy!

Notes

Store in an airtight container, in the fridge, for up to 4 days. Do not freeze.
Big Macs do not have tomatoes, so you don’t have to include those in the recipe if that’s your preference. The red is just a nice pop of color.
You can use grape tomatoes instead of cherry. Whatever you have on hand is fine, in general.
Some people prefer salt in this salad. I like it both ways, so it’s totally up to your preferences on whether you add it or not.
When chopping everything, I ensure it’s a nice bite size and not too big.
This makes it easier to get more than one ingredient in each bite. This makes quite a bit of salad. If you don’t need a large amount, I suggest halving the recipe.

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