Say hello to Big Mac Tacos in the air fryer. You will love transforming your favourite fast-food ingredients into a delicious crispy burger wrap that is loaded with homemade burgers, burger salad garnish and of course a creamy burger sauce.
Even better this big mac copycat recipe is cooked in the air fryer, making the recipe quicker and easier.

Big Mac Tacos
Hands up to the times when you have followed a viral TikTok recipe and it has been a huge disaster. This has happened to me and many of my readers and friends over the years. Clever editing always makes these styles of videos look like everything works every single time.
But I find myself drawn in to try new ones as and when they happen and then crying in the kitchen when they are a complete failure!
Though some have surprised me, and I still love our instant pot feta cheese and have also made an air fryer version for our new cookbook Air Fryer Easy Everyday.
A new one I found myself drawn into, especially when someone said, can be make this in the air fryer, was Big Mac Tacos. The idea that you cook your burger over a wrap and then load it up with the burger salad and burger sauce that you associate so much with a Big Mac.
It sounded fun and about 20 attempts later, as you cant go like for like compared to the frying pan method, we had the most delicious big mac tacos air fryer recipe and that is what I would like to share with you today.
Can You Air Fry Big Mac Tacos?
Yes, you can air fry big mac tacos, but you need to add the tortilla wrap later, rather than at the start. This is because tortilla wraps cook incredibly fast in the air fryer and you will end up with a hard wrap otherwise, that will break easily.
As Featured In Air Fryer Easy Everyday

In our brand new cookbook Air Fryer Easy Everyday we show you how to make a burger in a bowl. The idea of burger in a bowl is that you have all your favourite features of the Big Mac but as a salad.
So when we decided to make for you a big mac on a tortilla, we knew which recipe we would base it on.
If you would like more everyday air fryer recipes do check out air fryer easy everyday and our other air fryer products as we literally have something for everyone.
Can You Cook Raw Beef On A Tortilla?
Yes, you can, raw beef can be cooked direct on a tortilla and its delicious. But the raw beef you use, must be low fat. That is because otherwise the fat will leak into the wrap and make a very soggy wrap that is likely to fall apart easily.
What Is A Big Mac Taco?
A big mac taco is when you cook yourself a homemade big mac or a copycat big mac. Then cook it with a tortilla wrap instead of a burger bun and then load it up with the other favourite ingredients.
Itโs like making yourself a homemade burger in the air fryer.
But to transform your burger into a big mac taco you are finishing the cooking process with:
- Adding a tortilla wrap to the burger
- Melting the cheese whilst itโs sat on the wrap
Then once finished with the air frying, you can remove the burger by its taco (makes it so easy to move it) and then load it up with salad bits and sauce and it then resembles this:

A big mac taco is also known by many names such as big mac wraps, burger tortilla recipe, taco mac, big mac tortilla, big mac smash tacos, big maco, mac taco, or a mcdonalds taco.
Is A Big Mac Taco Healthy?
Yes, I would consider a big mac taco to be healthy, especially compared to a classic Big Mac at McDonalds. You could also make it healthier if you wanted to by swapping the tortilla wrap for lettuce and to make a big mac taco lettuce wrap.
Big Mac Tacos Ingredients

Mince โ For this big mac tacos recipe it starts with the mince, or as you might call them in the US ground beef. We used a pack that is 250g which is just over ยฝ lb in weight. This is perfect because from this you can make ยผ pound burger size. Then alongside the mince you can add in onions if you want, but I know some donโt like onions in their burgers.
Wraps โ On a diet and want to enjoy a Big Mac taco burger, then use WW wraps. They are my go-to tortilla wrap for the air fryer as they perfectly fit.
Cheese โ For cheese what is easiest in the air fryer and similar to fast food burgers is to use sliced processed American cheese. It is flexible compared to premium sliced cheese so holds its position much better in the air fryer.
Seasonings โ This is optional, but you can add some salt and pepper, or a favourite seasoning, to flavour your homemade big mac with is to add in some dried basil and some mustard.
Sauce โ I call this the closest thing to the big mac sauce. It tastes amazing and only takes a couple of minutes to mix everything together as the burgers cook.
Toppings โ Then lets not forget about the big mac toppings. We recommend some lettuce, sliced onion, sliced tomato and gherkins. Though of course, you can mix and match with your favourite ingredients.
Can You Recommend An Air Fryer?
I often get asked which air fryers I recommend and which one I use. In 95% of our air fryer recipes, we use either the Philips Air Fryer XL or the Cosori XL because they are the best ones, we have found out of many air fryers we have tried over the years. You can click on the links above and read up on them. But if you would rather have a dual air fryer we recommend this Ninja Dual (make sure you order the right one as not all are good) or the Philips Dual.
How To Make Big Mac Tacos?

- Prep. Load a bowl up with your burger ingredients and mix well with your hands. Form into burger shapes.
- Cook. Place the homemade burgers into the air fryer basket or drawer and air fry for 12 minutes at 180c/360f.
- Prep. As the air fryer is busy cooking your burgers use this time to do the remaining prep. Mix together your burger sauce ingredients in a bowl, prep your big mac toppings and get the cheese and tortilla wraps out of the packing.
- Beeps. When the air fryer beeps remove the burgers and add a wrap to the air fryer. Spoon over a layer of burger sauce, then add the burger, then another spoonful of the sauce, then push down the cheese slice on top. This will help keep the burger in place and keep the cheese on. Air fry for a further 3 minutes at the same temperature.
- Lift. Then when the air fryer beeps lift out the wrap by the sides (makes it so easy) and then top the big mac wrap with the remaining sauce and salad items. Do this in batches if you have a smaller air fryer.
Now that is how simple it is to cook a big mac taco recipe using the air fryer.
Big Mac Smash Burger Tacos
Have you heard of Big Mac Smash Tacos? Basically, its this recipe but instead you flatten the burgers before you air fry them. It comes down to whether or not you want to smash them or not?
We prefer not, as its quite a small burger anyway per wrap, but if you do, you call roll out the burger prior to air frying and if you do this take 2 minutes off the cooking time.
How Long To Cook Big Mac Tacos In Air Fryer?
The big mac tacos air fryer time is JUST 15 minutes. Imagine that big mac tacos cooked to perfection with a wrap crispy wrap, melted cheese and a perfectly cooked burger all in 15 minutes.
Sam & Doms Top Tips For Success
For big mac tacos its all about what time the tortilla wraps are added. For all the non-air fryer versions the tortilla wraps are added with the burger, the burger is then flipped, but this results in a burnt tortilla.
Instead opt to add the tortilla over the burger once the burgers are almost cooked.
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Plus, if you love McDonalds here are a few more: air fryer filet o fish, air fryer chicken sandwich, or why not reheat mcdonalds chicken nuggets in air fryer or reheat mcdonalds French fries in air fryer?
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Big Mac Tacos In Air Fryer
Ingredients
- 2 Mini Tortilla Wraps
- 2 Slices American Processed Cheese
FOR THE BURGERS
- 250 g Lean Minced/Ground Beef
- 1 Tsp Mustard Powder
- 2 Tsp Dried Basil
- 1 Tsp Lightest Cream Cheese
- 1 Tbsp Grated Cheddar Cheese
- 1 Tbsp Finely Sliced Onion optional
- Salt & Pepper
FOR THE BURGER TOPPINGS
- 1 Small Lettuce such as baby gem
- 1 Large Tomato
- ยผ Medium White Onion
- 10 Gherkin/Pickle Slices
FOR THE BURGER SAUCE
- 1 Tsp Tomato Ketchup
- 2 Tbsp Mayonnaise
- 2 Tbsp Fat-Free Greek Yoghurt
- 1 Tsp Gherkin/Pickle Juice
- ยฝ Tsp English Mustard
- ยผ Tsp Smoked Paprika
Instructions
- Place the burger ingredients into a mixing bowl and mix well with your hands.
- Form the burgers into two quarter pounder burger patties and then place into the air fryer basket. Air fry your big mac burgers at 180c/360f for 12 minutes.
- In the meantime, prep your big mac sauce. Add the sauce ingredients into a bowl and with a spoon mix together until you have a creamy burger sauce. Put to one side.
- Also prep the salad garnish for on top of your burgers. We used sliced tomatoes, sliced onion, some lettuce and gherkins.
- When the air fryer beeps remove the burgers and add a tortilla wrap to each air fryer drawer, or you can do one at a time. Spread a teaspoon of sauce on them and then press down the almost cooked burger. Add a teaspoon of sauce on top, then push down a slice of the processed cheese. Air fry for another 3 minutes at the same temperature or until the cheese is perfectly melted.
- Remove the mac tacos by the wrap, this makes it easier.
- Then load up your burgers with salad garnish and the remaining sauce before serving.
Notes
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