The Secret Hack To Making The Perfect McDonald Happy Meals At Home For Less!
With prices going up, families around Australia are tightening their budgets - but that doesn't mean you have to miss out on a family treat night.
Well, no matter if your family is big or small, a bit of creativity can go a long way when it comes to creating a family' fakeaway'. Yep, that's a fake takeaway - cheaper and healthier recipes than their fast food counterparts.
How To Make McDonald's Cheeseburgers At Home For Less!
A Mcdonald's Happy Meal has to be one most iconic family take away treats. At the time of writing this article, the price of a Happy Meal is:
Chicken McNuggets 3pc Happy Meal $7.50
Chicken McNuggets 6pc Happy Meal $10.15
Crispy Chicken Snack Wrap Happy Meal $7.50
Grilled Chicken Snack Wrap Happy Meal $7.50
Cheeseburger Happy Meal $7.50
Imagine you need 4 Cheeseburger Happy Meals. That's $30.
We'll spare you more maths and get straight to the point. Here's how you can make 4 cheaper, larger, healthier cheeseburger meals at home.
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Ingredients
1x 4xpack of Brioche Buns from Aldi $2.69
1x Woolworths processed cheese slices smokey $3.70 (12x slices)
1x 4xpack of Frozen Beef Burgers from Aldi $8.69
1x jar of Globus Cucumbers Polish Dill from Woolworths $3.70
1x bottle of French's Classic Yellow Mustard Woolworths $2.90
1x Seasons Pride French Fries 1kg From Aldi $2.09
Total so far: $23.80 - not to mention you'll be able to keep some of this for a second, third, or even fourth round of fakeaway. Staples are the savings that keep giving!
Any brand will do of the following, use whatever you have at home:
1 x brown onion
1x bottle of tomato sauce
Method:
Here's the hack to making it taste like a real Mcdonald's cheeseburger.
- Cook both frozen chips and burger patties per packet instructions.
- Put your burger patty on the bun, and top with a slice of smokey cheese.
- Then add 2 pieces of Dill Pickle and 1/2 tsp of diced onion per burger.
- Spread tomato sauce and French's Mustard on the top bun and assemble your burger stack.
- Microwave the whole cheeseburger (including the bun) for 15 seconds.
Serve with your chips and the beverages of your choice.
Switch the cheeseburger out for nuggets for an even more affordable option!
We're not saying it's as quick as the drive-through, but hey, it's still going to take minimal effort and less than 20 mins cook time, so it's by no means an extravagant feast.
Do you have a fakeaway favourite at your house? Let us know in the comments below.
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