A new menu item just hit McDonald’s restaurants nationwide — but it may taste familiar to fans, in more ways than one.<\/p>\n
According to the Chicago-based burger chain, the brand’s new Chicken Big Mac will be available at McDonald’s restaurants across the country for a limited time beginning Thursday. The launch marks the sandwich’s U.S. debut, though it’s been available internationally, in markets including the UK and Australia, according to the restaurant.<\/p>\n
The twist on one of McDonald’s most popular menu items comes weeks after the chain teased its release on social media, with the phrase “Not not a Big Mac.”<\/p>\n
The sandwich — a new take on the 1968 classic Big Mac — features nearly all the toppings and fixings Big Mac eaters know and love: Pickles, lettuce, cheese, Big Mac sauce, and a sesame seed bun. The only changes are no onions, and of course, the chicken.<\/p>\n
According to officials, the tempura-battered chicken patties used were specifically designed to fit the Big Mac. They are also unlike the patties used in McDonald’s other chicken sandwiches — like the McChicken, which uses a blend of muscle meat, or the McCrispy, which is a breast filet.<\/p>\n
“This is like if I were to put chicken nuggets on a burger,” a McDonald’s official said. “It’s like a chicken nugget burger basically,” another added.<\/p>\n
The new sandwich is the latest update from the chain, which also recently announced the return of its beloved Boo Buckets, this time with a new look.<\/p>\n
In a Monday announcement, the Chicago-based burger chain revealed the iconic Halloween pails would return to McDonald’s Happy Meals beginning in mid-October. It also unveiled new bucket designs for 2024, saying the nostalgic pails were getting a “refresh.”<\/p>\n
However, some on social media didn’t love the updated look.<\/p>\n
When can I get the Chicken Big Mac?<\/strong> – The sandwich will be available at McDonald’s restaurants across the country for a limited time beginning Thursday.<\/p>\n What’s in the sandwich?<\/strong> – The Chicken Big Mac features tempura-battered chicken patties, pickles, lettuce, cheese, Big Mac sauce, and a sesame seed bun.<\/p>\n Is the sandwich available internationally?<\/strong> – Yes, the sandwich has been available internationally in markets such as the UK and Australia.<\/p>\n Will the Boo Buckets return?<\/strong> – Yes, the classic Halloween pails will return to McDonald’s Happy Meals beginning in mid-October with a new look.<\/p>\n When will the Boo Buckets be available?<\/strong> – The buckets will hit McDonald’s stores beginning October 15 and will be available “while supplies last.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Chicken Big Mac: A Twist on a Classic A New Take on a 1968 Classic A new menu item just hit McDonald’s restaurants nationwide — but it may taste familiar to fans, in more ways than one. International Debut According to the Chicago-based burger chain, the brand’s new Chicken Big Mac will be available at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2639,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2638","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-dining"},"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/media.nbcchicago.com\/2024\/10\/chickenbigmac-ezgif.com-webp-to-jpg-converter.jpg?quality=85&strip=all&resize=1200%2C675&w=1200&resize=1200,675&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2638"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2638"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2640,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2638\/revisions\/2640"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/citystuff.com\/chicago\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}