McDonald’s Chicken Big Mac may finally be coming to the US

Apart from one very limited test run in the United States in 2022, McDonald’s has never given its American customers the chance to try its hugely popular Chicken Big Mac. But in an exciting development, rumors have recently surfaced that the long-awaited sandwich may finally be making its way back to the United States.

At the beginning of the month, the food blogger Burger Beast reported that the Chicken Big Mac is available in two McDonald’s restaurants in Miami and Homestead, Florida. In addition, @snackolator—who often previews the opening of restaurant chains before they are officially announced—claimed in a Instagram post this week that the Chicken Big Mac would hit menus in the US in 2024.

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“The CEO of @mcdonalds revealed in a recent video that the Chicken Big Mac will be available in U.S. stores alongside the original variant, but he did not give a specific date,” the post said.

The video @snackolator was referring to was probably from August 7th. TikTok in which McDonald’s CEO Chris Kempczinski conducted a head-to-head taste test of the classic Big Mac (590 calories) and the Chicken Big Mac. In the post, Kempczinski noted that the Chicken Big Mac “has been on our menu before and will be making a return appearance.”

However, the CEO did not reveal when the Chicken Big Mac would be on menus, nor did he directly confirm that it would be offered in American McDonald’s restaurants. A McDonald’s representative did not immediately respond to our requests for confirmation of the Chicken Big Mac’s alleged return to the United States.

For the uninitiated, the Chicken Big Mac consists of the same three-layer bun and toppings as a classic Big Mac: cheese, lettuce, pickles, and Big Mac sauce. However, the two beef patties are replaced by two crispy chicken breast patties.

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Although McDonald’s tested the Chicken Big Mac in select Miami restaurants in 2022, the sandwich was introduced much more widely in some international McDonald’s markets. The chain offered the Chicken Big Mac for a limited time in the UK and Ireland in 2022, then brought it back the following year for another temporary runIn 2023, McDonald’s also temporarily sold the chicken sandwich in its Canadian restaurants.

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While we wait for McDonald’s official statement on the alleged launch of the Chicken Big Mac in the United States, American customers who want to try the sandwich as soon as possible can create their own sandwich with a special ordering trick. Simply order a Big Mac and two McChickens (400 calories), then replace the beef patties on the Big Mac with the McChicken patties. This trick may require more money and effort on your part, but for now, it’s probably the closest you’ll get to a real Chicken Big Mac.

Where available, nutritional information has also been included.

Zoe Strozewski