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Smash Burger Tacos (aka Big Mac Smash Burger Tacos)

You can use either flour or corn tortillas. If using corn tortillas, you might want to add a little oil into the pan when cooking on the tortilla side. This will help the corn tortilla get more crisp because it needs more oil. If using flour tortillas, you might not need extra oil for the tortilla side because the fat from the beef should be enough to cook the flour tortilla.
If you have a flat top, it is easier to cook a set of these at once. Otherwise cook 1 or 2 at a time, or however many you can fit in you pan.
Prep Time15 minutes
Cook Time15 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Servings: 6 Servings
Calories: 372kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 lb. (454 g) ground beef
  • 1 teaspoon (5 ml) garlic powder , or to taste
  • 6 (5-6 inch) (13-15 cm) flour or corn tortillas
  • Salt , to taste
  • Ground black pepper , to taste

Burger Toppings (all optional)

  • Burger sauce (see recipe below)
  • 6 slices American cheese or cheese of choice
  • Shredded lettuce
  • Tomato slices
  • pickles
  • sliced onions
  • ketchup, mustard , mayo, bbq sauce, thousand island, etc.

Burger Sauce

  • 1/2 cup (120 ml) mayo
  • 1/4 cup (60) ketchup
  • 1 Tablespoon (15 ml) mustard
  • 2 Tablespoons (30 ml) minced onion , optional
  • 2 Tablespoons (30 ml) pickle relish , or minced pickles

Instructions 

  • Add beef in bowl and combine garlic powder. Stir to combine well.
    Seasoning beef in a bowl
  • Spread about 1/4 cup of beef on tortilla. Press the meat into the tortilla until it reaches the edges of the tortilla. Repeat this process for all the meat and tortillas.
    Beef flattened on top of a tortilla
  • Season the top of the meat with salt and pepper to taste.
    Sprinkling salt on top of meat
  • Heat a skillet on medium-high heat. Lay tortilla with meat side facing down on the skillet. Using a spatula, press down on the tortilla or “smash it down” so beef lays flat and presses into the tortilla.
    Tortilla, meat side down on pan
  • Cook the meat for about 2-3 minutes or until the meat is cooked to your liking.
    Pressing tortilla with a spatula
  • Flip the tortilla so the meat side if facing up. This will cook the other side of the tortilla. Cook the tortilla for about 1 minute or until the tortilla is crisp.
    Tortilla meat side up in pan
  • For a cheeseburger taco, add a slice of cheese and cover the pan with a lid for about 1 minute or until cheese is melted.
    Cheese slice melted on top of meat
  • Immediately remove the tortilla and top the meat side with your favorite burger toppings. Gently fold the taco over. Repeat for all the tortillas and meat. Enjoy!
    Spooning burger sauce over smash burger taco

Burger Sauce Instructions

  • Combine all the burger sauce ingredients (mayo, ketchup, mustard, optional onion, and relish or minced pickles). Stir until evenly combined. Store in the fridge until ready to use.
    Burger sauce in a spoon over bowl of sauce
Course: Main Course, Sandwiches, Snack
Cuisine: American, Mexican

Nutrition

Calories: 372kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 10g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 80mg | Sodium: 527mg | Potassium: 262mg | Fiber: 0.1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 211IU | Vitamin C: 0.01mg | Calcium: 234mg | Iron: 2mg