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Smashed Cheeseburger Tacos Inspired by TikTok Creators

We never tire of scrolling through tantalizing cooking videos—remind you of anyone you know? That’s how we encountered this quick and easy technique for making crispy, delicious cheeseburger tacos that involve three of our favorite things: cheeseburgers, tacos, and smashing stuff! Our chefs had a blast in the test kitchen recreating this internet-famous mash-up that comes together in a flash…er, smash (and so will you!).

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New Summer dinners
Prep: 30 mins
Cook: 5 mins
Servings: 4

Ingredients

2 servings 4 servings
  • 1 tomato
  • 1 sliced dill pickle
  • 2 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 1 ketchup
  • 10 oz ground beef
  • 1 tbsp fry seasoning
  • 6 flour tortillas
  • 0.5 cups cheddar cheese
  • salt
  • pepper
  • 2 tomatoes
  • 2 sliced dill pickles
  • 4 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 2 ketchups
  • 20 oz ground beef
  • 2 tbsp fry seasoning
  • 12 flour tortillas
  • 1 cup cheddar cheese
  • salt
  • pepper

Instructions

  1. • Wash and dry produce.
    • Halve tomato; slice into ¼-inch-thick
    half-moons. Roughly chop pickle.
  2. • In a small bowl, combine mayonnaise
    and ketchup. Taste and season with salt
    and pepper if desired. Refrigerate until
    ready to serve.
  3. • In a medium bowl, combine beef*, Fry
    Seasoning, a big pinch of salt, and
    pepper until thoroughly combined.
    • Form beef mixture into 6 2-inch
    meatballs (12 meatballs for 4 servings).
  4. • Place tortillas on a clean work surface.
    Place meatballs in the centers of tortillas.
    • Working one at a time, cover each
    meatball with a piece of plastic wrap
    and flatten out with the palm of your
    hand until meat almost reaches edges
    of tortilla.
  5. • Heat a large dry, preferably nonstick, pan
    over medium heat. Working in batches,
    carefully add burger tortillas, meat sides
    down, to pan (we were able to fit two
    tortillas per batch). Cook until beef is
    almost cooked through, 2-3 minutes.
    • Flip tortillas; top each with a small
    handful of cheddar. Cook until tortillas are
    toasted, cheese starts to melt, and beef is
    cooked through, 30-60 seconds more.
    • Turn off heat; transfer to a baking sheet
    and cover with foil to keep warm. Wipe
    out pan and repeat to cook remaining
    burger tortillas. TIP: If pan gets too hot in
    the last couple batches, lower the heat.
  6. • Divide burger tortillas between plates.
    Top with tomato slices and as much
    chopped pickle and special sauce as
    you like. Fold into tacos and serve.
    Ground Beef is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 160°.