Storage & Serving Suggestions
Best Served Fresh
Crispy cheese smash burger tacos taste best right after cooking while the cheese crust is crunchy, the beef is hot, and the toppings are fresh.
How to Store Leftovers
Store cooked tacos without lettuce, pickles, onions, or sauce in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 3 days. Keep toppings separate so everything stays fresh.
How to Reheat
Reheat in a skillet over medium heat until warmed through and crisp again. Add fresh toppings and sauce after reheating.
What to Serve With Them
Serve with fries, potato wedges, onion rings, pickle chips, coleslaw, a simple green salad, roasted vegetables, or a burger bowl-style side. For parties, set up a topping bar with extra sauce, pickles, jalapeños, tomatoes, onions, and shredded lettuce.
Recipe Card: Crispy Cheese Smash Burger Tacos
Ingredients
- 8 small flour tortillas
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 8 slices American cheese
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 cups shredded iceberg lettuce
- 1/2 cup dill pickle chips
- 1/3 cup diced onions
- 1/2 cup burger sauce
- Sesame seeds for topping, optional
Instructions
- Prepare lettuce, pickles, onions, and burger sauce before cooking.
- Season ground beef with salt, pepper, garlic powder, and onion powder.
- Divide beef into 8 portions and press one portion thinly onto each tortilla.
- Heat a skillet or griddle over medium-high heat.
- Place each tortilla beef-side down and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, until browned and cooked through.
- Flip the taco and add one slice of American cheese over the beef.
- Sprinkle shredded cheddar directly onto the skillet and place the taco tortilla-side down on top of the cheese.
- Cook until the shredded cheese is golden and crispy.
- Lift carefully with a spatula and let the cheese crust firm for a few seconds.
- Top with lettuce, pickles, onions, burger sauce, and sesame seeds if desired.
- Fold and serve immediately.
Notes
Use a hot skillet for the best crispy beef and cheese crust. Let the shredded cheese turn golden before lifting the taco so the crust stays attached and crunchy.
Final Bite
These Crispy Cheese Smash Burger Tacos are juicy, cheesy, crunchy, saucy, and full of burger flavor. They take the viral smash taco idea and make it even better with a golden crispy cheese crust.
If you try them, leave a comment with your favorite topping. Pickles, jalapeños, extra burger sauce, tomatoes, onions, shredded lettuce, or spicy cheese all make these crispy smash burger tacos even better.
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