Bacon Cheeseburger Smash Tacos

We have all been there – we can not decide what to make for dinner because you have two things in mind. This recipe came from exactly that situation.  I wanted bacon Cheeseburgers and Tacos in equal measure so I merged them and came up with Bacon Cheeseburger Smash Tacos and they were amazing.

These Tacos have all the flavors of a classic bacon smashburger on a tortilla complete with a homemade special sauce (sometimes called fry sauce). The crispy tortilla give a fun texture to this recipe, that makes it that little bit of extra. I do suggest that you use an 85/15 or lower fat percentage for this particular recipe. The patty is going to shrink back from the edge of the tortilla, so you want to minimize that with a lower fat percentage. Don’t worry you will get plenty from the bacon grease to keep it from drying out.

You are going to need a burger press to be successful at this recipe. You need to be able to press the ground beef mixture evenly across the tortillas for these smashtacos. You don’t necessarily need a specific tool for this, though they are designed to apply even pressure. You can use a small frying pan in a pinch. One thing you definitely need is parchment paper. This keeps the beef mixture from sticking to any surface.

These things are massively hearty. My guys that can usually each 4 or 5 of my tacos, three of these were enough. That said, if you wanted a side you could go with some French fries or tater tots.

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Bacon Cheeseburger Smash Tacos

All the flavors of a delicious bacon cheeseburger served up as a smash taco!

Course Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine American, Tex-Mex

Keyword bacon, bacon cheeseburger, beef tacos, cheeseburger, easy tacos, smashtacos, soft tacos, special sauce, taco, taco recipes

Prep Time 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time 25 minutes minutes

Servings 6

Equipment

• 1 Burger Press
• 1 Parchment Paper

Ingredients

• 18 Flour Tortillas street taco size
• 18 slices Cheddar Cheese thin-sliced
• 1 Tomato diced
• ½ White Onion diced
• 1 cup Romaine Lettuce shredded
• 1 lb Bacon

For the Burger Patty

• 1½ lb Ground Beef
• 1 tsp Garlic Powder
• 1 tsp Onion Powder
• 1 tsp Paprika
• 1 tsp Salt
• 1 tsp Black Pepper

For the Special Sauce

• ⅔ cup Mayonnaise
• ⅓ cup Ketchup
• ¼ cup Yellow Mustard
• 1 tsp Garlic Powder
• 1 tsp Onion Powder
• 1 tsp Paprika

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Instructions

• In a large bowl mix patty ingredients. Place a large layer of parchment paper on the countertop. Add half of the tortillas in a single layer. Using a 2oz food scoop, place a portion of patty mix to center of each tortilla. Cover with another layer of parchment paper. Use a burger press (or small frying pan) to flatten out each scoop of patty mixture on to each tortilla. Repeat with remaining tortillas. **Meat should be pressed all the way to the edge , and even over hanging. It will shrink up while cooking.
• In a large saute pan over medium-high heat, add bacon. Cook until crispy and remove to paper towel covered plate. Allow to cool some before chopping into bites. Reserve 2 tablespoons of bacon grease in the pan.
• In a small bowl, combine special sauce ingredients.
• Begin frying patty/tortilla, patty side down, in same pan bacon was fried in. Cook for approximately 3 minutes on patty side, then flip and cook for 2 minutes on tortilla side. Add slice of cheese and remove from pan. Repeat with remaining smashtacos.
• Add portion of bacon to smashtaco. Sprinkle with romaine, tomato and onion. Drizzle with special sauce. Repeat with remaining smashtacos.