Caesar Salad Smash Tacos

If you haven’t jumped into the world of Smash Tacos yet – you and your family are truly missing out. Smash tacos are a whole new way to make delicious tacos using all sorts of ground meats and cheeses. They are also a great way to make a delicious fusion taco to combines some other traditional dishes with the classic taco. This recipe checks both of those boxes and is going to be a real winner for your next #TacoTuesday. Caesar Salad Smash Tacos have all of the flavors of a delicious Caesar Salad with turkey – all served up as a smash taco!

One important piece of kitchen equipment that you do need to really make the best version of this dish is a Grill pan. If you don’t already have a grill pan in your cupboard, it might just be time to fix that. I use it for so many things but smash tacos are the top of the list. The raised grill lines of the pan help the ground meat cook evenly without the tortilla bubbling up like it would when you use a flat pan. It also gives you the beautiful grill lines on your taco that just make it look next level.

If you want to make these tacos even easier – you can use one of those bagged salad mixes for Caesar salad. You can mix it up just as you would (even include the croutons for more crunch if you like) to serve it on it’s own. If you want to make it more homemade – you can make your own caesar dressing. I have yet to perfect homemade caesar dressing, so I don’t have a recipe to share yet.

I used ground turkey for this recipe, mostly out of preference. You can certainly use ground chicken to make it a little more traditional – Chicken Caesar Salad. You can also use ground beef – as steak with a caesar is also a great combo. If you go for beef, you can cook it for a little less time. If you use chicken, cook it a little longer.

Now Let’s Get Cookin’!