Viral Big Mac Smash Tacos

Can’t decide between a juicy burger and a crispy taco? The viral TikTok Big Mac Smash Tacos give you the absolute best of both worlds! A thin layer of ground beef smashed directly into a tortilla creates perfectly crispy edges, topped with melted American cheese, lettuce, pickles, and that famous secret burger sauce.

Why You’ll Love This Recipe

• 15-Minute Meal: Super fast weeknight dinner that kids and adults will fight over.
• Craving Satisfied: All the flavor of a fast-food drive-thru without leaving your house.
• Perfect Crispy Texture: Smashing the beef into the tortilla makes it unbelievably crispy.

Ingredients You Need

The secret to the ‘smash’ technique is spreading the raw ground beef as thin as possible over the entire surface of a small flour tortilla, right up to the edges. As the beef cooks and shrinks, the tortilla crisps up in the beef fat.

How to Make It

Press a thin layer of seasoned ground beef onto a flour tortilla. Place it meat-side down in a hot skillet for 3 minutes. Flip it over, add a slice of American cheese, and cover to let it melt. Remove from the pan and load it up with shredded iceberg lettuce, dill pickles, onions, and Big Mac sauce.

Tips for Success

Make sure your skillet is incredibly hot before adding the taco meat-side down. This is what creates that beautiful, browned crust on the beef.

Variations

Storage & Reheating

FAQ

Can I use corn tortillas?

You can, but flour tortillas tend to hold up better to the smashing technique without breaking, and they crisp up more like a burger bun.

Viral Big Mac Smash Tacos

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Ingredients Method

Ingredients

  

Main

• 1 lb Lean ground beef
• 8 small Flour tortillas (taco size)
• 8 slices American cheese
• 1 cup Iceberg lettuce, finely shredded
• 1/2 cup Dill pickles, sliced
• 1/2 cup White onion, finely diced
• 1/2 cup Mayonnaise (for sauce)
• 2 tbsp Ketchup (for sauce)
• 1 tbsp Sweet pickle relish (for sauce)
• 1 tsp Yellow mustard (for sauce)

Method

 

Main

1. Make the secret sauce: In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, ketchup, sweet relish, and yellow mustard. Set aside in the fridge.
2. Divide the ground beef into 8 equal portions. Take one flour tortilla and press one portion of beef evenly across the entire surface, spreading it as thin as possible to the edges. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Heat a large skillet or griddle over medium-high heat. Place the tortilla meat-side down onto the hot skillet.
4. Cook for 3-4 minutes until the beef is browned and cooked through.
5. Flip the taco over so the tortilla is on the bottom. Immediately place a slice of American cheese on the hot beef. Cook for 1 more minute until the cheese is melted and the bottom of the tortilla is crispy.
6. Remove from the pan. Top with shredded lettuce, diced onions, pickles, and a generous drizzle of the secret burger sauce. Fold in half and enjoy!