Smash Tacos are your ticket to easy and fun dinners that everyone loves! Pan fried, seasoned ground beef on a crispy tortilla topped with your favorite taco toppings!
Ingredients
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For the tacos:
- Avocado oil
- 6 small flour tortillas (fajita size, 6 inch)
- 1 1/4 pounds ground beef
- 3 teaspoons taco seasoning (or use our homemade fajita seasoning or our all purpose seasoning)
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt (you can also add black pepper to taste if you like)
Toppings:
- Chopped lettuce
- Pico de gallo or diced tomatoes
- Diced red onion
- Guacamole
- Sour cream
- Creamy salsa dressing or try sour cream mixed with taco sauce
- Shredded cheese
Instructions
- Divide the ground beef between the tortillas, spreading out in an even layer leaving a small boarder around the edge. Season the beef with the taco seasoning and salt, and black pepper if desired.
3 teaspoons taco seasoning, 2 teaspoons salt, pepper if desired - Heat up a large skillet over medium-high heat and add a drizzle of oil to coat the bottom of the skillet in a thin layer. Once the skillet is hot, add as many of the tortillas that will fit in your skillet meat side down. cook for 3 minutes and then flip to the other side and let cook 1 minute longer to crisp the other side of the tortilla.
- Remove the tacos to a board and then repeat with the remaining tacos.
- Top the tacos with lettuce, pico de gallo, red onion and creamy salsa dressing – or you’re favorite taco toppings.
Recipe Notes
Store: Store leftovers in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
Reheat: Reheat leftovers in an air fryer, oven or back in a skillet until crispy and warmed through.
If making these ahead of time for a party, keep the cooked tacos (no toppings) on a sheet pan in a 325 degree oven until ready to serve.
- Category: Dinner
- Method: stove top
