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ground beef tortilla taco with sauce and toppings

Smash Tacos

  • Author: Dan
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 5 minutes
  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 6 servings 1x

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:

Instructions

  1. 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
  2. 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.
  3. Remove the tacos to a board and then repeat with the remaining tacos.
  4. 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