Batch-cooked smashed burger tacos

Name: Batch-cooked smashed burger tacos
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 8 servings
Ingredients: 400 g beef mince; 6 g garlic granules; 6 g onion granules; 2 g Italian seasoning; 12 g salt; 30 ml American mustard; 30 ml tomato ketchup; 8 ea mini flour tortillas; 8 slice American cheese

Recipe from Poppy O’Toole · original post · full recipe on poppycooks.com

Seasoned beef smashed onto mini tortillas, frozen raw and fried from frozen. Finish with melted cheese, burger sauce, sliced red onion and torn lettuce.

Serves 8 20 minKid-friendly

BeefFreezer friendlyMexican

Ingredients

beef mince — 15% fat400 g
garlic granules6 g
onion granules6 g
Italian seasoning2 g
salt12 g
American mustard30 ml
tomato ketchup30 ml
mini flour tortillas8 ea
American cheese8 slice

Method

In a bowl, mix together the mince, garlic granules, onion granules, Italian seasoning, salt, mustard and ketchup until evenly distributed and well combined.
Separate the mixture into 8 equal sized balls and smash each one down on to a tortilla. Using lightly oiled hands, flatten out the mixture each time so that it covers the surface of the wrap.
To enjoy now, heat a frying pan with a drizzle of olive oil over a medium high heat. A few at a time, fry the tacos meat side down for 4-5 mins until golden brown, then flip so that the meat is uppermost. Place a slice of American cheese on top of each smashed burger, pop a lid on the pan for 1 min to melt the cheese. Finish topped with burger sauce, sliced onion and shredded lettuce. Repeat as necessary.

Cooking for a different diet?

Swaps that keep this dish what it is. The prices on this page are for the recipe as written.

Vegetarian
Batch-cooked smashed plant-based burger tacos
- 400 g Plant-based mince instead of beef mince
Fry from frozen for 3 to 4 minutes meat side down, a little less than beef.
Vegan
Batch-cooked smashed plant-based burger tacos
- 400 g Plant-based mince instead of beef mince
- 160 g Dairy-free cheese slices instead of American cheese
Fry from frozen for 3 to 4 minutes meat side down, and cover the pan a little longer to melt the dairy-free cheese.
Gluten-free
- 8 ea Corn tortillas instead of mini flour tortillas
Warm the corn tortillas before smashing the mince on so they do not crack; frying time is unchanged.
Dairy-free
- 160 g Dairy-free cheese slices instead of American cheese
Cover the pan a little longer to melt the dairy-free cheese.

Swaps are suggestions — check labels if you are cooking for an allergy.

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What it costs, and where to buy it

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Woolworths NZBest choice
· $13.93 of food
$30.07
54% spare
No price at Woolworths NZ for:
- onion granules
- mini flour tortillas
- American cheese
Pak'nSave
· $21.83 of food · $7.90 more
$33.25
34% spare
No price at Pak'nSave for:
- onion granules
- Italian seasoning
- American cheese
New World
· $21.31 of food
$46.44
54% spare
No price at New World for:
- garlic granules
- onion granules
- Italian seasoning
- American cheese