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Smash Beef Burger Tacos

From the cookbook High-Protein DASH Meal Prep
by Andrew Moore
476calories
37 gprotein
36 gnet carbs
255 mgsodium
20 mintotal

The smash burger taco everyone is making: beef pressed onto a tortilla and seared until crisp, then topped with cheese and crunchy slaw.

One pan

It all cooks in one pan, so there is very little to wash.

Numbers you can cook to

37 g of protein and 255 mg of sodium per serving — the figures printed in the book.

Ready in 20 minutes

10 minutes of prep and 10 minutes of cooking.

The recipe

Smash Beef Burger Tacos

Prep 10 minCook 10 minTotal 20 minServes 4
Servingsmakes 4
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Ingredients

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Method

  1. Work the paprika and pepper into the beef and press it in a thin even layer over one side of each tortilla, right to the edge.
  2. Lay them beef side down in a hot pan with the oil and press flat with a spatula for 3 minutes, until a dark crust forms.
  3. Flip, scatter the mozzarella over and give them 2 minutes more, until the shell crisps and the cheese melts.
  4. Slice the cucumber and onion thin, toss them with the shredded cabbage and the lime juice, and pile them on with the yogurt before folding.
Chef’s tipPress the beef onto the raw tortilla and put that side down in the pan. The meat and the shell cook as one piece and the crust that forms is the whole reason this became a thing.
KeepThe cooked beef keeps 3 days chilled and freezes 2 months; press and crisp the tacos fresh, as they soften within the hour.
SwapNo ground beef? Ground turkey, pressed just as thin.
Pack itA smashed taco is a home dish; it softens within the hour. Take the beef and the salad, and press fresh tacos at home.

Nutrition per serving

The figures printed in the book, worked out from the ingredient list. How we count.

476Calories
37 gProtein
44 gCarbs
36 gNet carbs
8 gFiber
17 gFat
6.3 gSaturated fat
8 gSugars
255 mgSodium
920 mgPotassium

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High-Protein DASH Meal Prep
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High-Protein DASH Meal Prep

112 lower-sodium recipes that still taste of something, each with its numbers printed on the page, plus a 30-day plan.

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