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Field Meal Smash Burger

Ground beef flattened on a tortilla and grilled to perfection. The tortilla soaks up the delicious beef flavor. Topped with sauté onions, and a delicious mayo-based sauce! Your family will love this, and made for a perfect field meal too.
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course dinner, lunch
Cuisine American
Servings 4 Servings

Equipment

  • measuring utensils, spatula

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Lb Ground beef
  • 4 Slices cheese Colby jack, cheddar, pepper jack
  • 4 10 inch tortillas
  • salt, pepper, onion & garlic powder to taste seasoned on burgers.
  • 1/2 medium sized onion roughly diced, I used red onion
  • chopped lettuce for topping

The Sauce

  • 1/3 Cup mayonnaise Hellmans is the best
  • 1/2 Tsp paprika
  • 2 Tbsp G hughes sugar free Thai Chili wing sauce replace with mustard or another sauce if preferred
  • 1 Tbsp sweet pickle relish
  • 1/2 Tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 Tsp onion powder
  • 1 tsp Sugar
  • 1/2 tsp vinegar
  • 1/2 tsp fine sea salt

Instructions
 

Smash Burger

  • heat griddle to 375 F. Grease with butter or oil.
  • Flatten raw burger on each tortilla. I did 3-4 tortillas with 1 lb of hamburger. Sprinkle with seasonings such as sea salt, pepper, garlic or onion powder.
  • Once griddle is hot, throw the tortilla burger mix on the griddle. Hamburger side down! Cook for approximately 6 minutes, smashing down a couple of times. Throw the diced onions on the griddle at the same time and sauté until soft.
  • Then flip to the tortilla side, and cook for an additional 3-5 minutes. Top with slices of cheese while cooking the tortilla side.
  • While burgers are cooking, mix all of the sauce ingredients together.
  • Top the burger with sauce and favorite topping such as lettuce, pickles, guacamole.

Notes

Replace the Thai Chili sauce with another sauce if preferred, like mustard, hot sauce. It’s pretty flexible recipe!
Serve with a side salad, grilled veggies or French fries. This is a handy field meal as it’s not terribly messy. Just add a few napkins with it!
Keyword field meal, hamburger, smash burger