Smashed Tofu Taco Crunchburgers
with Guacamole & Tortilla Chips
- Sesame
- Soy
- Wheat
- Milk
Now with leaner ground beef! You asked, we listened: This isn't the HelloFresh you remember. Bigger menu. Upgraded recipes. Increased portion sizes. More variety. The best way to cook dinner just got BETTER. The latest burgers from our burger lab are seasoned with our vibrant blend of fajita-style spices, then smashed directly in the hot pan for crispy, craggy edges and an extra-juicy finish. Add colorful toppings, like guacamole, hot sauce, and crushed blue tortilla chips for extra crunch, and make burger night an instant fiesta (in a flash!).
Ingredients
1.5 ounce
Blue Corn Tortilla Chips
(Contains: Sesame)
1 unit
Tofu
(Contains: Soy)
1 tablespoon
Fajita Spice Blend
1 unit
Tomato
2 unit
Potato Buns
(Contains: Soy, Wheat)
4 tablespoon
Guacamole
½ cup
Mexican Cheese Blend
(Contains: Milk)
1 teaspoon
Hot Sauce
Not included in your delivery
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
Wash and dry produce.
Thinly slice tomato into rounds. Halve buns.
In a medium bowl, combine beef* and Fajita Spice Blend.
Form beef mixture into two equal-size balls (four balls for 4 servings); season all over with salt and pepper.
Heat a drizzle of oil in a large, preferably nonstick, pan over medium-high heat. Add beef and flatten each ball with a spatula to create very thin patties. (TIP: Do so carefully; oil may splatter a bit.) Cook to desired doneness, 3-4 minutes per side. (Don’t worry if the patties aren’t perfectly round—those irregular edges will turn crispy.)
In the last 1-2 minutes of cooking, top patties with Mexican cheese blend and cover pan to melt cheese.
While patties cook, toast buns until golden brown.
Spread top buns with guacamole and hot sauce to taste. Place patties, tomato, and a few tortilla chips on bottom buns. Close buns.
Divide burgers between plates. Serve with remaining tortilla chips on the side.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Some found the tofu version bland; consider adding extra seasoning or a flavorful marinade for more taste.
- Ease of prep: Many struggled with the tofu, as instructions were unclear on how to form and cook patties that hold together.
- Suggestions: Try using a tofu press and binder (like breadcrumbs or flour) to help shape firmer patties that won't fall apart.
- Texture: Some found the tofu dry; consider marinating or using a different plant-based protein for a juicier burger.
Reviews from our home cooks
Tofu felt a little bit like an afterthought here. Seemed like the recipe would have been much better with a standard protein like beef or pork, so a keep in that sense, but wouldn't make again with tofu.
Would separate instructions for tofu and possibly a buffer to bind burgers together. I ended up with more of a tofu scramble than a burger. Still delicious though!!
This was one of the most pointless recipes I've ever received. Why give a substitute for meat when you don't provide instructions to cook it? I literally cooked a block of tofu and stuck it in a bun. So silly!
Instructions did not specify prep and cooking the tofu and the tofu fell apart in the griddle and did not make patties.
The tofu was a very poor substitute for beef, I wish it hadn't been listed as a vegetarian option since it didn't feel like an actual alternative in this context.
Instructions did not account for cooking tofu. I had to look that up separately.
A different type of plant protein would be great. Tofu gets boring. Crumbles like Boca or impossible meat would be awesome
