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Posted On: October 7th 2026, 01:10 pm
THE MOST HYPED food item at Universal’s Halloween Horror Nights 2026 (HHN 35) is easily the Carn-Evil Smash Tacos. I recreated these and they are EASY to make and FUN. They taste like a Big Mac, if you like such a thing.
Sean is still talking about these this morning. 😆
The first pic is the real deal from Halloween Horror Nights and the second is mine. (I went a little heavy on the sauce.)
When I tell you these are easy, they are SUPER easy and quick to make. We will not have to lament HHN not offering these next year because we can do these ourselves whenever we want until we get sick of them.
Flour Tortillas (I use street taco size)
Ground beef
Sharp cheddar or American cheese
Dill pickle chips (I use Grillo’s)
White onion
Shredded lettuce (I used bagged)
Thousand Island
Sesame seeds
You’ll need a burger smasher!
~slice onion and set aside and get out other toppings so you’re ready for them.
~Roll ground beef into a ball and season with Salt and pepper
~Cast Iron pan to hot (you’ll have to play with heat. I had to turn mine down after the first couple)
~put a rolled hamburger in the pan and allow to sizzle for a minute or so. (No need for oil) I did these one at a time.
~place a half slice (or a full slice—whatever) on the tortilla and place over the hamburger.
~smash down as far as you can
~allow to heat through for two or three minutes.
~you may need to smash down again.
~flip with a spatula to crisp the other side of tortilla. (I kind of flipped a couple of times to get my desired crispness of both hamburger and tortilla)
~that’s it. Take it out of the pan and put on a plate and serve with the toppings in whatever order you wish.
Sean is still talking about these this morning. 😆
The first pic is the real deal from Halloween Horror Nights and the second is mine. (I went a little heavy on the sauce.)
When I tell you these are easy, they are SUPER easy and quick to make. We will not have to lament HHN not offering these next year because we can do these ourselves whenever we want until we get sick of them.
Flour Tortillas (I use street taco size)
Ground beef
Sharp cheddar or American cheese
Dill pickle chips (I use Grillo’s)
White onion
Shredded lettuce (I used bagged)
Thousand Island
Sesame seeds
You’ll need a burger smasher!
~slice onion and set aside and get out other toppings so you’re ready for them.
~Roll ground beef into a ball and season with Salt and pepper
~Cast Iron pan to hot (you’ll have to play with heat. I had to turn mine down after the first couple)
~put a rolled hamburger in the pan and allow to sizzle for a minute or so. (No need for oil) I did these one at a time.
~place a half slice (or a full slice—whatever) on the tortilla and place over the hamburger.
~smash down as far as you can
~allow to heat through for two or three minutes.
~you may need to smash down again.
~flip with a spatula to crisp the other side of tortilla. (I kind of flipped a couple of times to get my desired crispness of both hamburger and tortilla)
~that’s it. Take it out of the pan and put on a plate and serve with the toppings in whatever order you wish.
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