Burrito-Style Cheeseburger Wraps with Juicy Beef and Crispy Bacon
By Isabella Quinn
Prep
20 min
Cook
15 min
Total
35 min
Servings
4
Ready in 35 minutes, burrito cheeseburgers are a fast food dish consisting of ground beef, bacon, cheese, and burger salad. Beef broth and Worcestershire sauce mixed with cornstarch added to the beef make it more flavorful and juicy than dry.
Use 10-12% ground beef for burger filling flavor and texture. Season the ground beef with garlic powder, salt, pepper, Worcestershire sauce, and cornstarch-thickened beef broth. Include burgers toppings such as American cheese and other cheeseburger ingredients, such as cooked bacon, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, and burger sauce, inside each wrap. Heat flour tortillas to make them easier to roll around the burger filling.
The meat filling is properly cooked when most of the broth has been absorbed into the meat but is not watery. Longer cooking may be needed to brown the meat filling. Do not cook off all the broth in the pan, as this would dry out the meat filling. Add some meat filling to the middle of each tortilla and fold the bottom and sides of the tortilla around it. Press and roll firmly to enclose the meat filling.
Serve wraps plain or fried to a golden crisp. Good side dishes include baked French fries, roasted sweet potatoes, and fried onions and avocados. Wraps make a filling main dish. Cheeseburgers can be served without tortillas as a salad.
Why we keep this one around
- Dinner will be ready in 35 minutes. Beef takes little time to cook, and the stuffing ingredients are cold and ready to be rolled and sliced.
- Cleanup is simple because all parts of the meat mixture can be cooked in one pan, and assembled wraps can be prepared on a flat surface.
- No wrapping skills needed because the burrito shape keeps the sides closed and the filling inside.
- Every wrap contains typical hamburger ingredients, including bacon, American cheese, pickles, tomatoes, onions, lettuce, and hamburger sauce.
- The meat stays moist because the stock and cornstarch create a glossy coating that enhances the flavor of the hamburger.
- Optional grilling adds a charred, crisp exterior to the wraps. Placing cheese next to the seam of the wrap can help hold the wraps together.
Ingredients
- •1 lb ground beef (500g; 10-12% fat)
- •½ cup beef stock (125ml)
- •1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- •1 tsp cornstarch or cornflour
- •½ tsp garlic powder
- •½ tsp salt
- •¼ tsp black pepper
- •olive oil (as needed)
- •4 large flour tortillas (warmed)
- •8 rashers bacon (single rashers; cooked to preference)
- •8 slices American or burger cheese
- •¼ lettuce (shredded)
- •1 medium tomato (diced)
- •½ medium white onion (finely diced or minced)
- •4 tbsp diced pickles
- •4 tbsp burger sauce
Instructions
- 1
Heat a large pan over medium heat and add the ground beef with a drizzle of olive oil or leftover bacon fat. Break up the beef with a wooden spoon and fry until almost browned all the way through.
- 2
Drain excess fat if needed, then add the salt, garlic powder, and black pepper. Continue browning the beef.
- 3
Mix the cornstarch or cornflour into the beef stock, then pour it into the pan with the Worcestershire sauce. Continue frying until the liquid thickens or soaks up and the beef is juicy but not saucy.
- 4
Lay a warmed tortilla on a flat surface. Place lettuce in the bottom center, then add pickles, onion, tomato, and a drizzle of burger sauce.
- 5
Top with 2 rashers of bacon, beef, and 2 slices of cheese. Fold the bottom of the tortilla tightly over the fillings, fold in both sides, then scrunch and fold to complete the roll.
- 6
Optional: Heat a griddle pan over high heat and gently rotate the wraps until charred and crispy. Add a tiny amount of cheese at the seam before griddling, then place the wraps seam-side down first so the cheese melts and holds them shut.
- 7
Optional: For baked wraps, wrap them in foil and bake at 180C/356F until crispy and cooked through, about 15–20 minutes. Leave out the lettuce when baking.
FAQ
Nutrition (per serving)
778
Calories
46.68g
Protein
38.43g
Fat
59.96g
Carbs
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