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Smash Burgers

Ultra-crispy lacy-edged smash burgers with gooey American cheese — diner-style perfection from your Ninja air fryer.

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📋 Prep: 10 min 🔥 Cook: 8 min ⏱️ Total: 18 min 🍽️ Serves: 4 📊 Easy
Cooking Parameters
10 MIN8 MIN400°F2 MINLOWER AIR FRYPREPCOOKTEMPREST
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What You'll Need
Dish & pan requirements for your Ninja Double Stack XL
Zone 2 • Lower Rack
Air fry basket (included)
Size: Standard
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💡 Air fry basket with parchment liner. A heavy spatula or small pan for smashing.
high-protein
🥘 Ingredients
Burgers
  • 1 lb ground beef (80/20 for best flavor)
Seasoning
  • 1 tsp salt (kosher)
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper (freshly ground)
Cheese
  • 4 slices American cheese
Bread
  • 4 hamburger buns
Sauce
  • 1/4 cup special sauce (mayo+ketchup+mustard+pickle relish)
Topping
  • 4 lettuce leaves
  • 4 slices tomato
  • 4 slices red onion
  • 8 dill pickle chips
📝 Instructions
  1. Divide beef into 4 equal loose balls. Do NOT overwork or pack tightly. Shared 💡 Loose-pack balls smash better and create lacy edges.
  2. Preheat Ninja on Air Fry at 400°F. Line basket with parchment. Place a small flat pan in basket to preheat. Shared 💡 Screaming hot cooking surface = proper smash burger crust.
  3. Place beef balls on hot surface. Smash HARD with spatula to 1/4-inch thickness within 30 seconds. Top Oven 💡 Smash quickly — you want contact while fat is still cold.
  4. Season generously with salt and pepper. Cook 3 minutes until lacy brown edges form. Top Oven 💡 Those lacy edges are the signature of a great smash burger.
  5. Flip with thin spatula, scraping under the crust. Add cheese immediately. Cook 2-3 more minutes. Top Oven 💡 Get all the way under the crust when flipping.
  6. Toast buns cut-side down in the basket for 30 seconds. Assemble with sauce, lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles. Top Oven 💡 Toasting buns in rendered beef fat is next level.
💡 Ninja Tips

80/20 beef is ideal. Smash within first 30 seconds. Do not press after flipping — you will squeeze out the juices. Parchment is essential.

Scaling: Double: Two batches of 4. Half: 1/2 lb beef; 2 burgers.

Servings: 1
Scale:
📊 Nutrition (per serving)
Calories480 cal
Protein30g g
Carbohydrates28g g
Total Fat28g g
Dietary Fiber2g g
Sugars6g g
Sodium720mg mg
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