TACO BELL TACOS

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I love the "fake"-ish meat in Taco Bell tacos... I'm hoping this recipe will come close to achieving that thick, greasy, salty meat I love!

Provided by heatherhopecs

Categories     Mexican

Time 50m

Yield 12 tacos, 12 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

1 1/3 lbs lean ground chuck
1 1/2 tablespoons masa corn flour
4 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon seasoning salt
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/4 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1/4 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon instant minced onion
1/2 teaspoon beef bouillon
12 taco shells
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 head shredded lettuce
2 roma tomatoes, diced

Steps:

  • Meat Directions.
  • Mix together all ingredient except the meat.
  • Stir the spice mixture well making sure that all spices have been blended well.
  • Crumble ground beef and brown stirring well.
  • Remove from heat, rinse with hot water and drain water and grease from beef.
  • Return beef to the pan and add spice mix.
  • Add 3/4 - 1 cup water to ground beef and seasoning and simmer on medium low temperature for 20 minutes.
  • Simmer until most of moisture has cooked away.
  • Remove from heat when moisture in meat as dissipated but meat is not dry.
  • Assembling the taco.
  • You can refresh the taco shells by placing them in a baking dish into a hot oven, 350 degrees for 7-10 minutes.
  • To assemble tacos add a couple of tablespoons of ground meat, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, and sour cream if desired.

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