Best Taco Bell Taco Meat For Soft Or Hard Shells Recipes

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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.

TACO BELL TACO MEAT FOR SOFT OR HARD SHELLS



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I use the Top Secret Recipe cookbooks and have found the Taco Bell Beef Soft Tacos taste pretty close, enough that we don't go there anymore! I use this meat for crunchy homemade tacos as well. This recipe calls for fat-free flour tortillas, and cheese. I have made them both ways-fat full and fat free.

Provided by knobbyknee

Categories     Mexican

Time 12m

Yield 5 Tacos, 3-5 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1/2 lb lean ground beef (preferably 7% fat)
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon dried onion flakes
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
1 dash garlic powder
1 dash onion powder
1/4 cup water
5 (6 inch) flour tortillas
1/2 cup shredded iceberg lettuce, plus
2 tablespoons shredded iceberg lettuce
5 tablespoons shredded cheddar cheese

Steps:

  • In a medium bowl combine the uncooked ground beef with flour and all the spices. Use your hands to throroughly incorporate everything into the ground beef.
  • Preheat skillet over medium heat and add the beef mixture to the pan along with the water. Brown the beef for about 5-6 minutes. Use a wooden spoon to break up the meat as it cooks.
  • You could heat up the tortillas a bit in the microwave by wrapping them in a moist cloth or paper towels. Heat for about 25 seconds.
  • Spoon 3 tablespoons of meat into center of tortilla. Place about 2 tablespoons of the shredded lettuce ontop.
  • Sprinkle about 1 tablespoon cheese over lettuce.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 424.9, Fat 17.2, SaturatedFat 6.9, Cholesterol 61.5, Sodium 1174.2, Carbohydrate 41.4, Fiber 3.1, Sugar 1.9, Protein 24.8

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