Tacos

VeroJuly

Someone was crying over MFP bullies and we all sarted talking about tacos instead. Now I'm hungry, so please post your best taco recipe

seltzermint555

In my house we eat TVP tacos. TVP blended with cumin, cayenne, and liquid smoke. Shredded lettuce and cheese, and maybe a bit of avocado.

On freshly toasted La Tiara taco shells (which happen to be low carb, I know some people who are crazy about 'em for that reason but I just think they're delicious).

kendragetshealthy

An old mexican lady taught me how to make tacos just like at the restaurants... At least the tex-mex ones in Texas. You brown ground beef with seasoned salt, garlic powder, onion powder, pepper and dry oregano (grind it up in your fingers before you put it in). I also chop onions and throw in when I am browning the meat.

I use really superlean ground beef to make it, and at the end I drain it and put in some beef broth and cover it. Simmer for like 45 minutes. The meat is really tender and you can mash it down with a big fork while it's simmering to make it really small pieces. It is amazing and very tex-mex. (You can also add a little chili powder- I do sometimes).

And after about 45 minutes take the lid off and turn up the heat a bit to get rid of the excess liquid so your meat isn't too wet...

I crisp up corn tortillas in the oven by spraying them with a little olive oil. Bake at 400 for a few minutes then flip. Amazing chalupas. Top with chopped spinach (because lettuce has little to no nutrients), chopped tomatoes, avocado, mexican cotija cheese crumbles.

homeyjosey

waiting for someone to post the bacon taco shell

LishLash79

oh tacos.. love tacos.. now im hungry

I make the beef in the crock pot, drain the fat once its cooked and add the seasoning.. then i eat it on a salad with salsa, and sour cream and cheeze.. yum...

gabbygirl78

Yay! :happy: Taco's are back! I was enjoying that thread till they locked it :sad:

arghbowl

The best taco recipe involves lots of liquor and a hot blonde.



But for reals, good ol' 80/20 ground beef, taco seasoning, sour cream, guac, tomato, & cheese. Happiest man alive.

gabbygirl78

An old mexican lady taught me how to make tacos just like at the restaurants... At least the tex-mex ones in Texas. You brown ground beef with seasoned salt, garlic powder, onion powder, pepper and dry oregano (grind it up in your fingers before you put it in). I also chop onions and throw in when I am browning the meat.

I use really superlean ground beef to make it, and at the end I drain it and put in some beef broth and cover it. Simmer for like 45 minutes. The meat is really tender and you can mash it down with a big fork while it's simmering to make it really small pieces. It is amazing and very tex-mex. (You can also add a little chili powder- I do sometimes).

I crisp up corn tortillas in the oven by spraying them with a little olive oil. Bake at 400 for a few minutes then flip. Amazing chalupas. Top with chopped spinach (because lettuce has little to no nutrients), chopped tomatoes, avocado, mexican cotija cheese crumbles.

I'm making these TONIGHT!!!! :bigsmile:

kendragetshealthy

Nothing beats a good taco!

Denjo060

I tired to comment on that post and they locked it before I could get in hahahaha
Sorry no taco recipes though

kendragetshealthy

An old mexican lady taught me how to make tacos just like at the restaurants... At least the tex-mex ones in Texas. You brown ground beef with seasoned salt, garlic powder, onion powder, pepper and dry oregano (grind it up in your fingers before you put it in). I also chop onions and throw in when I am browning the meat.

I use really superlean ground beef to make it, and at the end I drain it and put in some beef broth and cover it. Simmer for like 45 minutes. The meat is really tender and you can mash it down with a big fork while it's simmering to make it really small pieces. It is amazing and very tex-mex. (You can also add a little chili powder- I do sometimes).

I crisp up corn tortillas in the oven by spraying them with a little olive oil. Bake at 400 for a few minutes then flip. Amazing chalupas. Top with chopped spinach (because lettuce has little to no nutrients), chopped tomatoes, avocado, mexican cotija cheese crumbles.

I'm making these TONIGHT!!!! :bigsmile:

You'll have to let me know how they turn out! YUM I could eat some in like 4 hours... I just ate lol.

kendragetshealthy

Oh I forgot to mention- after about 45 minutes take the lid off and turn up the heat a bit to get rid of the excess liquid so your meat isn't too wet...

gabbygirl78

An old mexican lady taught me how to make tacos just like at the restaurants... At least the tex-mex ones in Texas. You brown ground beef with seasoned salt, garlic powder, onion powder, pepper and dry oregano (grind it up in your fingers before you put it in). I also chop onions and throw in when I am browning the meat.

I use really superlean ground beef to make it, and at the end I drain it and put in some beef broth and cover it. Simmer for like 45 minutes. The meat is really tender and you can mash it down with a big fork while it's simmering to make it really small pieces. It is amazing and very tex-mex. (You can also add a little chili powder- I do sometimes).

I crisp up corn tortillas in the oven by spraying them with a little olive oil. Bake at 400 for a few minutes then flip. Amazing chalupas. Top with chopped spinach (because lettuce has little to no nutrients), chopped tomatoes, avocado, mexican cotija cheese crumbles.

I'm making these TONIGHT!!!! :bigsmile:

You'll have to let me know how they turn out! YUM I could eat some in like 4 hours... I just ate lol.

Sure thing! I'll save you some! :flowerforyou: :laugh:

JustYandy

Navajo Taco's are the best! YUM if you have not had them look them up SO GOOD!
justapinch.com

devil_in_a_blue_dress

I prefer mine with chicken cooked in a crock pot with salsa and black beans using this recipe: http://www.budgetbytes.com/2011/01/spicy-black-beans-tomatoes/ must be corn shells doubled up. If I am feeling carby add 2-4 tablespoons of tomato rice or 100 grams of roasted potato, get you some flour tortilla shells for a burrito.

ETA: I usually top with feta, because my grocery doesn't always have cotija.

kendragetshealthy

The chicken one is good too!!!!

kendragetshealthy

I also do shredded beef ones in the crock pot:
- eye of round roast or something equally lean
-bunch of fresh cilantro
-chopped onion
-chopped garlic
-smoked chili powder
-beef broth
-pepper
-salt
-juice of two limes or so

Cook till it falls apart, shred, and serve on warm corn tortillas. Of course with fresh avocado......

harvo

Nothing beats a good taco!

^^^this

JoelleAnn78

Saving for taco recipes!

MexicanOsmosis

waiting for someone to post the bacon taco shell

ask and you shall receive.



Personally, I'm very very very partial to tacos al pastor.

devil_in_a_blue_dress

And in case anyone was wondering, Long John Silver's Baja Fish Tacos with a spoon full of their slaw is kind of kick *kitten*. And by kind of, I mean VERY.

arghbowl

Oh I forgot to mention- after about 45 minutes take the lid off and turn up the heat a bit to get rid of the excess liquid so your meat isn't too wet...

....... trying. to. resist.....

Tomtomtomfitz

saving for recipes! sounds good right now...

Kamikazeflutterby

We make a lot of tex-mex-esque food. Generally it's chicken, pork or beef with whatever combo of the following ingredients we have that feels right. I'll either saute it all for quick assembly or set stuff up in the slow cooker and come home to a house smelling of awesome.

Wet ingredients: Salsa (red or green), tomato paste, tequila and lime juice, beer, Italian dressing (trust me it works) or oil, peppers, chicken broth or water and bouillon

Dry seasonings: Coriander, cumin, chili powder, ground cayenne pepper, paprika, oregano, garlic powder, onion powder, or even taco seasoning

Other add-ons: diced tomatoes, corn, black beans, cheese, sour cream, pickled jalapenos and avocado

The chili powder and taco seasoning are usually used in place of plain salt.

My current favorite is putting seasoned chicken in the slow cooker with corn, black beans, at least one cup of salsa and 1/4 cup Italian dressing and enough liquids to cover them up, then draining and wrapping that filling up with diced fresh tomatoes, sour cream and pickled jalapenos in a flour tortilla and baking that at 350 for 20 minutes.

Some day I want to learn the authentic ways to cook all of this stuff, but the "throw stuff in a pot/skillet" method tastes great.

ILoveTheBrowns

im getting chipotle tonight

gabbygirl78

Oh I forgot to mention- after about 45 minutes take the lid off and turn up the heat a bit to get rid of the excess liquid so your meat isn't too wet...

....... trying. to. resist.....

:laugh: keep it clean

sybrix

Just here to show my new favorite thing for Taco night in my house: Homemade baked taco shells!



"Working with 6 tortillas at a time, wrap in a barely damp cloth or paper towel and microwave on High until steamed, about 30 seconds. Lay the tortillas on a clean work surface and coat both sides with cooking spray. Then carefully drape each tortilla over two bars of the oven rack. Bake at 375°F until crispy, 7 to 10 minutes."

From http://www.eatingwell.com/healthy_cooking/healthy_cooking_101/kitchen_tips_techniques/make_your_own_baked_taco_shells

Using 6 inch yellow corn tortillas, these are about 60-65 calories per shell (With canola oil cooking spray) as opposed to the 110-120 calories per deep fried taco shell. I used to fry my shells in a vat of canola oil until I saw how it more than doubled the calorie count, and I didn't want to give up my crunchy taco shells!

TeaBea

Easy taco bowls - no need to buy the "as seen on TV" thingies. Just use an "upside down" muffin tin.

http://lifehacker.com/5885277/make-your-own-taco-bowls-by-flipping-over-a-muffin-tin

A 6 cup muffin tin (the kind that makes extra large muffins) .... works great for an 8" tortilla

leaaa92

I want tacos now. :ohwell:

SkinnyBubbaGaar

Baja style fish is the way to go. Too many good memories of surfing South of the Border many decades ago....

salladeve

Another member had referred to " amazing homemade chorizo sweet potato fry bread tacos" in the MFP bullies thread that was locked, so I sent her a message and asked her to come here and give us the recipe! I have to have tocos now!