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The Easiest Gordita Crunch Recipe

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This copycat Taco Bell cheesy gordita crunch is a quick and easy way to take your taco Tuesday to the next level! It literally takes just a couple extra minutes to throw together and it’s basically like adding a layer of quesadilla to your crispy taco! With simple, real ingredients, this gordita crunch tastes just like Taco Bell, but better because it’s homemade!

  • Total Time: 10 minutes
  • Yield: 8 tacos 1x

Ingredients

Scale
  • 12 oz. shredded Mexican blend cheese
  • 8 hard shell tacos
  • 8 fajita size flour tortillas
  • 1 lb. cooked taco meat

For serving

  • shredded lettuce
  • shredded cheese
  • sour cream
  • taco sauce

Instructions

  1. Heat oven to 400 degrees.
  2. Divide flour tortillas between two baking sheets.
  3. Divide cheese evenly between flour tortillas
  4. Place hard shell tacos in the center of each flour tortilla.
  5. Bake for 5 minutes.
  6. While the taco shells are baking, cook ground beef in a large skillet over medium high heat and stir in taco seasoning.
  7. Carefully fold the cheesy flour tortilla around the crispy taco shell until it sticks all over.
  8. Fill tacos with taco meat, lettuce, cheese, sour cream, and taco sauce, and enjoy!

Notes

  • If you don’t have a packet of taco seasoning on hand, just throw in a few spices instead. I like to use a combination of cumin, chili powder, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, and dried oregano. I use cumin and chili powder as the main flavor enhancers – about 1 tablespoons or so of each for 1 lb. of ground beef – and then add 1/4-1/2 teaspoon or so of each of the others. Don’t forget to season your taco meat with plenty of salt and pepper as well!
  • If you’re looking to add a bit more fiber and protein to your taco meat mixture, feel free to throw in a can of black beans, pinto beans, or garbanzo beans! I recommend rinsing and draining the beans and then adding them at the same time that you add the taco seasoning.
  • Try using nacho cheese flavored taco shells in place of the regular crispy taco shells to make a Doritos cheesy gordita crunch! 
  • Author: Kylie
  • Prep Time: 5 minutes
  • Cook Time: 5 minutes
  • Category: Main Dish
  • Method: Stove Top + Oven
  • Cuisine: Mexican

Nutrition

  • Serving Size:
  • Calories: 456
  • Sugar: 0.6 g
  • Sodium: 185.8 mg
  • Fat: 20.5 g
  • Saturated Fat: 9 g
  • Carbohydrates: 40 g
  • Fiber: 2.9 g
  • Protein: 27.4 g
  • Cholesterol: 74.3 mg