Description
Homemade Taco Bell cheesy Gordita tacos. A soft taco wrapped around a hard one (held together by cheese).
Ingredients
Units
Scale
- 8 street taco or regular taco-sized tortillas
- 8 hard shell tacos
- 2 cups Mexican-blend shredded cheese
Toppings
- Seasoned ground chicken
- Lettuce, chopped
- Tomatoes, diced
Spicy Mayo
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 tbsp hot sauce
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1/4 tsp paprika
Instructions
- Prepare your toppings ahead of time: cook your ground chicken (or beef or vegetarian substitution), chop the lettuce, tomatoes and set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
- On a baking pan, lay out soft shell tortillas. You may only be able to fit a few at a time and that’s ok!
- Sprinkle shredded cheese all over the tortillas. Be generous, but not too much. The goal is to make this cheese the glue to your hard shell taco.
- Place the pan with the tortillas in the oven for 5-10 minutes or until the cheese is melted.
- While the tortillas are in the oven, take out the hard shell tacos and have them at the ready.
- Take out the baking sheet and set down. Immediately lay the hard shell tacos on the tortillas. The opening of the hard shell tortilla should face the edge of the soft shell. Fold the other side of the soft shell so it covers the exposed hard shell tortilla. Gently apply pressure so the cheese adheres to the tortilla.
- Do this with the remaining tortillas and work fast before the cheese hardens.
- Once assembled, put your tacos together and enjoy!
Spicy Mayo
- Combine all ingredients and mix well. Set aside.