This copycat Taco Bell recipe features a hard-shell taco wrapped in a layer of melted cheese and a soft flour tortilla. Our Cheesy Gordita Crunch recipe tastes just like the real thing!
In a large pan or skillet, combine your ground beef, cumin, minced onion, garlic powder, and salt. Use a spatula to break up the beef and cook it over medium heat until it’s no longer pink in the middle. Drain the excess grease and set the pan aside.
Line a baking sheet with tortillas topped with about half of the Colby jack cheese. Broil the tortillas for about 3 minutes, or until the cheese is fully melted.
Wrap each tortilla around a tortilla shell so that their sides match up and broil for an additional 3 minutes.
Fill each tortilla shell with ground beef, cheese, lettuce, and sour cream.
Serve and enjoy!
Notes
These should be served fresh and do not reheat well. However, the ground beef can be stored in the fridge for up to 4 days.
You can replace the spice mix with a packet of your favorite taco seasoning.
Other toppings you can add include homemade salsa, guacamole, olives, diced tomatoes, etc. it is important to get the cheese nice and melted before adding the taco shells to ensure the tortillas and shells stick together.
If your shells and tortillas are not sticking together, leave them on their sides and place a baking sheet on top to weight them down. Allow them to cool this way for about 5 minutes.