Taco Bell Chalupa copycat

paula&matt's Note:

My husband Call's these Palupa after me!!LOL They are yummy

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 6

Taco Bell Chalupa bread Indian fry bread

• 2 ½ cups flour
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon vegetable shortening
• 1 cup milk
• oil (for deep frying)

Taco Bell Chalupa Supreme filling

• 1 lb ground beef
• ¼ cup flour
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon dried onion flakes
• ½ cup water
• oil , for deep-frying
• sour cream
• shredded lettuce
• shredded cheddar cheese or monterey jack cheese
• diced tomato

Directions:

1. To make Indian Fry Bread Mix dry ingredients together.
2. Cut in shortening; then add milk.
3. Shape dough into a long cylinder; cut into 8 equal parts.
4. Flour hands, then work the pieces into 6" tortillas.
5. Fry in oil until golden brown.
6. To Make filling Mix dried onion with water in a small bowl and let stand for five minutes.
7. Combine ground beef, flour, chili powder, paprika, and salt.
8. Mix well.
9. Add onions and water.
10. Mix again.
11. In a skillet, cook beef mixture until browned.
12. Stir often while cooking so no large chunks form; it should be more like a paste.
13. Remove from heat and keep warm.
14. Build Chalupas starting with meat, then sour cream, lettuce cheese, and tomatoes in that order.
15. Top with hot sauce or salsa if desired.

Reviews

[Ms.Ellaneous]

This review is for the fried bread only. I have made this about 7 times. The bread was a hit with my family. I rolled the dough very thin and they still swelled too thick when fried. I found if I poked the dough with a fork (like when you tenderize meat), it takes the air bubbles out of the bread and you get a more uniform bread. Also, I found using a kabob stick to stab the bread and flip it like a donut makes less of a mess than spatulas, tongs, etc.

[casch11]

I make this recipe all the time and absolutely love it! I saw that somebody asked about making the shells a good shape--I always roll out the dough, and then put a small round container on it (i.e. a cool whip container), then trace around it with a knife. Works like a charm! Excellent recipe.

[Mrs. P.]

I am from Texas but live in Ireland and I miss Taco Bell. This is a life saver when I get to craving Taco Bell. This worked out so well and the flavors were so wonderful. My husband liked it and we even made the bread part to go with another dish. AWESOME!!