Taco Bell Chalupa copycat

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.

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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.

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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!!

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Enjoyed the fried breads and the meat filling both. I did double all the seasonings to the meat, though, and added some red chili flakes as well.

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I just made this for my family. My bread looked really bad but tasted sooooo good. I followed the direction exactly for the bread; even when it looked as though it was going to be a mess i kept going. My problem was it did not rise the way I thought it was going to or the way it looked in the picture. The shape was...well there was no real shape, certainaly not circular. Can you or anyone else give me any help with the bread.

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EXCELLENT! The shell tasted exactly like taco bell's chalupa. It was just what I was craving. I had to alter the recipe b/c I only had 2 cups of all purpose flour. So I used 3/4 Tablespoon of Vegetable Shortening, 3/4 Tablespoons of Baking Powder, and 3/4 cups of milk with a 1/2 teaspoon of salt. I also had to use self rising flour to bring the dough together and flour my surface with. I made sure the dough wasn't wet after kneeding and I cut my pieces while they were still a little wet. I took the advice of the other reviewer and poked holes in my tortillas with a fork. And I also took the advice of the reviewer who said to use a kabob stick. BIG HELP! They came out perfect! I can't wait to use this recipe again!

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This was just what I needed to fill that taco bell void!!!

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Very happy to produce this at home. I did use philly steak instead of ground beef. Just cut it up and everything else the same. THANK YOU!

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Great recipe! I added about 1/2 tsp of cumin to the meat for a bit more flavor. We liked the meat so much, I made up a few batches of seasoning in advance for the next time the craving hits. Thanks for sharing!

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This was very tasty, but it was much harder to make the fry bread than I anticipated.

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So I have honestly never made the Fry Bread yet, however I have made the supreme filling several times now and love it! This is my go-to recipe when I want a more flavorful beef mixture for tacos, burritos--you name it! Love how the ground beef mixture thickens up with the flour and spices too. Overall great! Also a few times I have used just regular onions that I sauteed for a few minutes instead of dried onion flakes--it works great too

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This truly is a great recipe. We've made it many, many times and it always turns out good. You can even tweek it a little bit by adding taco seasoning to the mix. It really kicks up the flavor. A+ on this one...

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I thought these chalupas were excellent. The taste was fantastic..... and honestly I had this weird urge to make them into a sweet treat, and I hope to do that soon. They reminded me of almost a home fried short-cut doughnut. One thing that I found that was helpful for us to make them into the chalupa shape was to go ahead and sort of mold them that way, then use two utensils (we used two long spoons we had) to hold them apart just enough for the toppings.... that way we didn't wind up with tortilla that was just barely bent! Thanks for the wonderful recipe!

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The shells were more like an Indian fry bread than taco bells chalupa. But they tasted good.

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I followed the bread recipe and had to make a few changes since I only had 1 cup of flour on hand, but they were still great! I think Taco Bell's are a bit more floury and light but it could be their frying method. I used a tong to place one side of the bread in the oil to create the well in the middle and then flipped, again all about techinique. I'm convinced that a chalupa is a glorified funnel cake because I put powdered sugar on it as a dessert and it tasted just the same:)

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I have used your fry bread recipe a few times now. My kids love it. I found a Baja sauce copycat recipe on here that goes great with it.

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This wasn't really close to Taco Bell, but it satisfied us. The filling was fine, although nothing special, but it's easy to season to your own tastes. We had difficulty frying the shells into the pocket shape, but we should get better with practice. The shells had a great texture (fried for about 3 minutes on 375 degrees) and satisfying taste. We'll do this again!

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Had this recipe for a long time and enjoy making it. Its something different then the normal soft/hard taco shells. Not quite like Taco Bell, but nice for something different.

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i'm sorry...we just felt like both the bread and meat filling was on the bland side. i would definately try to make the bread again w/ more seasoning.

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Thanks for posting this. My kids absolutely love the frybread. I like the texture of the meat mixture. We have made this many times and it makes the rotation on a regular basis.

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