Editors' Pick
Taco Bell Chalupa copycat
photo by anniesnomsblog
- Ready In:
- 50mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Serves:
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6-8
ingredients
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Taco Bell Chalupa bread Indian fry bread
- 2 1⁄2 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon vegetable shortening
- 1 cup milk
- oil (for deep frying)
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Taco Bell Chalupa Supreme filling
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1⁄4 cup flour
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon dried onion flakes
- 1⁄2 cup water
- oil, for deep-frying
- sour cream
- shredded lettuce
- shredded cheddar cheese or monterey jack cheese
- diced tomato
directions
- To make Indian Fry Bread Mix dry ingredients together.
- Cut in shortening; then add milk.
- Shape dough into a long cylinder; cut into 8 equal parts.
- Flour hands, then work the pieces into 6" tortillas.
- Fry in oil until golden brown.
- To Make filling Mix dried onion with water in a small bowl and let stand for five minutes.
- Combine ground beef, flour, chili powder, paprika, and salt.
- Mix well.
- Add onions and water.
- Mix again.
- In a skillet, cook beef mixture until browned.
- Stir often while cooking so no large chunks form; it should be more like a paste.
- Remove from heat and keep warm.
- Build Chalupas starting with meat, then sour cream, lettuce cheese, and tomatoes in that order.
- Top with hot sauce or salsa if desired.
Questions & Replies
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Reviews
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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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This review is for the fry bread, for the filling I just made my standard easy chicken taco filling (includes cumin, garlic, taco seasoning, a little cream cheese, and lime juice). The bread can be made easily in a bowl with a fork, no heavy duty mixing required. I cut the bread into six pieces instead of eight and rolled it out super thin on a silicone mat. It will shrink and puff in the pan. I didn't like how the first piece tasted saturated with oil so I poured the oil out and then lightly brushed the pan with a silicone brush dipped in oil (paper towel would work too). I cooked each side about 90-120 seconds on medium heat, just keep an eye on it. The bread puffed up beautifully and tasted more like a Taco Bell gordita. The end result was amazing! I saved the leftovers in the fridge and the bread tasted just as good reheated in the microwave the next day, it was still soft, fluffy, and pliable.
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paulamatt
United States
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