Description
A homemade version of the fast-food favorite — soft and crunchy taco shells fused together with melted cheese and packed with seasoned beef and spicy ranch.
Ingredients
Ground Beef:
- 1 lb ground beef
Taco Seasoning:
- 1 packet taco seasoning
Taco Shells:
- 6 hard taco shells
Flour Tortillas:
- 6 soft flour tortillas
Cheese:
- 1 cup shredded cheddar or Mexican blend cheese
Lettuce:
- 1/2 cup lettuce
Tomato:
- 1/2 cup diced tomato
Spicy Ranch or Chipotle Mayo:
- 1/4 cup spicy ranch or chipotle mayo
Instructions
- Brown beef: Cook ground beef and add taco seasoning as per packet instructions.
- Prepare cheese layer: Warm tortillas and sprinkle cheese on one side.
- Assemble Gorditas: Place a hard taco shell inside a soft tortilla, press together to melt cheese.
- Fill the Gorditas: Fill with seasoned beef, lettuce, tomato, and drizzle with spicy ranch or chipotle mayo.
Notes
- Use plant-based beef for a vegetarian twist.
- Prep Time: 10 min
- Cook Time: 10 min
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Tex-Mex
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 gordita
- Calories: Approx. 400
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 800mg
- Fat: 20g
- Saturated Fat: 9g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 35g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 22g
- Cholesterol: 65mg
