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Cheesy Gordita Crunch Copycat
Follow this copycat Taco Bell cheesy Gordita crunch recipe for a version that's better than Taco Bell's. Like the original, it's loaded with beef, cheese, and seasonings and has an outside that packs a crunch; only it's homemade!
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 6 Gorditas
Calories: 456 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 6 hard taco shells
- 6 Gordita Flour Tortillas
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese or 8 oz
- 1 cup shredded iceberg lettuce
- 1 tomato diced
Copycat Taco Bell Taco Seasoning
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
- ½ teaspoon Coriander
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon minced onion
- ¼ teaspoon sugar
Jalapeno Ranch Sauce Ingredients
- ½ cup sour cream
- ¼ cup mayonnaise
- 1 tablespoon hot sauce
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon onion powder
- ¼ teaspoon dried parsley
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375*
- Heat a skillet over medium high heat. Add olive oil and swirl to coat the pan. Add the ground beef and break apart. Once halfway cooked, stir in the taco seasoning and finish cooking ground beef. Remove from heat and place into a bowl.
- Lay gorditas out on a rimmed baking sheet. Cover each evenly with shredded cheddar cheese and place into the oven to melt for 4 minutes.
- Prepare the spicy ranch while the cheese is melting. Add all ingredients to a mixing bowl and whisk well to combine.
- Once cheese has melted on the gorditas, remove them from the oven and place onto a taco stand to help hold the shape. Add the hard shell tortilla over the cheese. Scoop taco meat into the center of the hardshell tortilla. Top with spicy ranch, shredded lettuce, tomato, and cheese.
- Serve immediately and enjoy!
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Notes
- Use a baking sheet lined with parchment paper when melting the cheese on the gorditas to make it easier to transfer them from the pan to the taco stand.
- When cutting your tomato, use an extremely sharp knife so you get diced tomato instead of crushed.
- Use full-fat mayonnaise and sour cream to make the tastiest possible spicy ranch sauce.
Nutrition Information
Serving
1Gordita
Calories
456kcal
(23%)
Carbohydrates
3g
(1%)
Protein
23g
(46%)
Fat
39g
(60%)
Saturated Fat
17g
(85%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
5g
Monounsaturated Fat
13g
Trans Fat
1g
Cholesterol
107mg
(36%)
Sodium
523mg
(22%)
Potassium
369mg
(11%)
Fiber
1g
(4%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
935IU
(19%)
Vitamin C
5mg
(6%)
Calcium
321mg
(32%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6Gorditas
Amount Per Serving
Calories 456
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1Gordita | |
| Calories | 456kcal | 23% |
| Carbohydrates | 3g | 1% |
| Protein | 23g | 46% |
| Fat | 39g | 60% |
| Saturated Fat | 17g | 85% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 5g | 29% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 13g | 65% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 107mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 523mg | 22% |
| Potassium | 369mg | 8% |
| Fiber | 1g | 4% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 935IU | 19% |
| Vitamin C | 5mg | 6% |
| Calcium | 321mg | 32% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.