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Walking Tacos

Nacho Cheese Chips or Corn Chips topped with taco meat and your favorite taco toppings!

Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
20 mins
Servings: 6
Calories: 310 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 oz envelope taco seasoning
  • ¼ c. water
  • 6 individual size bags of chips Fritos or Nacho Cheese Doritos
  • Toppings: Shredded lettuce, diced tomato, shredded cheddar cheese, sliced black olives, diced avocado or guacamole, chopped onion, salsa or pico de gallo, sour cream etc.

Instructions

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  1. Prepare your taco meat by browning the hamburger in a large skillet until cooked through. Drain off any grease. Mix in taco seasoning and ¼ c. water. Stir until combined and simmer for 5 minutes.
  2. Prep toppings and place in individual bowls.
  3. You can serve on a large “board” arranging all the toppings on the board for a fun display.
  4. Each person will take a bag of chips, crush them, cut the top off the bag and then pile in their favorite toppings, mix it in the bag and eat!

Notes

  • How to Assemble Walking Taco Board
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  • PREP
  • ARRANGING THE BOARD
  • TIPS FOR GROUPING AND ARRANGING BOARD!
  • Don’t forget to put your serving spoons, scoops, tongs, etc in each container too.
  • Have a variety of bowls/containers to use for different size items.
  • Line your surface if you are afraid items might stain or “sweat” onto your board.
  • Set out all of your items in the containers you are using so you can see your options.
  • Have some fresh garnish and cheese that can be used to fill in gaps/holes in your board.
  • Have a good variety of colors in your ingredients, I like to use red onion instead of white or yellow, a bright red salsa and bright red chopped tomatoes, yellow cheese, all kinds of green vegetables in varying shades of green, black olives, etc. This makes the board more visually interesting.
  • You can use all kinds of things for a board if you don’t have a large cutting board or marble/stone slab. Other options are parchment paper, a baking sheet or muffin tins.
  • No board? Just arrange everything on a counter or table (I would suggest putting down parchment paper for this though).
  • Place your largest items first, your taco meat will probably be the biggest bowl you use. You can place it in the center, or in a corner. By placing these items in straight lines or slight curves makes it more visually appealing because the eye likes to travel in a Z pattern or in triangles. Also, odd numbers are more pleasing to the eye and brain to process. 
  • After you arrange the large items place your medium sized items on the board.
  • Next, place your smallest items on the board.
  • Now it’s time to fill in any remaining space with loose or garnish items like cilantro bunches, piles of shredded cheese, sliced  and whole limes. These items may or may not get eaten as is, but they add to the visual esthetic of your board and keep the eye moving. You can pick up items already placed and put some of these fillers under them to keep the board flow and make sure each surface is covered.
  • One option is in circles surrounding your main bowl of taco meat, if you have lots of containers of the same size this works nicely.
  • Another option is in lines to add visual appeal.
  • Or you could group them by cold or warm ingredient groupings i.e. cheese, sour cream, guacamole together/hot meat, melted cheeses, etc together; room temp items like garnish and chips in the middle.
  • By color, so like colors are together creating color blocking patterns.
  • If you are using a round board you can arrange ingredients as wedges, like pie pieces fanning out from the middle of your board.

Nutrition Information

Calories 310kcal (16%) Carbohydrates 21g (7%) Protein 16g (32%) Fat 18g (28%) Saturated Fat 5g (25%) Cholesterol 51mg (17%) Sodium 551mg (23%) Potassium 284mg (8%) Fiber 2g (8%) Sugar 1g (2%) Vitamin A 443IU (9%) Vitamin C 2mg (2%) Calcium 61mg (6%) Iron 3mg (17%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 6Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 310

% Daily Value*

Calories 310kcal 16%
Carbohydrates 21g 7%
Protein 16g 32%
Fat 18g 28%
Saturated Fat 5g 25%
Cholesterol 51mg 17%
Sodium 551mg 23%
Potassium 284mg 6%
Fiber 2g 8%
Sugar 1g 2%
Vitamin A 443IU 9%
Vitamin C 2mg 2%
Calcium 61mg 6%
Iron 3mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.