Easy, fun and flavorful, these Walking Tacos are a delicious and quick meal to serve a crowd, have some fun on taco night or just because you want to switch it up!
I grew up eating Walking Tacos, they have always been one of my favorite things for as far back as I can remember.
We used to have a taco bar in school and this is how they would serve them.
To me they never get old, you can switch up the toppings as much as you’d like and customize it all the time.
We like to give options so we used regular Doritos then my kids favorite Cool Ranch.
Both are absolutely amazing, but you can also do these with Fritos as well, but Doritos is what I know and love the best so I have always stuck with that.
These Walking Tacos are fun for many different occasions either as a main or an appetizer and super easy. Picnics, graduations, birthday parties, baby showers, etc.
Some of my favorite taco type recipes that we have on our site include: Taco Spaghetti, Slow Cooker Street Tacos and Crockpot Taco Chili.
WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS:
- With minimal ingredients and time these come together quickly.
- They are super customizable.
- You can use your favorite chips to switch up the flavors.
INGREDIENTS NEEDED (FULL RECIPE BELOW):
Ground beef
Taco seasoning
Water
Doritos
Tomatoes
Mexican cheese
Sour cream
Salsa
Lettuce
Guacamole
Jalapenos
HOW TO MAKE WALKING TACOS, STEP BY STEP:
- In a skillet, prepare your taco meat by crumbling it with a spatula and browning until there is no pink left, about 5 to 6 minutes.
- Add the taco seasoning and water and cook until thickened, about 2 to 4 minutes..
- Gently crush the doritos inside the bag until chips are slightly broken.
- Open the bag and add a heaping ¼ cup of taco meat to each bag.
- Layer your desired toppings directly into the bag of chips/meat and toss with a fork before serving.
WHY IS IT CALLED A WALKING TACO?
Walking Taco or or otherwise known as Taco in a Bag (however you want to refer to them as) are deconstructed tacos that you walk around eating.
With everything conveniently added to one smaller bag of Doritos and served with a spoon or fork at so many gatherings, they are just great to wander and walk around and enjoy.
WHAT DORITOS ARE BEST TO USE?
You can really use any of your favorite Doritos for this recipe. We used a mixture of nacho cheese and cool ranch.
If you want it really spicy use flamin’ hot, you can use bbq, spicy nacho, spicy sweet chili, etc.
Whatever flavor that you are craving, I say go for it!
WHAT TOPPINGS CAN I USE?
This is really up to your personal preference and what flavor you are going for. Some of our favorite additions include:
- Salsa
- Sour Cream
- Guacamole
- Tomatoes
- Jalapenos
- Cheese
- Onions
Whatever you put on your regular tacos would taste great in these Walking Tacos.
CAN I MAKE THESE WITH OTHER MEAT?
Yes, if you want to switch it up from the ground beef you can use shredded chicken, ground chicken, ground turkey.
However you love serving your tacos (meat wise) will absolutely work in these Walking Tacos.
HOW TO STORE:
I don’t recommend storing Walking Tacos once they are assembled, everything will get mushy and we don’t like mushy.
You can however store the toppings and unopened bags of chips, just place all your toppings back in the refrigerator until you decide to top them again.
TIPS AND TRICKS:
- You can use your favorite chips for this recipe.
- Any topping that you like for regular tacos will work perfectly fine.
- You can use a large bag and make this into a salad if you’d like.
- These are great for may different occasions such as picnics, birthday parties, baby showers, etc.
- We do not recommend storing the recipe once assembled.
- Other meats can be used, see above for some ideas.
- You can easily double this recipe to serve a larger crowd.
Want a fun and easy recipe that you can pretty much make whenever and for whatever? Then you need to make these Walking Tacos, they will become a hit!
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Walking Tacos
Ingredients
Taco Meat:
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 packet taco seasoning
- 2 tablespoons water
- 4-6 1 ounce bags of doritos
Optional Add-Ins (per bag):
- 1 cherry tomato diced
- 2 Tablespoons mexican cheese
- 1 Tablespoon sour cream
- 1 Tablespoon salsa
- ¼ cup shredded lettuce
- 1 Tablespoon guacamole
- A few slices of jalapeno
Instructions
- In a skillet, prepare your taco meat by crumbling it with a spatula and browning until there is no pink left, about 5 to 6 minutes.
- Add the taco seasoning and water and cook until thickened, about 2 to 4 minutes..
- Gently crush the doritos inside the bag until chips are slightly broken.
- Open the bag and add a heaping ¼ cup of taco meat to each bag.
- Layer your desired toppings directly into the bag of chips/meat and toss with a fork before serving.
Notes
- Nutritional value is calculated with all the toppings.
- You can use your favorite chips for this recipe.
- Any topping that you like for regular tacos will work perfectly fine.
- You can use a large bag and make this into a salad if you’d like.
- These are great for may different occasions such as picnics, birthday parties, baby showers, etc.
- We do not recommend storing the recipe once assembled.
- Other meats can be used, see above for some ideas.
- You can easily double this recipe to serve a larger crowd.
Nutrition
Tornadough Alli is not a nutritionist or dietitian, and any nutritional information shared is an estimate. If calorie count and nutritional value is important to you, we recommend running the ingredients through whichever online nutritional calculator you prefer. Calories and values can vary depending on which brands were used.
ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED APRIL, 2021
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