Open Face Tacos is a family-favorite Mexican dinner recipe that allows each person to customize their taco salad with the toppings that they enjoy. We're starting with a bed of tortilla chips then layers of chili, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, and any other toppings that you like.
Yield: 8 SERVINGS
Prep Time: 15 MINUTES
Cook Time: 10 MINUTES
Total Time: 25 MINUTES
✅ INGREDIENTS
- 1 bag tortilla chips
- 2 cups instant rice
- 2 cups water
- 2 cans (15 oz) Hormel chili no beans
- 2 cups Mexican fiesta blend cheese, shredded
- 1 head lettuce, shredded
- 2 tomatoes, diced
- 1 lb Velveeta cheese
- 1 can (10 oz) Rotel diced tomatoes and green chiles
- 1/2 cup milk
- 8 oz sour cream
- 1 cup salsa or Picante sauce
✅ INSTRUCTIONS
- In a small saucepan, bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Add instant rice. Place a lid on the saucepan and remove it from heat. Allow it to sit covered for at least 5 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork.
- Cut the Velveeta into squares and place it into a microwave-safe bowl. Add a can of Ro-tel tomatoes and 1/2 cup milk. Microwave on high power for 2 minutes. Stir well. Continue heating in 1-minute intervals then stir until the cheese sauce is melted and smooth.
- In a separate microwave-safe bowl, add in both cans of chili no beans. Microwave on high power 3-5 minutes until the chili is hot.
- Serve this meal family-style where everyone can design their own open-face taco with the ingredients that they like.
- Suggested stacking order: 8-10 tortilla chips slightly crushed, chili, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, shredded cheese, cheese sauce, sour cream, salsa.
✅ NOTES
You can substitute ground beef + a packet of taco seasoning for the chili.
You can substitute Fritos corn chips for tortilla chips.
Try adding other toppings, as desired:
- refried beans
- olives
- fresh-squeezed lime juice
- guacamole
- pico de gallo
- scallions
- hot sauce
- jalapenos
Nutrition Information:
YIELD: 8 SERVING SIZE: 1
Amount Per Serving:
- CALORIES: 729
- TOTAL FAT: 43g
- SATURATED FAT: 20g
- TRANS FAT: 1g
- UNSATURATED FAT: 13g
- CHOLESTEROL: 117mg
- SODIUM: 2108mg
- CARBOHYDRATES: 58g
- FIBER: 6g
- SUGAR: 14g
- PROTEIN: 32g
Nutrition Information Provided For Educational and Informational Purposes Only.
My daughter, Emily, loves this easy dinner recipe.
And for the record, I don’t serve this meal in a pie pan. I only put it in there for the photos.
We call this meal Open Face Tacos, but you can call it a nacho salad or a taco salad.
KEY TO SUCCESS #1 – START WITH A BASE OF TORTILLA CHIPS
One of the things that sets this recipe apart is the fact that the tacos are built on a base of tortilla chips and not a fried tortilla.
You can slightly crush the chips or leave them whole.
I often get the Tostitos Bite Sized chips because they are easier to eat with a fork.
You can also substitute Fritos corn chips for the tortilla chips.
KEY TO SUCCESS #2 – CHILI AND RICE
The hearty portion of this recipe is the chili and the rice.
I prefer Hormel Chili No Beans but you can use any variety of chili that you prefer.
Homemade chili would even work in this easy and versatile recipe.
We have a great homemade chili recipe for the Instant Pot that you have got to try!
Simply heat the chili in the microwave for 3-5 minutes until it is warmed through.
For the rice, I use Instant white rice because it is quick and easy.
In a saucepan, bring 2 cups of water to a boil.
Add the instant rice and then give it a little shake to make sure the rice is completely covered with the water.
For perfect instant rice, give the saucepan a little shake to ensure that the rice is completely covered with water.
Remove the rice from the heat and allow it to sit covered for 5 minutes or more.
Finally, fluff the rice with a fork before serving.
KEY TO SUCCESS #3 – TOP IT YOUR WAY
The beauty of this easy recipe is that it’s completely customized to the toppings that each person likes.
I like to top my open face taco with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, and sour cream, but the options are endless.
We also make a bowl of queso with Velveeta, a can of Ro-tel tomatoes with green chiles, and a little bit of milk.
Queso is great drizzled over the top of the open face taco.
You can also add salsa, hot sauce, olives, onions, green onions, or a little bit of lime juice, just to name a few options.
Serve all the toppings family-style and allow your family or guests to create their own open face taco with the toppings that are available.
👇👇👇 Our android app(Click Image) 👇👇👇
0 comments:
Post a Comment