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Cheesy Gordita Crunch

Making the Cheesy Gordita Crunch at home with fresh ingredients has surpassed the original, featuring a crispy taco shell wrapped in a soft tortilla, gooey melted cheese, seasoned ground beef, and tasty fillings, making it a satisfying alternative to the drive-thru.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time38 minutes
Course: Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 8 tacos

Equipment

  • 1 Baking Sheet
  • 1 large skillet

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1/2 onion chopped
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons taco seasoning
  • 1/2 cup salsa
  • 8 flour tortillas 10-inches
  • 2 cups shredded cheese
  • 8 crispy taco shells
  • Taco fixings lettuce, tomatoes, onion, limes

Spicy Ranch Sauce

  • 1/2 cup ranch
  • 1 tablespoon hot sauce

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 375°F. Add the ground beef and onion to a large skillet over medium heat and break up the meat with a spoon or spatula.
    1 pound ground beef, 1/2 onion
    ingredient picture with shredded cheese, ground beef. red and yellow onions, shredded lettuce, limes, tomatoes, hard taco shells, flour tortillas, taco seasoning
  • Stir in the taco seasoning and salsa. Add in 1/2 cup water and continue cooking until the mixture has thickened.
    1 1/2 tablespoons taco seasoning, 1/2 cup salsa
    ground beef cooking in cast iron pan with wooden spoon
  • Spread the tortillas out on 1 or 2 baking sheets. Sprinkle shredded cheese on each tortilla. Place the taco shells on their side to cover the half of the tortillas.
    8 flour tortillas, 2 cups shredded cheese, 8 crispy taco shells
    flour tortillas topped with shredded cheese and hard taco shells on a lined baking sheet
  • Bake in the oven for 5 minutes.
  • Remove from the oven, and fold the exposed half of the tortilla onto the other side of the taco shell.
    a hand folding a soft tortilla over and hard taco shell
  • Flip the taco shells so they’re resting on the opposite side. Then, return to the oven for another 3 minutes.
    a bunch of hard taco shells covered with flour tortillas laid on a lined baking sheet
  • Combine ranch and hot sauce to make the spicy ranch.
    1/2 cup ranch, 1 tablespoon hot sauce
  • Fill each taco shell with ground beef, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, onions, and spicy ranch.
    Taco fixings
    a bunch of ground beef and cheese tacos laid out on a white surface

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Nutrition

Serving: 1taco | Calories: 428kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 20g | Fat: 26g | Saturated Fat: 10g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 65mg | Sodium: 795mg | Potassium: 318mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 322IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 216mg | Iron: 3mg