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February 28, 2018 By havebutterwilltravel 4 Comments

Cheese Shells Tacos

Cheese Shell Tacos would be hands down one of my favourite keto meals. They are so tasty and crunchy and a perfect replacement for an ordinary hard taco shell.

Cheese shell tacos are possibly one of the best things ever! Learning how to make cheese shell tacos is part of the Have Butter will Travel 'How to' series

Cheese Shell Tacos

There are many ways to make cheese taco shells, but this is the method we prefer. I like knowing exactly how many cheese slices are in each shell for tracking purposes and that I can get a more consistent result.

My favourite thing about tacos is their versatility. You can use any type of protein, pork, steak, chicken, shrimp or fish. You can try all different types of toppings. You could literally make a different taco every time you make them.

If you are a fan of cheese shell tacos and find yourself in New York City, I highly recommend going to Los Tacos No1 in Chelsea market and ordering the cheese tortilla taco. It’s not on the menu, but just order it and they will know what you are talking about. Find out our opinion of the taco here.

Cheese Shell Tacos - Yum!

Cheese Shell Tacos – Yum!

Equipment for cheese shell tacos

  • Heatproof plate
  • Baking paper
  • Microwave
  • Paper towel
  • 2 cans/jars/mugs or a taco shell holder

Ingredients for cheese shell tacos

  • Sliced Cheddar Cheese – we like this one

Serving Suggestions for cheese shell tacos

As you would use a taco shell – fill with your favourite meat, salsa, avocado and sour cream.

We love to have some pulled pork or chicken in the freezer that we defrost. It makes the tacos a quick and easy Friday night dinner for us. We would just fry up the protein in the pan with some fat and add some Mexican spices to add a flavour explosion to the meat.

Some Cheese Taco Shell photos from my Instagram page

Some Cheese Taco Shell photos from my Instagram page

Steps for cheese shell tacos

  1. Cover plate with a square of baking paper
  2. Place 2 cheese slices on the baking paper in a star shape (see photo below)
  3. Microwave on high for 2 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbly all the way to the centre (it may depend on your microwave size/watts)
  4. Remove from the microwave and pick up opposite sides of the paper to bend the cheese into a taco shell shape and rest between to mugs or cans to set. Move quickly as they can start to Harden straight away
  5. There may be some oil that comes out of the cheese, so use some paper towel to dry it up if necessary
  6. They should only take a minute or two to cool and crisp up, then they are ready to fill!
Cheese Shell Tacos step-by-step

Cheese Shell Tacos step-by-step

Cheese Shell Tacos step-by-step

Cheese Shell Tacos step-by-step

We hope you found this helpful. Check out our other ‘How to‘ posts for more step by step guides.

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  • How To make Pulled Pork
  • How to Roast Chicken
  • Creamy Cauliflower Mash
  • How to Poach Eggs
  • How to Make an Omelette
  • How to Fry Eggs
  • How to Boil Eggs
  • How to Scramble Eggs
  • How To make Flavoured Butter

Cheese Taco Shells are possibly one of the best things ever! Learning how to make cheese taco shells is part of the Have Bitter will Travel 'How to' series

Cheese Shell Tacos - Yum!

Cheese Shell Tacos

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Cheese shell tacos are possibly one of the best things ever! Learning how to make cheese shell tacos is part of the Have Butter will Travel 'How to' series
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Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 2 minutes
Total Time: 7 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Keto, Low Carb
Servings: 1
Calories: 225kcal

Ingredients

  • 2 Slices Tasty Cheese

Instructions

  • Cover plate with a square of baking paper
  • Place 2 cheese slices on the baking paper in a star shape
  • Microwave on high for 2 minutes, or until the cheese is bubbly all the way to the centre (it may depend on your microwave size/watts)
  • Remove from the microwave and pick up opposite sides of the paper to bend the cheese into a taco shell shape and rest between to mugs or cans to set. Move quickly as they can start to Harden straight away
  • There may be some oil that comes out of the cheese, so use some paper towel to dry it up if necessary
  • They should only take a minute or two to cool and crisp up, then they are ready to fill!

Nutrition Per Serve

Calories: 225kcal | Carbohydrates: 0g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 18g | Sugar: 0g | Net Carbs: 0g
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Comments

  1. Adrienne says

    March 8, 2018 at 4:35 am

    That’s such a great idea! Never occurred to me to use cans to prop it up while it hardens.

    Reply
    • havebutterwilltravel says

      March 8, 2018 at 9:22 pm

      The cans work really well. You have to be really quick though as they start to go hard pretty quick.

      Reply
  2. Cherie says

    August 10, 2019 at 6:06 am

    I’m just starting my keto journey and this one’s a must try. Thank you!

    Reply
    • havebutterwilltravel says

      August 10, 2019 at 7:45 am

      These were on high rotation at the start of our keto journey.

      Reply

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