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
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.
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
Steps for cheese shell tacos
- Cover plate with a square of baking paper
- Place 2 cheese slices on the baking paper in a star shape (see photo below)
- 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!
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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!
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Nutrition Per Serve
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That’s such a great idea! Never occurred to me to use cans to prop it up while it hardens.
The cans work really well. You have to be really quick though as they start to go hard pretty quick.
I’m just starting my keto journey and this one’s a must try. Thank you!
These were on high rotation at the start of our keto journey.