Taco Shells

smithj1216 - December 4, 2006 02:03:46 PM PST

Be sure to select taco shells with corn oil, and not partially hydrogenated oils. Some taco shells are loaded with trans fat!

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Talk about gross. Yuck

The Most Elusive Fishie... - June 4, 2007 02:01:50 PM PST

I\'m hispanic and my father\'s family came over to the US to New Mexico even before it was a state, so I know a thing or two of authentic Mexican food. This doesn\'t even come freaking CLOSE! This has to be one of the nastiest recipes I\'ve read in a long time. Everything was doing okay until we started to add sugar (?) and vinegar (!), not to mention the tomato sauce and all the other junk. This is just plain ol\' yucky. 73 ground beef well drained cooked with comino (cumin), oregano, corriander, yellow onion, and garlic put into a corn tortilla (those pre-packaged taco shells are horrific!) topped with mild cheddar or COLBY cheese!, tomatoes, and avocado. Plain, simple, takes about 20 minutes to cook everything. Notice no sugar, salt, etc.

Cooking with all this extra sugar makes people want sweet foods and is a lot less healthy for you.

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Who even said this was healthy?

fooootos - February 26, 2007 09:57:44 AM PST

People, who even said this was supposed to be a healthy nutritional meal. This recipe was provided under the category of Most Popular, not Most Health for you. What do you expect from a meal that has cheese, sour cream, shells cooked in oil, and ground beef.

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Who said this was healthy?

Dave - February 23, 2007 10:51:23 AM PST

Tacos are not known to be healthy. So why say this meal isn\'t healthy. So think before you say something. And anyways. The recipe was great.

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Serving Size, to the reviewer

chickie - January 4, 2007 12:37:01 PM PST

What they mean is that it servs 4 (persons) yeilds 8 tacos, they are assuming that a person will eat 2 tacos each, therefore determining the serving size! whatever you were thinking it makes 8 tacos, no matter how many people are eating!!

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Fishie

desertfan01 - March 26, 2008 03:59:57 PM PST

Go back to Mexico, and take your Dad with you, and enjoy all the authentic tacos you can eat

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Beef tacos

drgnass - May 2, 2008 01:06:26 PM PST

What makes this even better is using ground chicken. It makes it healthier to enjoy.

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Who Cares about fat !!

Beautiful W - March 26, 2008 06:41:28 PM PST

Its a good food, be thankful for this one...I loveTaco !!! as long as you can control how you eat..everything are ok...

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Try draining the fat off

kjack0044 - August 11, 2007 02:49:44 AM PST

These tacos were good but a little watery. Next time I\'ll drain the fat off after cooking the meat. This will concentrate the flavors and also reduce the fat.

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tacos are suppose to be simple food

Rachel C - July 17, 2007 03:24:50 PM PST

The best tacos are the ones with the simplest spices
Ground beef
New Mexico Chili Powder
Garlic Salt
Onions
then add all the toppings you want.

Simple!

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Great taste!

lokobrenda - August 10, 2009 03:44:51 PM PST

We really liked the flavor of the meat with all the seasonings. The meat mixture was a little too liquidy for our taste. I\\'d probably try less chicken broth next time.
We also made our own taco shells--made the dinner more fun!
My suggestion is to try it with different toppings as well. My hubby doesn\\'t like avacados, but loved them on these tacos. We also got pico instead of cutting up tomatoes and cilantro. Tomatillo salsa is good with it as well!
You could use the meat for tostadas too!

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Some things are better left uncooked

johnnyfr2 - June 16, 2009 01:22:13 PM PST

After eating a couple tacos from a rickety old taco stand in Frontera Mexico for 40 cents apiece, I realized that there really is no point in trying to recreate something that has real authenticity. Those taco\\'s could not be matched anywhere outside of Mexico and trying to do so would be like paying a lot of money to go see a fake copy of the Mona Lisa.

It would be a waste of time and money to make this recipe. They don\\'t even look like tacos.

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tacos?? more like nasty crap

lakrissa_trujillo - May 7, 2009 03:51:21 PM PST

First off, who adds vinigar to tacos??? All I gotta say is you know whoever the person was who came up with this lame crap you can sooo tell they are not hispanic and don\\' know crap about tacos. I hope all their other dishes aren\\'t as discuting as this one. Note to yahoo....PLEASE TAKE THIS CRAP DOWN...this is not a recipe for tacos!!!!! TRUST ME..haha nasty A** Bell sounds grat compared to their crap!

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Very Good AMERICAN Tacos

arieldiego - May 7, 2009 03:16:38 PM PST

Not really mexican, the only thing remotely mexican about this recipe are the tortillas. Although these are good for a meal but very americanized mexican cuisine.

Lettuce on Tacos is a no no. I compare it to when I see mexicans put mayonaise on a Hot Dog or worse Ketchup on Pizza. WOW !!!!

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Sounds good But ....

sainte49 - May 7, 2009 12:03:12 PM PST

Why would you use 90% lean beef, when 80 or 85 % is far cheaper , has more taste, and the fat can simply be drained off ....I mean this isn\\'t exactly a \"lite\" recipe anyway, so the little remaining fat would only add flavor ....

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I have to agree

undefeated_panthers - May 7, 2009 11:31:59 AM PST

what is up with all the ingredients? in my opinion the taco is the Mexican version of the hamburger and you dont need a lot to make a hamburger or taco good.

also i would stick with lean ground beef for tacos. i have made turkey burgers and they were good, but when i used ground turkey for tacos it was like eating tacos with sand in them. this shouldnt be a big problem unless you plan on eating tacos for every meal.

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NOT AUTHENTIC TACOS

Marta - May 5, 2009 02:20:31 PM PST

Authentic tacos, made in a small, soft corn tortilla of grilled beef or chicken can be healthy, they are just topped with fresh made salsa and cilantro and onios, add a drop of lime and they are delicious.
I don\\'t know where all these hard taco shells come from sure don\\'t come from Mexico. If you go there, you can\\'t find such kind of \"taco\"

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Taco de carne beef?????

ana_cepeda2003 - May 5, 2009 01:31:42 PM PST

well to me beef tacos are great to eat especily when you are in a rush to cook something fast, iam from a spanish family and we cook this meal when we are in a rush too cook that because it\\'s easy and it serve alot of people, i dont know about you people worring about fat in it because when alot of people eat out you dont know what type of ingredient the resturant put in food esp. fast food places......

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NOT MEXICAN TACOS

Club Velazco - May 5, 2009 01:02:06 PM PST

Sorry , but this recipe has nothing to do with mexican tacos .
I am mexican living in Mexico and I know my tacos.

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Best I EVER HAD!

Julie - May 5, 2009 09:39:53 AM PST

My sister made this for me a long time ago and I never stopped talking about it! I positively loved it and have NEVER had better! I plan to make this tonight to celebrate Cinco de Mayo with my friends! I can hardly wait!

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NOT tacos!!!

audnorge - March 10, 2009 03:15:45 PM PST

Tomato sauce in tacos? WTF? Mexican food and real Texas chili con carne, etc. is red due to the chile rojo, not tomatoes. When you see tomato sauce added to the recipe, you know some Yankee is playing pretend Mexican food expert.

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Ingredients

Patrick A - March 10, 2009 01:39:13 PM PST

can there be any more??

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The most IDIOTIC fishie.

lchiang00 - January 30, 2009 01:27:43 AM PST

MY FAMILY\\'S FROM MEXICO, I KNOW ABOUT MEXICAN FOOD! BLAH, BLAH, BLAH. It\\'s a standard Americanized ground beef taco recipe. High in fat, and not \\'real\\' mexican food. And if you expect it to be, then you\\'re obviously an ignorant.....well just ignorant.
It\\'s good though. Crispy shells, tender ground beef, sprinkled mine with lettuce, and onions. Very yummy. I toast my corn tortillas in the toaster oven at 350 F for 5 minutes so there\\'s not as much fat in the shell. No oil necessary.
Anyhow when I want real mexican food I go to the taqueria, not taco bell. That\\'s like saying, "OH SH)T! This sweet and sour pork recipe doesn\\'t look like authentic Chinese food! Woe!"
And let\\'s stop reviewing and giving stars to food we haven\\'t tried

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Best Recipe I have found for Beef Tacos

mrudy55 - December 10, 2008 07:20:59 AM PST

Its hard to find a recipe for Beef tacos that actually puts spiceses in the meet and this combination is the best. All my friends and family love these tacos. This recipe has become my signature dish for get togethers!

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Reply to the first review

TheHighlander - May 11, 2008 06:18:19 AM PST

Why don\'t "the most elusive fishie" let us have her family recipe? This one sounds good to me!!!!!!!!!!!

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Good Taco But not anything like the always delicious Taco Bell!!!!

kalu_182002 - May 8, 2008 01:08:39 PM PST

This was a good taco but Taco Bell beats any taco anyday!!!!!

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wasn

mrstiniefuzzie - May 5, 2008 08:15:57 PM PST

there\'s like a 100 ingredients. yeah right.

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Way to increase nutrition

celestial_fireflies - May 5, 2008 05:17:37 PM PST

I loved this recipe. I did use green and red leaf lettuce in place of the iceberg, as these types of lettuce have more nutrients than iceberg. I also replaced the beef with a mixture of pork and white meat chicken. I pay more attention to the nutritional value of food, as well as fats, carbs, etc. I try to adhere to the food pyramid as much as possible and just adjust my calorie intake. I love the recipes from your site because they are very easy to adjust to fit a persons diet.

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small fortune to pay for one

waltercorreaiii - May 5, 2008 04:00:40 PM PST

i like tacos but do i necessarily have to buy all the spices separately? i just can\'t buy a taco spice mix. if i bought everything on this list i would be $50 poorer.

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Other suggestions

Renee - May 5, 2008 01:12:41 PM PST

You can use shredded roast beef, left over or made just for this meal. I will put an inexpensive roast in the slow cooker with 1/4 c red wine vinegar, bay leaf, onion and garlic in the morning. I shred it while i am making the side dishes. I fry the taco shell with the meat and cheese inside. Use good corn tortillas, try to avoid mission brand, they use peanut oil or something. They have a off flavor. I only use a small amount of oil in the saute pan, just about 1/2c, and cook the tortillas till they hold their shape.

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