Keto Locos Tacos Recipe
These Keto Locos Tacos are an awesome take on a fast food favorite, or just a great keto-friendly way to make tacos a regular occurrence in your house. Can you say “Taco Tuesday!”? I like to make these shells with a variety of cheeses sometimes, and sometimes I just use what’s on hand.
Ingredients
- 1 pound Grass-Fed Ground Beef
- 12 ounces Pepper Jack Cheese Shredded
- 0.5 medium White Onion Diced
- 2 whole Roma Tomatoes Diced
- 1 bunch Cilantro De-stemmed
- 3 tbsp Cumin
- 2 tbsp Chili Powder
- 1 tbsp Paprika
- 0.5 tbsp Granulated Garlic
- 0.5 tbsp Onion Powder
Optional Ingredients
- Salt
- Black Pepper
- Sour Cream
- Hot Sauce
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven to 350*F.
- Shred your block of preferred cheese. I prefer Pepper Jack, but I have had great success using Cheddar, Monterey Jack, and other cheeses too.
- Place about 2 ounces of shredded cheese onto each piece of parchment paper, on a large baking sheet.
- Bake the cheese in the oven initially for about 8 to 10 minutes. You will want to cook the cheese long enough for it to bubble, and for the outer edge of the cheese to start to get crispy. I recommend removing them from the oven around this time so that you can place them onto a taco rack, or something similar that will allow you to place them back into the oven to finish baking for a few minutes to crisp up even more into the shape of a taco shell.
- You will want to remove the cheese shells from the oven and allow to cool a little while before serving so that you can hold them with your hands.
- While the cheese shells are cooking, prep your toppings that you want to put on your taco, and get your beef or other meat of choice cooking on the stove too.
- To make my own Taco Seasoning I combine 3 Tablespoons Cumin, 2 Tablespoons Chili Powder, 1 Tablespoon Paprika, 1/2 Tablespoon Granulated Garlic, and 1/2 Tablespoon Onion Powder or Granulated Onion. I will also add some salt during cooking usually too.
- Brown the Grass-fed Beef over Medium High Heat and season with the Keto Taco Seasoning mixed above. Be sure to use a utensil to chop teh meat up even further into finely ground beef.
- When all the ingredients are ready plate your taco shells and fill with the meat and toppings. I will also often add some sour cream and hot sauce to the top.
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Notes
You can also use this cheese shell technique and place them over small bowls instead of on Taco Racks to make Keto Taco Salad Shells! You can also use more or less seasoning, or switch out the seasoning that I use for whatever you prefer to season your taco meat with. Just be sure to check to make sure that your taco seasoning does not have things like Dextrose or Maltodextrin in the ingredient list if you use something from off the shelf at the grocery store.