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Border Taco
Photo: Spencer Davis

Border Taco

6 ingredients 3 steps fandom
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

792
Calories
68g
Protein
45g
Fat
25g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 6 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Beef 100g cooked 250
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Corn Tortilla 1 medium flour (45g) 140
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Cheese 1 oz (28g) cheddar 113
Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb Filling - can be chicken, string beef, or ground beef
  • 12 - Corn Tortillas (from masa)
  • Lettuce
  • 3oz - Cheese (jack or farmer)
  • Cooking oil
  • Flat toothpicks or tongs

Directions

1

Take the meat and shread it legnthwise. Use your fingers to pull it apart. Disregard if using ground meat.

2

But a cast iron or heavy skillet on the stove for electric stoves and set to about 4. On gas you just use direct flame. Throw a tortilla on and heat until it starts to raise. Flip. When pliable take off heat. Throw the next one on.

3

Take the heated and bendable tortilla and put a small amount of filling in it. Fold over and thread a tootpick through the top to hold it together.

Recipe sourced from fandom

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