When you are thinking that the Border is in Order, this Copycat Taco Bell Chalupas recipe will cure your craving!
Ingredients
2 ½ cups flour
1 T baking powder
½ t salt
1 T vegetable oil plus more for frying
1 cup milk
Optional toppings or fillings:
sour cream
shredded cheddar cheese
shredded lettuce
diced tomatoes
salsa
refried beans
olive
guacamole
pico de gallo
cilantro
hot sauce
Instructions
Make the dough
1. Whisk together the dry ingredients: 2 cups of flour, baking powder, and salt.
2. Mix the oil into the flour mixture.
3. Gradually stir in 1 cup of milk. Mix in the other ½ cup flour. Knead this soft dough with your hands. If the mixture is too dry, add milk a little at a time. If the dough is too wet, add flour a little at a time. Do not over knead the dough as this will make it tough.
4. Shape the dough
5. Flour hands and shape dough into a long cylinder. Cut it into 8 equal parts. On a floured surface, shape each of the 8 pieces into a round circle, about 6 inches across. (I found it easiest to use a rolling pin to achieve this. Use a fork to poke a few holes in each of the disks.
Cook the chalupas
1. Place oil (enough to be 1-2 inches deep) in a large skillet. Heat to medium heat.
2. Gently place one disk at a time into the hot oil. As you deep fry, the disk will start to puff up and rise to the top, use tongs to flip it over. Once you’ve flipped it, use the tongs to pull one side of the disk up over the other side. We are folding it into a shell shape.
3. Allow this to cook until the bottom is lightly golden, then flip and allow the other side to become golden brown as well.
4. As each shell is cooked, remove to a plate lined with paper towel to remove excess oil.
5. Now it’s time to build chalupas! Fill the shells with the meat mixture and desired taco fixings. Serve and ENJOY!
DISCLOSURE: When we link to products and services, those links may be customized affiliate links. If you click on any of those affiliate links and make a purchase within a certain time frame, We’ll earn a small commission. The commission is paid by the retailers.
Here’s an example: If we link to our favorite vegetable peeler, and you click on that link and complete a purchase within the next 24 hours, we may receive a commission somewhere between 1 to 10 percent of your total order.
We are careful to link to products and retailers that we use ourselves and recommend. These affiliate programs use cookies to track visits for the purposes of assigning commission on these sales. Money earned keeps Galley of the Sun running and allows us to do what we love.
Thank you for your support.
SELECT AFFILIATE PROGRAM DETAILS: We are currently members of affiliate programs with Amazon and Dalstrong. We are eligible to earn from qualifying purchases.