Walking Tacos

It's not often that I attempt to recreate a meal made in the kitchen of my high school cafeteria. I mean, breakfast for lunch was great and all, but frozen french toast sticks just don't inspire me the way they used to. 

But walking tacos are different. Walking tacos are seriously tasty and seriously fun. They bring back memories of that cramped cafeteria where I learned lines for musicals, molded granola bars into figurines (what...you didn't do this??), and totally nonchalantly (read: obviously) waited for my crush to walk through the door. 

I haven't had a walking taco since I left high school over 6 (has it really been 6???) years ago. In fact, had it not been for this post, I may have forgotten about them completely. Luckily, I didn't. And as it turns out, these are as simple to make as I always imagined them to be and even tastier then I remember. So buckle up and prepare yourself for some dangerously bad but seriously fun photos of this portable dinner. 

The walking taco starts with a bag of Fritos. I used chili cheese curls this time, but I think I prefer the classic Frito a little better. I've also heard these can be made with Doritos, but let's not get crazy. Totally free pro tip: roll down the bag 1/3 of the way to avoid getting meat mess all over the top!

Next layer in your meaty mixture. That's some hearty blurry chili in there!

Next, sprinkle in lots and lots shredded cheese! This should get nice and melty. 

What's a taco without some lettuce? Throw some on there! As you can see, I was lazy and just used lettuce I had torn up for salad, but it would probably be better if you shredded it. 

Finally, add a big ol' dollop of sour cream and unfold the top of the bag. 

Then what happens, you ask?

The Mr. is so glad you asked. Find a spoon...

And DIG IN!

Hey, I said they were portable, not neat. And in case you couldn't tell, Walking Tacos are 100% Man Approved!

Walking Tacos
Yield: 4 servings
Recipe by bakeeatrepeat.blogspot.com


Ingredients:
1 lb. ground beef
1 can tomato sauce
1 can kidney beans
1 can diced tomatoes, drained
2 1/2 Tablespoons homemade taco seasoning or 1 packet of taco seasoning
1 small onion, chopped
2 small jalapenos, seeds removed, diced
1 Tablespoon butter
4 Frito bags-make sure they are all corn if you're gluten free
Lettuce
Cheese
Sour Cream

Directions:
1. In a large sauce pan, brown ground beef. When the beef is almost cooked, add taco seasoning.
2. Stir in can tomato, sauce, kidney beans, and drained diced tomatoes. Cook until heated through.
3. Meanwhile, in a small skillet, melt butter. Add onion and jalapenos and saute until just soft. Stir into beef mixture.
4. To assemble, open Frito bags. Spoon meat mixture into bag, filling about 2/3 full. Sprinkle with cheese. Add sour cream and lettuce if desired. Eat away!