Taco Bell Soft Taco - CopyKat Recipes (2024)

Do you love a Taco Bell Soft Taco and want to make it at home? You can with this easy copycat recipe. Enjoy tasty homemade soft tacos with ground beef, lettuce, cheese, tomatoes, and sour cream.

Homemade Taco Bell Soft Tacos

Quick and convenient, everyone loves Taco Bell’s dishes, especially their classics like soft tacos. But you don’t have to make a run for the border the next time you get a craving for Mexican food if you can cook restaurant-quality soft tacos at home.

Whether you love the original soft tacos or prefer theTaco Bell Soft TacoSupreme, this recipe will become one of your favorites!

TheTaco Bell BeefRecipe

The secret to these tacos is getting the beef filling right. While the process is straightforward, the ingredient list is a bit on the long side. Don’t worry, you can easily make an extra-large batch of the seasoning mixture and keep it on hand. Then you can whip up aTaco Bell beeffilling in minutes.

You shouldn’t have any difficulty finding any of the ingredients in a large supermarket. If you have never heard of masa harina before, it is made from dried corn treated with lime and then ground into flour.

Masa harina is a common ingredient in Tex-Mex dishes as both a flour for making tortillas and as a thickener. You can find blue, yellow, and white masa harina based on the color of the corn, but for this recipe, stick with the white or yellow versions.

Taco Bell Soft Taco Recipe Ingredients

Here’s a list of what you need:

• Masa harina
• Chili powder
• Onion powder
• Garlic powder
• Seasoned salt
• Paprika
• Ground cumin
• Garlic salt
• Sugar
• Dried minced onion
• Beef bouillon powder
• Ground beef chuck – recommend meat that is 70% lean
• Taco-size white tortillas
• Shredded cheddar cheese – want to be just like them? Use finely shredded cheese
• Shredded iceberg lettuce
• Roma tomatoes
• Sour cream (optional) – Taco Bell uses low fat sour cream.

How to Make Meat for Taco Bell Soft Tacos

To make theTaco Bell beeffilling, start by heating a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat. You need to make sure that the pan is large enough to allow you to spread out the ground beef. Overcrowding the pan will cause the meat to steam and not brown properly.

Once the meat begins to release some liquid, stir occasionally. After browning the beef, push it towards the side of the pan with the handle. Take the pan off the heat and drain the liquid into a container in the sink. Depending on how much there is, you may find it easier just to mop it up with a paper towel.

Return the pan to medium-high heat, and stir in the seasoning mix along with 3/4 to 1 cup of water. Reduce the heat until the water is barely simmering and cook for about 20 minutes. Stir every couple of minutes, and remove from the heat when most of the liquid is gone.

Assembling the Taco Bell Soft Tacos

Heat the tortillas for about 30 seconds per side in a large, dry skillet or about 20 seconds in the microwave.

Place the tortilla on a plate and add two to three tablespoons of the beef filling. Top with shredded iceberg lettuce and cheese.

If you want to make it aTaco Bell Soft TacoSupreme, add some diced tomatoes and sour cream. Fold and serve immediately.

How to Make Taco Bell Soft Taco

Here are the step-by-step instructions for the recipe:

1. Place all the spices in a small bowl.
2. Stir until the spices are blended well.
   
3. Place the ground beef into a large skillet over medium-high heat and brown the beef, stirring to crumble the beef as it is browning.
4. Drain off the grease andreturn the beef to the skillet.
   
5. Add the spices and water. Stir to combine.
   
6. Simmer over on medium-low heat for 20 minutes, or until most of the moisture has cooked away.
7. Heat a large skillet over medium heat.
8. Place each tortilla in the skillet for 30 seconds on each side to warm them up.
   
9. Remove the tortilla from the skillet and cover it with a towel to keep it warm.Repeat with the remaining tortillas.
10. Place seasoned ground beef, lettuce, cheese, and diced tomato on the tortilla.
    
11. Top with sour cream if desired.
12. Serve with salsa or Taco Bell taco sauce.

Tips for Prepping and UsingTaco Bell BeefFilling

• Store any extra seasoning mix in an airtight container.As long as it remains dry, it should stay fresh for months. Use a quarter cup of the seasoning mix per recipe if you prepare it in bulk.
• Use theTaco Bell beefrecipewith other dishes. It’s perfect inside of a quesadilla or mixed with a cheese sauce over fries. Stir in some salsa for a Mexican-style sloppy joe.

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What’s the difference in a regular soft taco and a taco supreme?

The difference in the supreme version is just two ingredients, if you order a Taco Supreme it comes with sour cream and tomatoes. So make yours supreme by adding the sour cream and some chopped tomatoes.

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