Best Double Layer Beef Tacos Recipes

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DOUBLE TACOS



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Crunchy and soft tacos make a great couple. The soft taco, layered with a mixture of refried beans and cheese, act as a cushion to keep the crunchy taco shell, filled with taco meat and toppings, from breaking. It's fun for kids and adults, too! This recipe is versatile and toppings are a matter of preference. We prefer shredded cheese, sour cream, lettuce, hot sauce, and sometimes guacamole. Enjoy!

Provided by Courtney Servantes

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Latin American     Mexican

Time 30m

Yield 10

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 ¼ pounds ground beef
½ onion, chopped
1 (1.25 ounce) package dry taco seasoning mix
¾ cup water
1 (14 ounce) can refried beans
4 ounces processed cheese food, cubed
10 (6 inch) flour tortillas, warmed
10 crisp taco shells, warmed

Steps:

  • Cook ground beef and onion in a skillet over medium heat until beef is completely browned, 7 to 10 minutes. Drain excess grease from the skillet.
  • While beef cooks, stir taco seasoning mix into water in a small saucepan; bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, and simmer for 10 minutes.
  • Stir taco seasoning mixture into ground beef and onion mixture; simmer on medium-low heat while preparing the remaining ingredients.
  • Stir refried beans and cubed process cheese food together in a separate small saucepan over medium-low heat; cook and stir until cheese food has melted completely into the beans, about 10 minutes.
  • Divide refried bean mixture between flour tortillas; spread into an even layer to cover one side completely.
  • Wrap tortillas around the crisp taco shells, using bean mixture to stick the tortillas to the shells.
  • Spoon seasoned ground beef into the taco shells.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 347 calories, Carbohydrate 31.9 g, Cholesterol 49.2 mg, Fat 16 g, Fiber 3.7 g, Protein 17.5 g, SaturatedFat 6.3 g, Sodium 801.4 mg, Sugar 1.7 g

DOUBLE LAYER TACOS



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Provided by Food Network

Time 40m

Yield 12 tacos

Number Of Ingredients 9

1 lb ground beef
1 package (1 oz) Old El Paso® taco seasoning mix
3/4 cup water
1 package (4.6 oz) Old El Paso® taco shells
12 Old El Paso® flour tortillas for soft tacos & fajitas (6 inch; from two 8.2-oz packages)
1 can (16 oz) Old El Paso® refried beans, heated
3/4 cup Old El Paso® salsa (any variety)
1 1/2 cups shredded lettuce
1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese (4 oz)

Steps:

  • 1. In 10-inch skillet, cook beef over medium-high heat 5 to 7 minutes, stirring occasionally, until brown; drain. Stir in taco seasoning mix and water. Cook over medium heat 10 to 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • 2. Heat taco shells and flour tortillas as directed on packages.
  • 3. Spread 2 tablespoons heated refried beans on each flour tortilla. Place hard taco shell on center of flour tortilla and gently fold tortilla sides up to match taco shell sides.
  • 4. Spoon 2 tablespoons beef mixture into each double-layer taco shell. Top with salsa, lettuce and cheese. Serve immediately.

GIANT DOUBLE DECKER TACO



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Provided by Jeff Mauro, host of Sandwich King

Categories     main-dish

Time 1h20m

Yield 2 servings

Number Of Ingredients 17

2 cups vegetable oil
4 large flour tortillas
3/4 cup grated Mexican blend cheese
Ground Beef Taco Meat, recipe follows
1/2 head iceberg lettuce, shaved
1/2 cup sour cream or Mexican crema, stirred slightly to loosen
2 Roma tomatoes, diced
Sliced pickled jalapeños, for garnish
Fresh cilantro leaves, for garnish
1 pound ground chuck or sirloin-the leaner the better
5 ounces Mexican chorizo, removed from casing
1 small yellow onion, minced
1 tablespoon chipotle powder
1 tablespoon ground cumin
2 cloves garlic, grated on a rasp
1/2 cup tomato puree
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

Steps:

  • Fit a sheet pan with a wire rack.
  • Heat the oil to 350 degrees F in a large braiser or cast-iron skillet.
  • Using tongs, slip half of a tortilla in the hot oil to form a taco shell shape. Using a metal spatula with the other hand, keep half the tortilla submerged until golden. Turn the tortilla so that the fried part now sticks out of the oil, letting the bottom fry, while making sure to keep the tortilla open about 2 inches wide. (This creates the necessary space to stuff it!) Then gently turn the tortilla and repeat the process so that the remaining side fries to a golden brown while the rest stays out of the oil. Let the taco shell drain on the lined sheet pan. Fry another tortilla in this manner; reserve the other two tortillas.
  • Preheat the broiler.
  • Place one unfried tortilla in a pan and top it edge to edge with cheese. Lightly broil until the cheese is just melted, but the tortilla isn't toasted. While still hot, "stick" the cheesy, non-crispy tortilla to the outside of a fried tortilla shell. Repeat with the remaining tortilla, cheese and fried shell.
  • Now build! Fill the cavity of the taco with some warm Taco Meat, followed by some lettuce, a drizzle of sour cream, tomatoes, jalapeños and cilantro.
  • Serve with your favorite taco bib.
  • Heat a pan over medium heat. Add the beef and chorizo and brown, breaking the meat up constantly into smaller little bits, until no longer pink, 6 to 8 minutes. (If there is a lot of rendered fat, remove all but 1 tablespoon of the fat.)
  • Add the onions, chipotle powder and cumin. Cook until the onions are soft, another 8 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for just another 30 seconds. Add the tomato puree and simmer, stirring frequently, for another 10 minutes. You want this taco meat to be pretty "tight" and dehydrated, not soupy or loose! Season to taste with salt and pepper.

DOUBLE DECKER TACOS



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The best tacos! A soft shell taco is layered with refried beans, then wrapped around a hard shell taco, which is filled with seasoned ground beef and topped with cheese, lettuce, tomato, onion, sour cream and fresh guacamole. You can top it with whatever you like, but I recommend loading it up! Also, if you don't eat meat, put melted cheese on the soft shell, and the refried beans in the hard.

Provided by cattfm303

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Latin American     Mexican

Time 45m

Yield 12

Number Of Ingredients 15

1 pound ground beef
1 (1 ounce) packet taco seasoning mix, divided
1 (16 ounce) can refried beans
⅔ cup water
12 prepared crisp taco shells
2 avocados
1 tablespoon sour cream
1 fresh lime, juiced
salt and black pepper to taste
12 (7 inch) flour tortillas
2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
1 cup shredded lettuce
1 large tomato, chopped
¼ red onion, chopped
½ cup sour cream

Steps:

  • Place the ground beef in a skillet over medium heat, and sprinkle about 3/4 of the packet of taco seasoning over the meat. Cook and stir the ground beef, breaking it up as it cooks, until the beef is browned and crumbly, 10 to 15 minutes. Drain the excess grease.
  • Mash the refried beans with the water in a small saucepan, and sprinkle with the rest of the seasoning packet. Heat the refried beans over low heat until simmering.
  • Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Place the crisp taco shells on a baking sheet, and warm them in the preheated oven for 3 to 5 minutes.
  • To make the guacamole, peel, seed, and mash the avocados in a bowl with 1 tablespoon of sour cream, the lime juice, and salt and pepper to taste, and set aside.
  • To build the tacos, spread each flour tortilla with about 2 tablespoons of heated refried beans. Wrap the tortilla gently around a crisp tortilla shell. Spread about 2 tablespoons of ground beef along the bottom of the crisp shell, and sprinkle about 2 tablespoons of shredded Cheddar cheese on top of the meat. Top the cheese with shredded lettuce, a sprinkle of chopped tomato and onion, and a dollop of sour cream and guacamole.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 458.3 calories, Carbohydrate 37.3 g, Cholesterol 55.1 mg, Fat 26.3 g, Fiber 6.1 g, Protein 18.9 g, SaturatedFat 10.8 g, Sodium 740.7 mg, Sugar 2.2 g

BEEF TACOS



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Provided by Ree Drummond : Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 45m

Yield 10 servings

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 yellow onion, diced
2 pounds ground beef
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
20 fajita-sized flour tortillas
18 hard taco shells
1 pound Cheddar-Jack cheese, grated
15 Roma tomatoes, diced
1 head green leaf lettuce, shredded

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F.
  • For the beef: In a skillet over medium-high heat, add the olive oil and onions. Cook until starting to soften, then add the ground beef. Cook the meat until it's totally browned, then drain the fat. Add the chili powder, cumin, paprika, salt, black pepper and crushed red pepper and stir to combine. Add 1/2 cup hot water and stir. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 15 minutes.
  • For the fixins: Meanwhile, wrap the flour tortillas in foil and warm in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes. Right before serving, crisp the taco shells in the oven according to package instructions.
  • Serve with the grated cheese, diced tomatoes and shredded lettuce.

DOUBLE-LAYER BEEF TACOS



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I love the double tacos with the soft and hard shells! Wanted to find a way to duplicate them at home.

Provided by Lynette ! @breezermom

Categories     Beef

Number Of Ingredients 19

1 1/2 teaspoon(s) canola oil
1/2 cup(s) onion, diced
1 tablespoon(s) garlic, minced
1 tablespoon(s) jalapeno pepper, minced
1 1/2 teaspoon(s) chili powder
3/4 teaspoon(s) ground cumin
3/4 teaspoon(s) ground coriander
1/8 teaspoon(s) kosher salt
1/4 teaspoon(s) black pepper
8 ounce(s) ground beef
2 tablespoon(s) tomato sauce, unsalted
1/2 cup(s) refried beans
4 - 6 inch flour tortillas
3 ounce(s) mexican blend cheese, shredded
4 - hard taco shells
1/2 cup(s) iceburg lettuce, thinly sliced
1/2`ccc cup(s) tomatoes, diced
1/3 cup(s) sour cream
1/2 - avocado, diced

Steps:

  • Preheat broiler to high.
  • Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil; swirl to coat. Add onion; saute 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add garlic and the next 6 ingredients (through black pepper); saute 1 minute, stirring constantly. Add beef; cook 3 minutes or until browned, stirring to crumbled. Drain oil from pan. Stir in tomato sauce. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Spread 2 tablespoons beans evenly over 1 side of each flour tortilla; sprinkle each with about 2 tablespoons cheese. Place tortillas on a baking sheet; broil 2 minutes or until cheese melts. Carefully wrap 1 tortilla around 1 hard taco shell, pressing gently until cheese sticks to the shell. Repeat procedure with remaining tortillas and shells.
  • Spoon about 1/4 cup beef mixture into each shell; top each with 2 tablespoons lettuce, 2 tablespoons tomato, 1 tablespoon sour cream, and a sprinkle of avocado.

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