Open Face Tacos
Open Face Tacos is a family-favorite Mexican dinner recipe that allows each person to customize their taco salad with the toppings that they enjoy. We're starting with a bed of tortilla chips then layers of chili, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, and any other toppings that you like.
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Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 733kcal
Ingredients
- 1 bag tortilla chips
- 2 cans (15 oz each) Hormel Chili No Beans
- 2 cups water
- 2 cups instant rice
- 8 oz shredded lettuce
- 2 tomatoes, diced
- 1 lb Velveeta Cheese
- 10 oz can Ro-tel tomatoes with green chiles
- ½ cup milk
- 2 cups shredded cheese
- 8 oz sour cream
- 16 oz salsa or picante sauce
Directions
- In a small saucepan, bring 2 cups of water to a boil. Add instant rice. Place a lid on the saucepan and remove it from heat. Allow it to sit covered for at least 5 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork.
- Cut the Velveeta into squares and place it into a microwave-safe bowl. Add a can of Ro-tel tomatoes and 1/2 cup milk. Microwave on high power for 2 minutes. Stir well. Continue heating in 1-minute intervals then stir until the cheese sauce is melted and smooth.
- In a separate microwave-safe bowl, add in both cans of chili no beans. Microwave on high power 3-5 minutes until the chili is hot.
- Serve this meal family-style where everyone can design their own open-face taco with the ingredients that they like.
- Suggested stacking order: 8-10 tortilla chips slightly crushed, chili, rice, lettuce, tomatoes, shredded cheese, cheese sauce, sour cream, salsa.
Notes
You can substitute ground beef + a packet of taco seasoning for the chili.
You can substitute Fritos corn chips for tortilla chips.
Try adding other toppings, as desired:
- refried beans
- olives
- fresh-squeezed lime juice
- guacamole
- pico de gallo
- scallions
- hot sauce
- jalapenos
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Nutrition Facts
Serving: 1 g | Calories: 733 kcal | Carbohydrates: 59 g | Protein: 32 g | Fat: 42 g | Saturated Fat: 20 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 13 g | Trans Fat: 1 g | Cholesterol: 117 mg | Sodium: 2253 mg | Fiber: 6 g | Sugar: 14 g
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