Walking Taco Recipe

5 from 7 votes

Learn the easy way to make walking tacos. A walking taco is taco meat served in a bag of Fritos with your favorite taco toppings. A fun family dinner or perfect party recipe!

Prep Time20

Cook Time25

Total Time45

Course: Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine: Mexican, Tex-Mex

Keyword: taco in a bag, walking taco, walking taco recipe

Servings: servings

Calories: 194kcal

Author: Nikki Gladd

Ingredients

For the ground beef taco meat:

2 lb ground beef
2 packets taco seasoning (or 4 tablespoons of your favorite taco seasoning)
⅔ cup water or beef broth

For serving:

12 individual bags of Fritos and Doritos
shredded lettuce
salsa
diced tomatoes
diced avocado
diced onions
sour cream
shredded cheese
white cheese dip (try this recipe)
fresh cilantro

Instructions

For the taco meat:

Brown beef in a medium skillet over medium high heat; drain. Add taco seasoning with water (or broth), let simmer 10 minutes. Keep warm over low heat or transfer to small crock pot.

To serve:

Set out desired toppings in separate small serving bowls with serving utensils. Cut tops off chip bags. Instruct guests to grab an open bag of chips and fill with taco meat and desired toppings, then eat out of the bag with a fork.

Notes

This recipe includes instructions and ingredients for ground beef taco meat, but feel free to substitute with your favorite taco meat (chicken, barbacoa, pork, etc.).
Instead of taco meat, try using leftover chili!
Use your favorite taco toppings from the list, or any that are not listed.
Nutrition information is an estimate of the taco meat only. Will vary depending on types of chips used, amount of meat added to bag, and toppings chosen.

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