Double Decker Tacos Recipe
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Double Decker Tacos

By: cattfm303 
"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."

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.5 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (59)

Prep Time:
30 Min
Cook Time:
15 Min
Ready In:
45 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 12 tacos
 

Ingredients

  • 1 pound ground beef
  • 1 (1 ounce) packet taco seasoning mix, divided
  • 1 (16 ounce) can refried beans
  • 2/3 cup water
  • 12 prepared crisp taco shells
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  • 2 avocados
  • 1 tablespoon sour cream
  • 1 fresh lime, juiced
  • salt and black pepper to taste
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  • 12 (7 inch) flour tortillas
  • 2 cups shredded Cheddar cheese
  • 1 cup shredded lettuce
  • 1 large tomato, chopped
  • 1/4 red onion, chopped
  • 1/2 cup sour cream

Directions

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. 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.

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Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 458 | Total Fat: 26.3g | Cholesterol: 55mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on May 16, 2011 by lbgardea   view full review
There are many ways to improve this taco recipe. As a Mexican, I almost cringed looking at...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 17, 2009 by Connie   view full review
I spread the refried beans on the soft shell and then put in in the microwave for about 15-20...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 26, 2009 by Brandi   view full review
These are great for people that like Taco Bell's double decker. Same basic principle applies -...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 25, 2009 by Ron   view full review
Probably the best Taco I've ever had...My son & I always differed on the choice of hard Tacos...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on May 16, 2011 by jeannie43   view full review
It is beyond me why people like reviewer Robert makes such ridiculous posts. You don't need to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 16, 2009 by K-Dub Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
These were very good and fun to make! A different twist to our taco night. I did not make...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 2, 2009 by amandak23k   view full review
These were sooooooo good. I followed the directions except I didn't add the taco seasoning to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Nov. 16, 2009 by ChristyD   view full review
Took the idea and made it the same way I make our favorite tacos. I'm not sure if we'll ever...
The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 26, 2009 by Mareellen   view full review
I made tacos this way,but used taco sauce instead of the dry seasonings packet for tacos. It...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.5 star rating.
Reviewed on May 13, 2011 by chrystal   view full review
This is almost exactly the way I've been making them for years. What a great way to have the...

 

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