How to Make Taco Shells
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Homemade taco shells are cheaper and better for you. They also happen to be really easy to make. Check it out.
How to Make Taco Shells
Cook Time:
8-10 minutes
Ingredients:
Corn tortillas
Cooking oil
Salt
What You Do:
Stick a cookie sheet or a piece of foil in the bottom of your oven to catch any drips. Then, preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
Place six tortillas under a damp paper towel, and microwave for 30 seconds.
Brush oil on both sides of the tortillas, and sprinkle them with salt.
Then drape the tortillas over two rungs of your oven rack to create the pockets for your taco fillings.
I make six shells at a time, so that any oil that drips off the shells is caught by the cookie sheet. If you need more, just make additional batches.
Bake for 10-12 minutes. Your taco shells are done when they’re crispy and slightly browned.
Be sure to let them get good and crispy. If you don’t bake enough of the moisture out, they’ll be chewy.
I used white corn tortillas, but yellow corn tortillas work just as well. I prefer these homemade taco shells to store-bought. Since they have flat bottoms, they sit on you plate, without falling over.
How to Make Taco Shells
Homemade taco shells are cheaper, tastier and take less than 15 minutes to make.
- Total Time: 15 minutes
- Yield: Varies
Ingredients
- Corn tortillas
- Cooking oil
- Salt
Instructions
Stick a cookie sheet or a piece of foil in the bottom of your oven to catch drips. Then, preheat your oven to 375 degrees.
Place six tortillas under a damp paper towel, and microwave for 30 seconds.
Brush oil on the tortillas, and sprinkle with salt.
Drape the tortillas over two rungs of your oven rack.
Bake for 10-12 minutes. Your taco shells are done when they’re crispy and slightly browned.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes (up to 12 minutes)
- Category: Dinners
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Keywords: how to make baked taco shells
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These were awesome! We were doing a left-over scramble. I used the last of a package of corn tortillas and filled them with a Mexi-shrimp pasta bake from earlier in the week. Husband was impressed, so was I. Never going back to store bought taco shells.
Yay! Glad you enjoyed them.