Soft Cheese Tacos Food

SOFT CHEESE TACOS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Heat butter in a pot over medium-low heat. Cook and stir onion and jalapeno pepper in the hot butter until onion is translucent, about 5 minutes. Add garlic to onion mixture and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.
• Whisk chicken broth and cornstarch together in a bowl until smooth; pour into the onion mixture. Cook, stirring constantly, until broth thickens, about 2 minutes. Reduce temperature to low and slowly stir American cheese, 1/4 cup at a time, into broth mixture until cheese is completely melted and sauce is smooth, 5 to 10 minutes.
• Stir diced tomatoes, green chile peppers, cumin, and cayenne pepper into cheese sauce and keep pot over low heat. Divide cheese sauce in half, reserving 1/2 of the sauce for another use.
• Sprinkle about 1/4 cup Cheddar cheese down the center of 1 tortilla and roll tortilla around cheese. Place rolled tortilla, seam-side down, in a baking dish. Repeat with remaining tortillas and Cheddar cheese. Cover dish with aluminum foil.
• Bake in the preheated oven until cheese is melted, 10 to 12 minutes. Remove foil and pour the reserved 1/2 of the cheese sauce over tacos.

CHEESEBURGER SOFT TACOS

Steps:

• Separate ground beef into 4 equal parts (4 ounces each); form each part into 4 thin half moon shape patties. Try to shape each patty to fill half of a tortilla.
• Heat a 10-inch non-stick skillet (or use a square, deep-walled non-stick electric skillet) over medium high heat.
• Season each hamburger patty with salt and pepper and cook for 3 minutes a side or to your desired temperature.
• Near the end of desired cooking time, evenly sprinkle each patty with 1/4 cup of Cheddar cheese and allow the cheese to melt. Remove cheeseburgers and reserve hot.
• Warm tortillas in a microwave for 10 seconds.
• For 1 serving: Place a hot cheeseburger on one half of a warmed tortilla and top with 1 tomato slice,1 lettuce leaf, onion rings and 3 pickle slices. Fold the tortilla in half and serve.
• Repeat the build for the remaining 3 servings.

CHEDDAR CHEESE TACO SHELLS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Wrap a yardstick or ruler with aluminum foil and suspend it between two 28-ounce cans.
• Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the shredded Cheddar on the baking sheet to form a circle 6 inches in diameter. Repeat with another 1/2 cup of cheese, making 2 circles. Bake the first batch until the cheese melts and turns light brown, 6 to 8 minutes.
• Using a spatula, transfer the cheese circles to the suspended yardstick and drape them over to form taco shells. Let them hang until firm, then carefully remove. Repeat with the remaining cheese.
• Fill the shells with your favorite taco fillings.

BEEF SOFT TACOS

Steps:

• In a medium bowl combine the beef with the flour, salt, minced onion, paprika, chili powder, garlic powder and onion powder Use your hands to mix evenly.
• Heat skillet to med/low heat.
• Add beef mixture and water to the pan.
• Brown the beef, breaking it up as it cooks.
• Heat the tortillas in the microwave, wrapped in damp paper towels.
• Spread meat into tortillas, top with cheese, tomatoes, lettuce and sour cream.

STEAK SOFT TACOS

Steps:

• Heat oil in large skillet on medium-high heat. Add steak; cook and stir until lightly browned. Stir in water, salsa and seasoning mix. Bring to boil.
• Stir in rice; cover. Remove from heat. Let stand 5 min. Stir.
• Spoon steak mixture evenly onto tortillas; sprinkle with cheese. Fold up sides of tortillas to enclose filling.

SOFT TACOS WITH SAUSAGE AND FETA

Steps:

• Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add sausage and cook until brown, coarsely crumbling with back of spoon, about 4 minutes. Push sausage to side of skillet. Add onion and cumin to skillet; sauté until onion is golden and sausage is cooked through, about 8 minutes. Stir to combine.
• Char tortillas over gas flame or electric burner until blackened in spots, turning with tongs. Wrap in foil; let stand 2 minutes. Fill each tortilla with sausage mixture, 1 generous tablespoon feta, 2 tablespoons cilantro, and 1/3 cup lettuce. Serve with salsa.
• To heat and char tortillas:
• Place a tortilla directly on a gas or electric burner set on high. Using tongs, flip tortilla after it begins to brown, about 10 seconds per side. Wrap tortilla in foil to keep warm, and repeat with remaining tortillas.

CORN AND CHEESE SOFT TACOS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F. Butter 8x8x2-inch glass baking dish. Heat oil in heavy small skillet over medium heat. Add bell pepper; sauté until beginning to soften, about 4 minutes. Transfer pepper mixture to large bowl. Mix in 1 3/4 cups cheese, corn kernels, creamed corn, tomatoes, sour cream, chilies, olives and cilantro. Season with salt and pepper. Spoon mixture into prepared dish. Sprinkle with remaining 1/4 cup cheese. Bake 15 minutes.
• Wrap tortillas in foil. Bake alongside casserole until tortillas and casserole are heated through, about 10 minutes more. Serve immediately.

PORK SOFT TACOS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over high heat.
• Add the mushrooms and onion. Cook until tender, about 6 minutes, transfer to a bowl.
• Sprinkle the pork with salt and add to the skillet; sprinkle with cumin seeds.
• Cook over high heat, stirring until the pork is browned, about 3 minutes. Stir in the salsa and mushroom mixture. Cook until heated through, about 2 minutes.
• Transfer to a bowl and wipe the skillet clean with a paper towel.
• Spray the skillet with nonstick spray and set over medium heat.
• Cook tortillas, one at a time, just until golden on the bottom, about 1 ½ minutes. Place the tortillas, toasted side up on a work surface.
• Spread the pork mixture ( about 2/3 cup) over half of each tortilla and sprinkle with one third cheese.
• Fold the unfilled tortilla half over the filling.
• Spray the skillet with the nonstick spray and set over medium heat.
• Add the tacos to the skillet and cook, turning once with a large spatula, until golden, about 1 minute on each side.