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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size 1 (282g)

Recipe makes 6 servings

Calories 424
Calories from Fat 142 (33%)
Amount Per Serving %DV
Total Fat 15.8g 24%
Saturated Fat 6.1g 30%
Monounsaturated Fat 6.1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.5g
Trans Fat 0.7g
Cholesterol 57mg 19%
Sodium 847mg 35%
Potassium 391mg 11%
Total Carbohydrate 47.7g 15%
Dietary Fiber 2.2g 8%
Sugars 0.6g
Protein 21.6g 43%

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Taco Bell Chalupa copycat

Recipe #81138 | 50 min | 30 min prep | add private note

By: paula&matt
Jan 15, 2004

My husband Call's these Palupa after me!!LOL They are yummy

SERVES 6 -8 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

Taco Bell Chalupa bread Indian fry bread

Taco Bell Chalupa Supreme filling

Directions

  1. 1
    To make Indian Fry Bread Mix dry ingredients together.
  2. 2
    Cut in shortening; then add milk.
  3. 3
    Shape dough into a long cylinder; cut into 8 equal parts.
  4. 4
    Flour hands, then work the pieces into 6" tortillas.
  5. 5
    Fry in oil until golden brown.
  6. 6
    To Make filling Mix dried onion with water in a small bowl and let stand for five minutes.
  7. 7
    Combine ground beef, flour, chili powder, paprika, and salt.
  8. 8
    Mix well.
  9. 9
    Add onions and water.
  10. 10
    Mix again.
  11. 11
    In a skillet, cook beef mixture until browned.
  12. 12
    Stir often while cooking so no large chunks form; it should be more like a paste.
  13. 13
    Remove from heat and keep warm.
  14. 14
    Build Chalupas starting with meat, then sour cream, lettuce cheese, and tomatoes in that order.
  15. 15
    Top with hot sauce or salsa if desired.

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From: Megan & LaVaughn

On Sep 14, 2009

This truly is a great recipe. We've made it many, many times and it always turns out good. You can even tweek it a little bit by adding taco seasoning to the mix. It really kicks up the flavor. A+ on this one...

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  • From: design*girl

    On Mar 8, 2009

    The shells were more like an Indian fry bread than taco bells chalupa. But they tasted good.

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  • From: Nuvara

    On Apr 11, 2009

    I thought these chalupas were excellent. The taste was fantastic..... and honestly I had this weird urge to make them into a sweet treat, and I hope to do that soon. They reminded me of almost a home fried short-cut doughnut. One thing that I found that was helpful for us to make them into the chalupa shape was to go ahead and sort of mold them that way, then use two utensils (we used two long spoons we had) to hold them apart just enough for the toppings.... that way we didn't wind up with tortilla that was just barely bent! Thanks for the wonderful recipe!

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  • From: Larry4

    On May 25, 2008

    Thanks for posting this. My kids absolutely love the frybread. I like the texture of the meat mixture. We have made this many times and it makes the rotation on a regular basis.

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