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Eats Amazing on Instagram - Taco Boats with Old El Paso Stand N Stuff Taco Shells
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Stand 'N' Stuff Taco Boats

Delicious taco boats stuffed with lots of healthy veggies - quick and easy family meal idea.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
0 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 4 people
Author: Grace

Ingredients

  • 1 tbs vegetable oil
  • 1 small red onion
  • 1 bell pepper
  • 500 g minced beef
  • 1 small courgette
  • 1 medium carrot
  • 1 Smoky BBQ Stand 'N' Stuff Soft Taco Kit
  • To serve:
  • 8 lettuce leaves
  • 8 cherry tomatoes
  • 4 gouda cheese slices
  • Old El Paso Squeezy Chunky Guacamole
  • Old El Paso Squeezy Cool Soured Cream Topping
  • Old El Paso Sliced Green Jalapeños

Instructions

  • Prepare the vegetables; finely chop the onion, deseed and chop the pepper, wash and grate the courgette, peel and grate the carrot.
  • Heat the oil in a large pan. Add the onions and peppers and fry gently for a few minutes until starting to soften. Push the vegetables to the side and add the mince to the pan. Brown the mince all over, stirring to break it up as it cooks.
  • Add the grated courgette and grated carrot to the pan and stir to combine all of the ingredients in the pan. Sprinkle over the Smoky BBQ Seasoning Mix from the taco kit and stir to thoroughly coat the meat mixture.
  • Stir in 50ml water and bring to the boil, then turn down and simmer for 10 minutes until the mixture is thick and saucy.
  • In the meantime, heat the Stand 'N' Stuff Soft Flour Tortillas in the microwave or oven according to the packet instructions. Place a lettuce leaf into each tortilla (you can also shred the lettuce first if prefered), then add a layer of the Taco Salsa from the taco kit. Once the meat mixture is ready share it out equally between all 8 tortillas.
  • Quarter the cherry tomatoes and sprinkle them over the meat mixture in each tortilla.
  • Top each taco 'boat' with a cheese sail (optional, see instructions below) and serve with the remaining taco salsa, the chunky guacamole, cool soured cream topping and jalapeños. We popped the sauces and jalapenos on the table and let everyone help themselves, the kids did steer well clear of the hot and spicy jalapeños but I thoroughly enjoyed them, the cool sour cream was a hit with the little ones though!
  • To add a cheese sail to your boats, you'll need four ready-cut slices of gouda cheese (I choose gouda because it doesn't crumble, but mild cheddar cheese slices should also work if you can't find it). Cut each square in half across the diagonal to make 8 triangles.
  • Take 4 large bamboo skewers and cut them in half with kitchen scissors to make 8 smaller skewers. Thread the skewers through two corners of a cheese slice as shown below to make a sail. Repeat until you have 8 sails. Pop a sail into the top of each taco 'boat' and serve immediately.