My mother-in-law bought me the Perfect Tortilla Maker for Christmas and boy has it been getting a work out at my house! We are now having taco salad night at least once a week. I was a little skeptical at first since most of the as seen on TV stuff is never as wonderful as it looks. Using the Perfect Tortilla maker is super easy and really cuts down on cooking time. Making a taco salad is so much easier now. Usually when we have tacos I have to sit over the stove frying up shells since we don’t like store-bought shells. So here is my simple taco night recipe!
Ingredients:
- 4 Chicken Breasts
- Flour tortillas (I use jalapeño cheddar tortillas…AMAZING!)
- Your favorite marinade ( I use lime and Chef Murritos)
- Lettuce
- Red Onions
- Refried Beans
- avocados
- Shredded Cheese
- Sour Cream
- Tomatoes
- Your favorite hot sauce
Instructions:
Marinate your chicken in your favorite seasoning. Letting it marinate over night is recommend but as we all know not always possible.
Send your husband out to the grill to cook up those chicken breasts!
While your husband is slaving away on the grill pre-heat your oven to 425 degrees, chop up the lettuce, onions, tomatoes and the avocados.
Place the tortillas in the Perfect Tortilla Maker (do not use any non-stick in the bowl) letting them cook for 5 to 8 minutes. I check on the tortillas around the 6 minute mark but they usually need a few more minutes. I like mine crunchy! Take note that after they come out of the oven they will firm up a little more.
While the tortillas are cooking shred your cheese and warm up the beans.
Your husband should now be in the house with yummy chicken. Shred up the chicken and make yourself a yummy taco salad!
Tip: I like to use a fork to poke a few holes in the tortillas, this prevents air bubbles while cooking.
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I love taco salads! I was wondering how the tortilla makers worked. This looks so good!
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They work so good! The other night my teen baked a bunch of tortillas and broke them apart using them as chips.
Looks yummy! Pinned and shared!
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Super yummy and so easy if you put the hubby to work.
mmm, sounds great! BUT, if I sent my hubby to cook the chicken, we wouldnt get to eat it..lol.. grilled cheese is more his thing
Haha! Well you can always cheat and get a rotisserie chicken, then you both win.
I was wondering if the tortilla makers worked. I have been wanting them. I love taco salads so now I really want one!
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I was skeptical when I got it but now I’m hooked.
This looks amazing, I actually think my kids would eat it too.
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My kids were a little confused on how to eat it at first. They really didn’t understand what the purpose of the taco was if it was shaped like a bowl haha but now they love it.
That is awesome! I usually just put mine on chips. I had an entire avocado at lunch today! I’m a Mexican food freak!
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I LOVE avocado, I think I could eat chips and guac every single day.
That looks delicious! The first time I saw one of those my husband said “you want that don’t you? “. Haha I still haven’t bought one yet.
That is now on my must have list.
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Haha, they probably have them at Walmart or Kmart since both stores have an as soon on TV section. You should get one!
Yum, that looks so wonderful, tahnks for the recipe
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You are very welcome!
Taco Salad is a regular in our dinner menu! We usually crush up chips and toss them in the salad but this looks so fantastic!
That sounds really good!
I saw a Tortilla Maker in Boscov’s during the Christmas holiday. My girls and I were looking at it and wondering what it was about. The picture looks tempting and delicious! Every time I visit a blog, a recipe is the first thing that stops me in my track. I don’t think my husband will be grilling, unless we’re having a major cookout.
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The tortilla maker is amazing and so simple to use. I would just cook up your meat in the oven or stove top. We are in California so the grill is always getting used.