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, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE
in Recipes, Bread, Side dish Keto taco shells
Homemade, crunchy, keto cheese taco shells! With only 2 ingredients and 10 minutes, you'll wonder why you haven't been making these for years.
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Ingredients
- 2 cups (8 oz.) 475 ml (230 g) shredded cheddar cheese
- ½ tsp ½ tsp ground cumin
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Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C). Mix cheese and cumin. Form small piles (about 1/4 cup, 55g each) of cheese on a large baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Leave plenty of room in between piles, or the cheese might melt together.
- Bake in the oven for 8-10 minutes or until the cheese is bubbling with light golden brown patches around the edges— the cheese can burn easily so watch carefully. Let cool for 30 seconds.
- Place a wire rack with wide grates (about 1" or 2.5 cm) over the sink
- Carefully, place the middle of the cheese "tortillas" over 2 grates on the rack before the cheese completely cools, allowing the edges of each tortilla to drape down around, forming a taco shell shape.
- Let the tortilla cool completely for a few minutes. Serve with fillings of your choice.
Tips
When selecting your fillings and toppings, it’s nice to have a balanced selection of fresh, savory, crunchy, soft, and spicy selections. Ground or shredded meat, grated cheese, sour cream, salsa, diced onions, chopped peppers, shredded lettuce, and diced tomatoes all come to mind.
Spice it up!
You can use taco seasoning in place of cumin for a spiced-up taco shell. Ensure the seasoning is additive-free and does not contain gluten, sugars, or starches.
Taco sliders
Make smaller cheese piles for mini taco sliders. A great appetizer for guests or perfect for little hands.
Rounded taco shells
If you want rounded taco shells, you can use a broomstick or a ladle handle lined with parchment paper. Suspend the stick over the sink or two raised objects on either side.
Just sprinkle shredded cheese on a frying pan at above medium heat. Try to get it in a circle. If it's a full fat cheese like mozzarella, it shouldn't need butter underneath. When the edges of the cheese gets dark and firm enough for you to slide a spatula under it, flip it and let it darken for a couple of seconds. Flip it over again. Now use either the spatula or a pair of tongs to pick it up and let it hang "to dry" on a ladle laid over a large saucepan.
Hint: I used shredded cheese with Mexican spices (it was a mix from the supermarket). It gave it that extra kick :)
Yes, unfortunately that will happen with waxed paper as the wax melts and then solidifies around the food. This recipe calls for parchment paper, which is similar but doesn't have a wax coating. They are usually near each other in the store.
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You could try, but it's likely that they will become soft again when stored.
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