possibly Gluten-free, possibly dairy free, possibly vegan, Possibly vegetarian, possibly low carb, possibly low fat
Taco bars can fit so many diets by how you dress them. Skip the shell and make it a salad, skip the cheese and sour cream and it’s dairy free, go corn shell instead of flour and it’s gluten-free. This makes a great party food.
Note: these are American tacos not Mexican tacos. They both have their own merits and share some ingredients. I recognize that these bare little to no resemblance to the street tacos many of us love.
Possible Ingredients:
Ground beef &/or chicken &/or flank steak &/or fake meat product
Taco seasoning packet (I like McCormick)
Flour tortillas, &/or soft corn tortillas, &/or crunchy corn shells, &/or tortilla chips
Shredded &/or leaf lettuce generally iceberg
Mixed shredded taco cheese
Chopped onion (you can sauté if wanted)
Chopped bell peppers (sauté if wanted)
Avocado &/or guacamole
Sour cream
Picklesd &/or fresh jalapeños
Hot sauces (whatever kind you like but if you are having a party a selection at various heats is nice)
Refried beans &/or black beans
Chopped tomato (I use roma)
Kernel corn
Rice
Instructions:
Cook your meat of choice (or skip if you don’t want meat)
Chop all the toppings to the appropriate sizes and styles you want
Put everything on a surface and assemble whatever Americanized food item you want.
Optional combinations:
Low carb taco salad- shredded lettuce, meat, cheese, onion, peppers, hot sauce, jalapeños
Vegan taco salad- lettuce, black beans, corn, chopped onion, chopped peppers, chopped tomato, avocado, if available vegan cheese &/or fake meat.
Gluten-free tacos- crunchy corn taco shells, meat product (double check spice mix has no flour), lettuce, tomato, pepper, onion, sour cream, cheese, hot sauce, jalapeños
Dairy free Burrito- flour tortillas, black beans, corn, meat, onion, hot sauce, rice
Have fun and mix up your own combos at home.
Nutritional content:
To many options to calculate. I recommend putting your options into my fitness pal or some other nutrition calculator.