Tacosinabag Recipes

TACO IN A BAG

Steps:

• Place ground beef in a large skillet. Cook and stir over medium heat until browned. Drain excess oil. Mix in the taco seasoning and prepare according to the directions on the package.
• With the bags unopened, gently crush the corn chips. Snip the corners off the bags using scissors and slit open the bags along the side edge. Spoon equal amounts of the beef mixture, lettuce, tomato, Cheddar cheese, salsa and sour cream into the bags on top of the crushed chips. Serve in the bag and eat using a fork.

TACO IN A BAG

Steps:

• Brown the hamburger with the southwestern seasoning; drain.
• Open the chips bags.
• Add into each bag:.
• 2 tablespoons meat.
• 2 tablespoons lettuce.
• 2 tablespoons tomato.
• 1 pinch onion.
• 2 tablespoon salsa.
• Serve with a plastic spoon and cheer for the Washington Demons!
• This recipe can easily be expanded from 6 to sixty.

Steps:

• Cook ground beef on stovetop, over medium heat until no longer pink. Drain.
• Add taco seasoning mix and water (as per package instructions)
• Crush tacos in bag (before cutting open)
• Cut taco bag open across the top of the bag
• Open bag and add taco meat, lettuce, tomatoes, green onions and cheese.

CARNITAS WALKING TACOS

Steps:

• Place the pork shoulder, garlic, bay leaves, large chunks of onion, ancho chile powder, cumin, cloves, orange juice, lime juice, 1 tablespoon salt, a generous amount of black pepper and 1/2 cup water in the bowl of a 6-quart slow cooker. Cover and cook until the meat is tender and can easily be shredded with a fork, 4 hours on high or 6 hours on low.
• Remove the pork to a large bowl and use two forks to shred. Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add half of the pork and 1/2 cup of the cooking liquid and cook, stirring occasionally, until the liquid has evaporated and the pork is crispy and dark brown, about 15 minutes. Remove to a plate and repeat with the remaining oil, pork and 1/2 cup cooking liquid (discard the remaining liquid), another 15 minutes.
• Open the tortilla chip bags and crush a few of the chips. Gently roll down the tops of the bags about a third of the way. Fill the bags with some dollops of sour cream, then pork, then garnish with the finely chopped onions, radishes, cilantro and a few dashes of hot sauce. Serve with the lime wedges.
• In a small bowl, combine the sour cream, mayonnaise, chili powder, salt and lime zest. Set aside.

TACO IN A BAG

Steps:

• In small microwavable bowl, microwave ground beef on High 30 seconds or until thoroughly heated. Squeeze bag of chips to crush slightly.
• Cut bag of chips open along top; hold open. Top chips with warm ground beef; mix with fork. Top with cheese, lettuce and if desired, other taco toppings. Eat directly from bag.

WALKING TACOS

Steps:

• In a large skillet, cook beef over medium heat until no longer pink, breaking into crumbles, 6-8 minutes; drain. Stir in chili seasoning mix, pepper, tomatoes and beans; bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, until thickened, 20-25 minutes, stirring occasionally., Just before serving, cut open corn chip bags. Add beef mixture and toppings.

TACOS IN A BAG (OR TACO SALAD IN A BAG)

Steps:

• Heat leftover taco meat in microwave.
• Have the kids help you carry the rest of the ingredients outside to the picnic table (you carry the meat).
• Hand each child a plastic sandwich bag and pour the corn chips in the bag.
• Have each child gently crush the chips, not roughly or else they'll poke holes in the bags.
• Have each child walk around the table to layer their own ingredients in the bag, pass each child a fork and dig in!.
• Simply toss out the bag when they are done.