Walking Tacos Recipe

Walking tacos are so stinkin' delicious! These easy kid-pleasers are great for keeping smiles on everyone's faces.

Do you call them “walking tacos” or “tacos in a bag”?

I have become aware that different parts of the country are prone to using different names, a la the pop/soda/coke debacle: some use the term “walking taco” to describe tacos made in a bag of tortilla or corn chips that you can carry in your hand (and walk around with), while other call them “tacos in a bag”.

Side note: If you went to my high school, you were also used to the term “tacos in a bowl” to describe tortilla chips served in a bowl with the taco fixings placed on top, nearly always purchased at a football game.

Whatever the name, the concept is the same: portable tacos. I can get down with this.

While doing a bit of research for this recipe, I realized that some people apparently like a more chili-like mixture on top of their walking tacos, while others go for a more traditional taco meat. Call me a traditionalist (“You’re a traditionalist!”), but I like the taco meat style, personally.

For this incredibly easy taco meat, I bypassed the pre-packaged taco seasoning and used my own mix of seasonings. While I often keep a little jar of my homemade taco and chili seasoning on hand (right next to my homemade ranch dressing mix), sometimes I like to just whip up enough seasoning for one batch of tacos. When I do, this is my go-to. It will take you approximately 1 minute to measure out the ingredients, all of which you probably have on hand already – significantly less time than it will take you to find the taco seasoning aisle at the grocery store. Trust me, I know.

I also chose to forego the more traditional Frito chips and use bags of tortilla chips that I found in the natural section at my grocery store. You can certainly use any type of tortilla or corn chip that floats your boat, though – it’s all about what you like and want to feed to your family.

I personally think these would make a perfect assembly line food for fall bonfires…anyone else agree? Follow them up with some Grilled S’Mores and you’ll have a bunch of happy campers indeed. 

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