Easy navajo tacos recipe
Easy and delicious Navajo tacos recipe -easy to make and delicious!
Hope everyone is having a great day! I made these Navajo tacos a few weeks ago and they were so good! My mom always made them for us growing up and I’ve been wanting to make them ever since. I’ve partnered with McCormick for this recipe and love how they turned out. They bring back such fun memories from my childhood days.
These were super easy to make and my whole family loved them. You could even use tostada shells or tortillas if you don’t want to make the fry bread. And if you’re being healthy, just make it a taco salad. ;)
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Easy navajo tacos
Yield: 4-6
Ingredients:
- 1 lb hamburger
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup chopped red bell pepper
- 1 TB McCormick taco seasoning
- 1/8 tsp McCormick cumin
- dash of McCormick chili powder
- 1/4 cup water
- 1 10oz can rotel tomatoes (or can use diced tomatoes and green chiles)
- 1 15oz can black beans (or your favorite kind of bean)
*Fry bread*
- 2 1/2 cups vegetable oil
- Pillsbury original biscuit rolls (thawed rhodes rolls work too)
*Fix-in's -optional*
- tomatoes
- sour cream
- cheese
- lettuce
- salsa
- olives
- avocado
Directions:
In a frying pan, brown hamburger over medium heat. Add onion, red bell peppers and saute for 3-5 minutes. Stir in taco seasoning, cumin, chili powder and water. Turn heat to low and add the rotel and beans. Simmer for 5-10 minutes.
In a small pan add oil and bring to a boil over medium heat. Sprinkle a few drops of water onto the oil to see if it's hot. If it pops, it's ready.
Pull apart dough and flatten (about 1/4 inch thick). Place dough in oil and cook each side for about 30 seconds, or until brown. Remove with tongs and place on a plate layered with paper towels.
Top fry bread with taco meat and desired fix-in's.
Here’s a little step-by-step tutorial for the fry bread, because I know you all love pictures. :)
Easy Fry bread
In a small pan add oil and bring to a boil over medium heat. Sprinkle a few drops of water onto the oil to see if it’s hot. If it pops, it’s ready.
Pull apart dough and flatten (about 1/4 inch thick). Place dough in oil and cook each side for about 30 seconds, or until brown. Remove with tongs and place on a plate layered with paper towels.
Enjoy with your favorite toppings! YUM!
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This looks so good! I love Navajo Tacos! But I didn’t think it was Mexican. I had a roommate who was Navajo and definitely wouldn’t think so! But I guess with the addition of Mexican toppings it makes it a twist on Navajo/Mexican cuisine.
That’s true, it is a Navajo/Mexican combo with the Mexican toppings! Either way, it is delicious! :)
Looks delicious! Pinned!
These were my favorite treat at the county fair when I was a kid. Love this recipe!
I loved the funnel cakes! YUMM! Easy and delicious recipes are the best!
This is similar to our family’s recipe for Indian Fry Bread – it’s our favorite!!
I’ve never had these before! They look so good. Thanks for sharing:)
These look delicious!
I like how you mix together the ground beef with the beans, bell pepper, and onion. I often prepare them in separate dishes when I do burritos and this looks so much easier.
Also, fry bread is so good!
Thanks for sharing the recipe.
I enjoy following you on Pinterest.
Thanks for your comment Julie! I hope you enjoy this recipe, it is one of our favorites! :)
Going to pin this and give it a try! Sounds pretty simple. :)
I hope you enjoy these Andrea! They are really yummy! :)
This is No Where near what a Navajo Taco is. Good copy cat version. You may want to consider changing the name or add it’s your version of a Navajo taco. I’m Native American and we all make a different version of an “Indian Taco” but this one is not anything like a Navajo Taco.
Hi, the fry bread looks great! Is there a way to make these from scratch? I live in Costa Rica and we cannot buy the Pillsbury rolls here. It seems they would be pretty easy to make. Thank you!
Hi Carlos! Of course you can make the fry bread from scratch. Here is a recipe: http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2011/10/indian-fry-bread-and-indian-tacos/
I love tacos! Thanks for this recipe.
This is worth sharing!
Hoping for more recipes from you.