Navajo Frybread Recipe

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Ground turkey reduces fat while maintaining protein.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt provides creaminess with fewer calories.

shredded cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast is lower in fat and adds a cheesy flavor.

jalapeños

🥗Healthier: banana peppers

💰Cheaper: bell peppers

Banana peppers are milder and more affordable.

Combine flour and baking powder in a large bowl until well mixed, ensuring no lumps remain.

Stir salt into the milk until dissolved.

Add the milk mixture into the flour and baking powder mixture.

Gently fold the flour into the milk until a shaggy dough forms, being careful not to overmix.

Divide the dough into two roughly equal parts.

Shape each part into a roughly round disc without kneading the dough.

Heat vegetable oil in a cast iron dutch oven until hot.

Carefully drop the shaped dough into the hot oil, ensuring the oil is bubbling around it.

Fry until golden brown on both sides, ensuring the inside remains fluffy and not greasy.

Remove the frybread and let it drain on paper towels.

Layer with salad or toppings as desired.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

Allergens