Best Ground Beef Taco Recipe | Cheese Taco Shell Recipe | Trendy Thursday

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast provides a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

jalapeños

🥗Healthier: banana peppers

💰Cheaper: green bell peppers

Banana peppers offer a milder taste while being lower in calories.

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is lower in fat, while ground pork is often cheaper.

Preheat a griddle to medium-high heat.

Place 1/4 cup of pepper jack cheese on the griddle to melt.

Add jalapenos on top of the melting cheese.

While the cheese melts, prepare the homemade chorizo that has been pre-cooked.

Crack eggs into a bowl and add a little cream and pepper for seasoning.

Mix the eggs and set aside.

Once the cheese is melted, place a fresh tortilla on top of the cheese and push it down to spread the cheese around the tortilla.

Let the tortilla cook for about 30 seconds to a minute until crispy.

Remove the crispy cheesy tortilla from the griddle.

Fill the tortilla with the prepared chorizo and scrambled eggs.

Top with fresh jalapenos, chopped cilantro, and a squeeze of lime.

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