San Antonio Puffy Tacos Meal in a Jar | Just Add Water | Shelf-Stable Ingredients | Thrive Life

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: processed cheese

Nutritional yeast offers a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

salsa

🥗Healthier: fresh pico de gallo

💰Cheaper: canned salsa

Fresh pico de gallo is healthier, while canned is often cheaper.

In a medium bowl, mix the masa and the salt. Add hot water from the tap, a little at a time, starting with 3/4 cup and adding more until the consistency is like play-doh.

Wrap the dough in plastic and let it rest.

Heat a medium pot filled halfway with neutral flavored oil over medium to medium-high heat.

In a medium-sized pan, add the ground beef mixture and about 1 1/2 cups water. Stir to combine and heat over medium-high to boiling, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until most of the water evaporates.

Add 1 Tbsp avocado oil to the beef and sauté for 3-4 minutes until fragrant.

Roll out the dough into a log and cut into 8 equal parts, rolling each into a golf-ball sized ball.

Press each ball with a tortilla press to about a 6-inch diameter and about the thickness of a quarter.

Fry the tortilla in the hot oil for about 45 seconds to 1 minute per side, splashing hot oil on top.

After flipping, press a spatula into the dough to shape the taco. Drain on a paper towel-lined plate.

Stuff the taco shells with the beef filling and your favorite toppings.

Cooking Techniques

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