Walking Tacos
Walking Tacos are tacos made right in the bag. Great for parties and potlucks! If you’ve ever wondered how to make Walking Tacos, this easy Mexican dinner is way easier than you think.
WALKING TACOS
If you’ve ever bought one of those huge variety packs of snack sized chips, what’s always the last kind of chip left in the bag? The Fritos.
Maybe these aren’t new to you, but I first heard about Walking Tacos from my sister Shelly. The whole concept is that these are tacos on the run…or walk.
Take a snack sized bag of Fritos or Doritos and crush them up. Open the bag and fill it with taco meat and all of your favorite taco toppings.
Then you’re free to roam, work the crowd, or watch the game without being tied down to a table.
The best part is that there are no plates and easy cleanup. Use a disposable fork or if you’re feeling fancy, a plastic fork from IKEA.
You know I love anything taco. Taco Grilled Cheese, Taco Pizza Rolls, Taco Pasta. Basically, I can incorporate any type of food into a taco recipe.
OTHER POTLUCK RECIPES
- Ham and Cheese Sliders
- Cafe Rio Pork Salad
- Baked Ziti
- Chicken and Spinach Stuffed Shells
- BLT Pasta Salad
Walking Tacos
These Walking Tacos are tacos made right in the bag. Great for parties and potlucks! If you've ever wondered how to make Walking Tacos, it's way easier than you think.
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef or turkey
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- 1 1 ounce taco seasoning packet or this homemade taco seasoning
- 6-8 snack sized bags of Fritos or Doritos
- Suggested Toppings:
- black beans
- lettuce
- tomato
- shredded cheese
- sour cream
- ranch/salsa mixture (1:1 ratio prepared ranch dressing and your favorite salsa)
Instructions
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Brown beef or turkey and drain the fat. Add the onion to the meat and sautee a couple of minutes until soft. Add the taco seasoning along with 1/2 cup of water and simmer until water is absorbed. If serving immediate pour in a bowl. You can also combine the meat and black beans if you want and keep them warm in a slow cooker.
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Crush your chips with your hands and open your bag. Add whatever toppings you desire and eat with a fork as you walk around! I always drizzle it with my ranch/salsa mixture.
Tacos are already perfect for eating without sitting at a table – they have their own edible containers – shells or tortillas – and you don’t need a utensil to eat them.
This recipe uses Fritos, the snack nobody wants, to replace the edible container, requires you to hold a hot bag, and requires a utensil.
And it isn’t a ‘Mexican dinner’. In any way.
Thanks Patricia—you said *exactly* what I was thinking as I read this. This is about as far from Mexican as food gets
Haha yes definitely not authentic Mexican at all. Still a good party food!
Great to see other versions of Frito Pie! I remember them at football games in the 70’s in CA. Yummm!
Oh yeah! It’s a classic.
“Then your free to roam, work the crowd, or watch the game without being tied down to a table.”
*you’re (you are)
Thanks for the heads up. I’m very grammar conscious but somehow this slipped through. It’s my pet peeve too.
Frito pie is chili and chips so it’s not “the same thing” this is taco meat with lettuce tomatoes cheese etc ….
These do sound like a great snack! But may I add to all these comments about frito pie?! That’s with chili not taco meat! And all the taco toppings little bit different I would say,and sloppy joe meat used for tacos? I’m really confused with some of the comments! Lol I make my own taco seasoning and it’s nothing like sloppy joes for sure and chili powder is the only similar ingredient in chili ….. not the same taste at all , I’ll stick with taco seasoning to make the Burger for this recipe 😉 and Fritos go quick in my house I’m gonna do a variety of chips , spicy , ranch , and Fritos 😊
Thanks girl!
I’ve always wanted to know how to make this with the fritos, now thanks to you I can. Yum!
You’re welcome!
In the early Sixties I worked at a Dairy Freeze. We made Frito Chili Pies by partially mashing small bag of Fritos, and adding chili, onions, bit of mustard, and cheese, then inserted plastic spoon. Sold it for 15 cents.
Ooh! I like that version!
Not trying to be a spoilsport – these sound great – but is it safe to eat hot food out of a Fritos bag? Just curious.
Hasn’t killed me yet.
The college where I teach make Walking Tacos here in Iowa. A club handed them out for free and they were a huge hit. Also have seen these at outdoor fairs…but never thought to try them at home!! Easy idea for a party…OK, for supper!
Must check out your website now 😉
Thanks for a really fun post!
“made” haha!
Oh thanks! You’re welcome!
50+ years ago our Tasty Freeze was offering chilli fritoes in the bag like this and they were great.