Taco Bell Meximelts

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Miss those iconic Meximelts from Taco Bell? This homemade copycat version brings back the nostalgia using simple ingredients right from your kitchen. With seasoned ground beef, melty cheese, and fresh pico de gallo wrapped in a soft flour tortilla, these make the perfect addition to your Taco Tuesday!

Prep Time5

Cook Time20

Course: Restaurant Copy Cat Recipes

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: Copycat, ground beef, taco bell, taco bell copy cat, tortillas

Servings: servings

Calories: 549kcal

Ingredients

1 pound lean ground beef
1 1 ounce packet taco seasoning
1/2 cup water
4 large flour tortillas burrito sized
2 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup pico de gallo salsa store-bought or homemade

Instructions

Brown and finely crumble the ground beef over medium high heat. Drain excess grease and then return the meat to the skillet.
Add water and taco seasoning. Mash the meat to super fine crumbles using a potato masher.
Simmer the taco meat for about 5-10 minutes or until the water has cooked into the meat. Remove from heat.
Place a couple of damp paper towels on the counter, add your stack of 4 tortillas on top and then place a couple more damp paper towels over the top of the tortillas. Place them in the microwave and cook for about 15-20 seconds to soften them and make them easy to work with.
Fill each tortilla first with 1/8th of the cheese, then ¼ of the meat, then ¼ of the pico, then another 1/8th of the cheese. Tuck in the ends and roll like a burrito.
Wrap each meximelt in a damp paper towel. Microwave for about 15 seconds to steam the outside and melt the cheese inside.
Serve hot.

Notes

With the fresh pico de gallo, I don't recommend freezing these. They will keep in the fridge for 3-4 days, reheat in the microwave or air fryer.

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