Keto Taco Shells Recipe - Just 1 Ingredient (2024)

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These Keto Taco Shells are super quick and easy to make – with just one low-carb ingredient, cheese!

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Our keto taco shell recipe is perfect for filling with your favorite Mexican toppings.

Mozzarella Cheese makes the best taco shells as it isn’t an oily cheese like cheddar. It makes the shells thicker, sturdy, and crispy. The mild taste of mozzarella cheese is ideal to focus on your fillings – plus, you can always add cheddar cheese inside.

Keto Taco Shells Ingredients

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Watch the how-to make keto take shells video here.

  • 2 cups of Mozzarella Cheese, shredded

That is, all these keto taco shells require is just one ingredient.

How to Make Keto Taco Shells

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  1. Preheat your oven to 200C/390F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  2. Balance a long-handled wooden spoon over two mugs to set your shells (you can also use aluminum foil to make a mold or line the edge of your dish drainer with parchment paper).
  3. Make eight equal-sized piles of cheese, leaving plenty of room between them for spreading.
  4. Bake for 10-15 minutes until the cheese has stopped bubbling and is brown (you may need to cook one cookie sheet at a time, depending on how much space you have to set the shells). If your cheese isn’t cooked enough, your shells will be chewy instead of crispy.
  5. Use a spatula to gently remove the cheese and place it over the wooden spoon. Leave to cool for 3-5 minutes until set.
  6. Once cooled, fill with your favorite Mexican toppings, such as; Pork Carnitas, Guacamole, and Pico Di Gallo.

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Keto Taco Shells (1 ingredient)

Our Keto Cheese Taco Shells are super quick and easy to make – with just 1 ingredient. These crunchy shells are perfect to fill with your favorite Mexican toppings!

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Course: Dinner, Lunch, Main Course

Cuisine: Mexican

Prep Time: 0 minutes mins

Cook Time: 15 minutes mins

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Total Time: 15 minutes mins

Servings: 4 servings

Calories: 168kcal

Author: Gerri

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Ingredients

  • 2 cups Mozzarella Cheese shredded

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Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 200C/390F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper.

  • Balance a long handled wooden spoon over two mugs to set your shells (you can also use aluminum foil to make a mold or line the edge of your dish drainer with parchment paper).

  • Make 8 equal sized piles of cheese, leaving plenty of room between them for spreading.

    2 cups Mozzarella Cheese

  • Bake for 10-15 minutes until the cheese has stopped bubbling and is brown (you may need to cook 1 cookie sheet at a time depending on how much space you have to set the shells). If your cheese isn’t cooked enough, your shells can be chewy instead of crispy.

  • Use a spatula to gently remove the cheese and place over the wooden spoon, leave to cool for 3-5 minutes, until set.

  • Once cooled, fill with your favorite mexican toppings, such as; Pork Carnitas, Guacamole and Pico Di Galo.

Video

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Notes

STORING: Store Taco Shells in the fridge for up to 2 days. Ensure that your shells are crisp all the way through before storing them to prevent hard, chewy tacos.

Nutrition

Calories: 168kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 12g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 44mg | Sodium: 351mg | Potassium: 43mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 379IU | Calcium: 283mg | Iron: 1mg

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How To Store Keto Taco Shells

Store Taco Shells in the fridge for up to 2 days. Ensure that your shells are crisp all the way through before storing them to prevent hard, chewy tacos.

This Keto Cheese Taco Shells recipe makes four servings. One serving is two taco shells with only 1g net carbs (0.5g net carbs per shell).

Adjust the servings above to make a larger batch of this Keto Cheese Taco Shells recipe.

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Matt Dobson

I am the founder of My Keto Kitchen. I am a nutritionist, cooking enthusiast, and part-time Van Lifer! Along with a qualified chef, we have created a collection of delicious and healthy recipes.

6 thoughts on “Keto Taco Shells – 1 Ingredient”

  1. I am thinking that sprinking some of the dried taco flavoring sold in packets to flavor meat might be a nice touch to the cheese

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    • Great idea Christine – you can make you own Taco Seasoning with this recipe

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  2. Keto Taco Shells Recipe - Just 1 Ingredient (9)
    1st time making these. From the words of a 61 year aged man: Fantastic, make these again! I could eat these all the time! They were great!

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  3. Keto Taco Shells Recipe - Just 1 Ingredient (10)
    SOOOO GOOD!!

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  4. Keto Taco Shells Recipe - Just 1 Ingredient (11)
    I’ve been on Keto for a while (have lost 43 lbs in 4 1/2 months) and am enjoying weight loss without the normal diet anxiety (I am a meat eater, so this transition wasn’t too hard). I do miss certain foods though…TACOS is one of them … was a bit skeptical at first, but must admit these were great! I left the first batch in 10 minutes, which for my oven, was probably about 2 minutes too long, they were pretty crunchy, but tasted great with my left-over chicken, a few vegys, a bit of keto ranch and a touch of homemade hot sauce. For the most part tasted like a taco should taste…the cheese shell flavor doesn’t fight with the fillings and the crunch is super. Thanks so much for the recipe…makes this diet even easier to stay with!!

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    • Congrats on your improved health Dandy! I’m so glad you can enjoy tacos again 🙂

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Keto Taco Shells Recipe - Just 1 Ingredient (2024)

FAQs

What are keto taco shells made of? ›

Try this keto taco shells recipe made from baked Cheddar cheese and shaped into a taco. These are a great gluten-free, low-carb, and keto option.

How do you make taco shells hack? ›

Turn soft tortillas into hard taco shells

Take an empty microwave-safe glass cup and fold a soft tortilla in half and place in the microwave for 30 seconds. This creates a hard taco shell, perfect for filling with skirt steak, crispy fish or whatever else your taco-loving heart desires.

How to make taco shells out of flour tortillas? ›

Lay the tortillas on a clean work surface and coat both sides with cooking spray. Then carefully drape each tortilla over two bars of the oven rack. Bake at 375°F until crispy, 7 to 10 minutes. This is for a family-sized batch, but you can make a small or big batch with the same method.

What is a healthy alternative to taco shells? ›

Lettuce. Already known-well as a great alternative for many kinds of wraps, it's no secret lettuce can easily replace tortillas. Lettuce, like seaweed, adds a nice crunch to tacos. It is also incredibly low in calories.

What tortillas are actually keto? ›

Maria and Ricardo's Almond Flour Keto Tortillas

Flavors include Flax & Seeds, Sea Salt and the 'Everything Seasoning' tortilla. They're also keto certified, gluten-free certified, paleo certified, vegan, rain free, soy free, dairy free and egg free and non-GMO project verified.

Can you turn a wrap into a taco shell? ›

Simply stick the tortilla inside of a microwave safe cup and microwave the whole thing for about a minute. Take out the tortilla and you've got yourself a crunchy, hard taco shell for any and all of your taco needs.

How unhealthy are taco shells? ›

#1: The outer shell

Flour tortillas are often full of refined carbohydrates. Whole-wheat or corn options are higher in dietary fiber, which helps to keep your blood sugar levels from spiking. While these healthy soft taco shells won't increase your taco fat, they're not great for low-carb diets.

How do you keep taco shells from falling apart? ›

Sealed, not just folded

Thanks to one hack, there's a method of preventing them from falling apart and it's a bit easier to accomplish than you might think. According to Eat This, Not That!, you can help fortify the structural integrity of your soft shell tacos by pan frying and sealing them before eating.

Can I eat taco shells on a keto diet? ›

Corn is not a keto friendly food, and neither are corn taco shells. Per one taco shell, there are at least 12 grams of net carbs. What can I use instead of taco shells? If you don't want to make these cheese taco shells, you can make keto tortillas but make them smaller, like soft taco shells.

Can you eat tacos on a keto diet? ›

Tips for Ordering Keto at Mexican Restaurants

Ask for lettuce leaves to use instead of tortillas for tacos and fajitas. Go for the good stuff. Don't worry if they don't have lettuce leaves! You can just eat the filling out of the tacos (that's the good stuff anyway!) and leave the tortillas.

Can you eat corn taco shells on keto? ›

Given that these are authentic corn tortillas — made with corn flour — they're not suitable for the keto diet. As a starchy vegetable, corn is high in carbs, and should be avoided. Keep in mind the daily recommended carb intake to maintain ketosis, which is less than 50 grams per day (*).

What is a substitute for flour tortillas? ›

Lettuce makes a good low carb alternative. Corn tortillas could also work, if they are made from masa corn flour. For using lettuce, try the outer leaves of a large head of romaine. Masa corn flour has a strong flavor that goes well with South western style ingredients.

Why do my homemade flour tortillas break? ›

A common problem with homemade tortillas is cracked and jagged edges, a surefire sign that the dough needs more water. You can prevent cracked tortillas by pressing a test tortilla before you roll the rest of the dough into balls.

What makes flour tortillas stick together? ›

Seriously, it's actually humidity: moisture and flour make a weak paste, and tortillas have a lot of surface area to make it stick.

What are low carb tortillas made of? ›

When it comes to making low carb tortillas, we've tried most different low carb flours, from almond flour to oat fiber to ground flax meal. Nothing has worked quite as well as coconut flour, and since it is so absorbent, less flour is needed to make the batter.

Are keto tortillas real? ›

Homemade Keto Tortillas

When making your own tortillas, there's a variety of keto-friendly ingredients you can use. Many are made with almond flour, coconut flour, flax, psyllium, chia seeds, cheese, vegetables, or a combination.

What are carb counter tortillas made of? ›

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