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Cheese Shelled Tacos: Lunch ideas for kids

TACO LOCO with CHEESE SHELLS
#TacoTuesday has taken over social media, Instagram alone has close to 1.5million talking about it! This is truly a crowd pleaser and it couldn’t be easier to make. There is no need for using pre-made taco seasoning mixes or store bought shells. Flavor packets and premade shells contain all sorts of things we should avoid at all costs:  High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS), Hydrogenated Soybean Oil (partially or fully hydrogenated) full of saturated fat, Monosodium Glutamate (MSG), Aspartame, Sucralose, Sorbitol (artificial sweeteners) and Artificial Dyes and Colorings. To make your own taco seasoning, all you need is a few spices to mix up your cupboard selection. Plus, the shells are made from one ingredient, CHEESE, so they are grain free, gluten free and satisfyingly crunchy. The leftover taco mixture works very well for the kids’ lunchbox the next day!
Ingredients
Serves 4
Taco filling
1lb lean ground turkey
1 medium onion minced
2 cloves garlic minced
1 cup low sodium beef broth
Taco Seasoning
2tbsp chili powder
1tbsp ground cumin
2tsp kosher salt
1 1/2tsp hot smoked paprika
1tsp ground coriander
1/2tsp cayenne pepper
Taco Shell
2 cups shredded cheddar or mixed cheese
Toppings
Diced tomatoes
Chopped avocado
Shredded lettuce
Jarred pickled sliced jalapeno peppers
Sour cream
½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 lime sliced into wedges
Method
Cheese Taco Shells:
**TIP** First, prep taco shell ingredients and pre-heat oven. Meanwhile, make the taco filling and while the taco meat filling is cooking, bake the cheese taco shells.
Preheat the oven to 400*F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Wrap a long kitchen spoon handle with aluminum foil and suspend it between two glasses. 
Sprinkle 1/2 cup of the shredded Cheddar on the baking sheet to form a circle approx. 5inches in diameter. Repeat ½ cups of cheese to form remaining circles. Bake until the cheese melts and turns light brown, 6 to 8 minutes. 
Using a spatula, transfer the cheese circles to the suspended spoon handle and drape them over to form taco shells. Let them hang until firm, then carefully remove. 
For the filling:
Sauté ground meat until light brown, add onions, pan fry until just soft, add garlic and stir over medium heat for additional 4 minutes. Add spices to meat mixture, stir over heat for 2-3 additional minutes, add stock, cover and simmer for approximately 15 minutes over medium low heat. 
Construction:
Set out toppings, shells and taco filling on the table, dig in!
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