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Today, I am sharing a copycat recipe. This is for copycat Taco Bell meximelts. A meximelt is a blend of seasoned ground beef, melty spicy cheese and pico de gallo wrapped up in a flour tortilla.
I must admit, I have never actually tried a meximelt from Taco Bell. So I can’t tell you how these compare. However, I can tell you that I love these. They are a nice change from having tacos for dinner.
First off, I usually perfer pico de gallo over salsa anytime if I have the choice. Beef seasoned with taco seasoning is a standard. Then add in melty pepper jack cheese along with cheddar cheese. The melted pepper jack cheese is what had me sold with these copycat Taco Bell meximelts.
Copycat Taco Bell Meximelts
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 5 minutes
- Total Time: 20 minutes
- Yield: 8–10 servings 1x
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 envelope taco seasoning or homemade equivalent
- 2 cups shredded pepper jack cheese
- 2 cups shredded cheddar or colby cheese
- 8–10 flour tortillas
- pico de gallo -store bought or homemade
Instructions
- In a skillet, brown the ground beef and drain off any excess grease.
- Add in the pkg of taco seasoning and prepare according to the pkg. directions.
- Place some cheddar cheese on each tortilla. Spoon on some of the beef filling. Top with shredded pepper jack. Spoon on a little pico de gallo.
- Roll each tortilla up and wrap in a slightly damp paper towel.
- Microwave 2 at a time for 1 minute. Makes 8-10 servings.
- Category: Beef
- Method: Microwave
- Cuisine: Mexican
Recipe adapted from Life with the Crust Cut Off.