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They are made with super easy Indian frybread. These are slightly crisp on the outside and have a pillowy soft yet chewy center. The perfect base for a great dinner and easy to make. So, are you ready to learn how to make Navajo tacos? Let’s get started!
What You Need For This Recipe
To make this taco recipe you need quite several ingredients. Have the following ingredients ready when you start:
- Bread – we are using Navajo bread also known as Indian fry bread
- Ground beef – use good quality beef
- Beans – red kidney beans add fiber to this recipe
- Black olives – chop into small pieces
- Seasoning – add taco seasoning to this recipe
- Tomato puree
- Onion – finely dice
- Bell pepper – you can use sweet red bell peppers or regular red bell peppers
- Garlic – mince fresh garlic
- Green jalapeños – pickled jalapenos diced
Toppings
- Avocado – puree the avocado or make guacamole
- Sour cream – to drizzle on top
Note that the full ingredients list, including measurements, can be found in the recipe card below.
How To Make Navajo Tacos
- Start this recipe by making the Indian fry bread or make them in the afternoon so you have them available when you start dinner. Preheat a large skillet and add the ground beef.
- Break down the meat and brown it until all the pink is gone.
- Dice the onion, the red peppers, and the green jalapeños. Add all to the skillet. Stir the ingredients through the ground beef. Let it cook for 2-3 minutes, just until they begin to soften.
- Add the taco seasoning and stir it through before you add the tomato puree. Then add half a cup of water and stir to dissolve the seasoning.
- Finally, add the can of kidney beans. Let the beef mixture simmer for 10 minutes. Take an Indian fry bread and stack it with the beef mixture.
- Add toppings like sliced avocado, turn avocado into guacamole, and sour cream. Ready to serve.
Navajo Taco Recipe
If you want to mix up your taco Tuesdays take a look at this Navajo taco recipe. The Indian fry bread flatbreads are the perfect base and you can eat these tacos on their own to have a full meal.
The large discs of fried dough can be served sweet or savory. They take very little time to prepare. This bread is made with the same, simple ingredients as when it was first created in the mid-19th century by the Native Americans.
Even though fry bread is served as a sweet treat with honey or powdered sugar. The Navajo tacos are savory due to the taco toppings.
See How To Make Fry Bread
As the Indian fry bread is the base of this recipe, watch the recipe video in the recipe card below. It contains step-by-step instructions to make the fry bread from scratch.
Omit the sugar at the end of the video as in the recipe video it makes sweet fry bread.
Additional Topping Options
To make these tacos taste even better you can add some of these taco toppings:
- Cotija
- Sour cream
- Guacamole
- Shredded cheese
- Diced tomatoes
- Shredded lettuce
- Sliced black olives
- Slice avocado
- Pico de gallo
- Salsa
- Chipotle aioli
Can I Make These Ahead Of Time?
You can make the beef mixture filling ahead of time. In fact, I think it will get a deeper and richer flavor when you store the beef mixture in the fridge overnight.
You can store the fry bread in the fridge or freezer but to be honest, the bread tastes best fresh out of the oil.
How To Eat Navajo Tacos?
As the tacos are stacked up high with filling and toppings it is best to eat them with a knife and fork.
You can eat them with your hands but be prepared that it can get messy as the toppings might fall off.
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Navajo Tacos
Navajo tacos are made with fry bread and the best taco filling. Add your favorite toppings for a new twist on Taco Tuesday.
Ingredients
- 4 Navajo bread
- 200 grams ground beef
- 1 (15 oz.) can dark red kidney beans, rinsed and drained
- 6 black olives, sliced
- 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
- 2 tablespoons tomato puree
- ½ yellow onion, diced
- ½ red pointed pepper
- 1 clove of garlic minced
- 1 tbsp green jalapeños minced
- Toppings:
- Sour cream
- Avocado
Instructions
- Make the Indian fry bread
- Preheat a large skillet and add the ground beef. Break down the meat and brown it until all the pink is gone
- Dice the onion, the red peppers, and the green jalapeños. Add to the skillet and stir the ingredients through the ground beef. Let it cook for 2-3 minutes until they begin to soften
- Add the taco seasoning and stir it through before you add the tomato puree
- Add half a cup of water and stir to dissolve the seasoning. Finally, add the can of kidney beans
- Let the beef mixture simmer for 10 minutes. Take an Indian fry bread and stack with the beef mixture
- Add toppings like sliced avocado, turn avocado into guacamole, and sour cream
- Ready to serve
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Nutrition facts
Calories: 395; Fat: 19g; Carbs: 35g; Protein: 22g;
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