Why not use tasty and oh-so popular keto chaffles in new ways, like as a fluffy, soft taco shell for dinner? The chaffle becomes the taco base, cradling a spicy Mexican ground beef mixture, topped with sour cream. Filling. Easy. Keto.
December 16 2019 recipe & photo by Naomi Sherman, nutritional review by Franziska Spritzler, RD, CDE in Recipes, Dinner, Meal
Why not use tasty and oh-so popular keto chaffles in new ways, like as a fluffy, soft taco shell for dinner? The chaffle becomes the taco base, cradling a spicy Mexican ground beef mixture, topped with sour cream. Filling. Easy. Keto.
USMetric
4 servingservings
Ingredients
Taco filling
- 14 oz. 400 g ground beef or ground turkey
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp taco seasoning
- ½ cup 120 ml sour cream
- 1 tbsp 1 tbsp fresh cilantro, freshly chopped
Taco chaffles
- 4 4 eggeggs
- 1 cup (4 oz.) 240 ml (110 g) cheddar cheese, shredded
- 1 cup (4 oz.) 240 ml (110 g) mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 1 tsp 1 tsp taco seasoning
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Instructions
Prepare the taco seasoning from the recipe below or use pre-made, sugar-free packaged taco seasoning.
Over medium heat, brown the ground beef in a frying pan with the taco seasoning, stirring to combine, until cooked throughout.
Pre-heat the waffle maker.
Place all of the waffle ingredients into a mixing bowl and beat to combine.
Lightly grease the waffle iron and then evenly spoon the mixture over the bottom plate, spreading it out slightly to get an even result.
Close the waffle iron and cook for approx 6 minutes, depending on your waffle maker.
Gently lift the lid when you think they’re done.
Now, this is the tricky part. Remove the warm waffle while it is still flexible and wrap it around a rolling pin or similar round shape. Hold them in place while they cool and then prop them up to await filling.
Spoon the ground beef mixture evenly between the shells, top with a dollop of sour cream and some fresh cilantro.
Taco filling
Taco chaffles
Tip
Mini waffles gives a more genuine taco shell shape. Cook them one at the time to get the shape right, while the next one is cooking.
These chaffles are best eaten straight away but can be frozen and reheated
Feel free to add a low-carb, sugar-free fresh salsa as well as grated cheddar cheese and slices of avocado for more Mexican-flavored flair.
Recommended special equipment
Waffle maker
Make your own taco seasoning
If you use a store-bought taco seasoning, make sure it's sugar free and with as clean ingredients as possible for the best taste and fewest carbs.
This is Naomi's favorite recipe. Keep what's left stored in a jar in the pantry.
(makes 8 tablespoons)
2 tsp of onion powder
2 tsp of garlic powder
2 tsp of sea salt
4 tsp of dried oregano
4 tsp of smoked paprika
4 tsp dried marjoram
2 tsp of cumin
4 tsp of ground coriander seed
1.5-1 teaspoon of chili powder (to taste)
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8 comments
1
Nicholas
January 4 2020
Never had a chaffles. Do they taste eggy?
2
Tabatha
January 14 2020
This was really good even my kids loved it and asked for more. Super easy and fast to make. Do you think I could get away with frying the shells after making them?
3
Jillian Alexander
January 18 2020
So good! We had them tonight and they were a huge hit! My daughter doesn’t like eggs but she totally ate her “taco”! Thanks Diet Doctor for another great recipe!
4
Cassieoz
February 4 2020
The chaffle craze seems to be dependent on the American Dash Mini or similar small/individual waffle maker. All the waffle makers I can find make a chaffle too thick or a really awkward shape (like 1/4 circle) that just isn't feasible to use as tacos, sandwich outers etc
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Judy
February 12 2020
Cassieoz, I accidentally clicked on the report button for your comment. In fact, I couldn't agree with you more. These are waaaay too thick, no matter how thin I spread the batter, to be taco shells. I'll try dropping some on a baking sheet and putting them under the broiler or something next.
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Patricia
February 15 2020
Just wondering if anyone has a work around if you don't have a waffle maker. I never liked making waffles and I don't have one in the kitchen but think that this recipe would work for us if I can make the shell some other way. Any ideas?
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cappencorey
February 18 2020
I pan fried them, and spread the batter out a little with the spatula to make it thinner. No oil or spray (non-stick pan though) on med/hi heat. Flip a few times and squash em down with flipper and they were great!
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Shirley Devlin
February 19 2020
Great idea! Glad you tried it and let us know.
