Taco Shells
Ingredients
- 1/4 lb chicken skin I ordered a box from a local butcher for REALLY cheap!
- Coconut oil
- 1 to 3 tsp "Healthified" Taco Seasoning
- 1 tsp Redmond Real salt
Instructions
- Place a metal cooling rack over a jelly roll pan or cookie sheet with sides.
- Place chicken skins over the cooling rack so they hang upside down.
- To make the bottom of the "taco shell" stay open, place the skins over two of the metal rods rather than just over just one. This will make it so the "taco" will keep an open shape at the bottom. Then place the skins on the pans in the oven and bake at 375 degrees for 15 minutes. Check to see if the bottom of the "tacos" <g class="gr_ gr_132 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar multiReplace" id="132" data-gr-id="132">are</g> golden brown. If not, bake for a couple minutes longer. Watch them closely.
- Once the bottoms are golden brown, remove them from the oven. Take the skins off the rack. You will notice that the part of the skin that was hanging down is probably not as golden. If this is the case, there are two options to finish the shells.
- OPTION 1: You can lay them on the baking sheet and put them back in the oven to finish for a <g class="gr_ gr_149 gr-alert gr_gramm gr_inline_cards gr_run_anim Grammar only-ins replaceWithoutSep" id="149" data-gr-id="149">couple</g> minutes. If using this method, you may want to stick parchment paper in the shells to keep open so their tops don't bake and stick together.
- OPTION 2: would be to dip the "taco" in hot coconut oil and fry them till the tops turn golden brown as well. This should only take a minute or so.
- HINT: To make them look super pretty, you can trim the hot shell with kitchen scissors or take off excess skin that is hanging out of place. You could trim them after removing them from the rack after they have been baked and before placing them back in to finish the tops. You could also do this after they have been fried in coconut oil. You have a short time frame to work before the shell sets and gets crunchy.
- Sprinkle with taco seasoning and salt. Enjoy these crunchy Shells. You won't believe how real they taste.
Notes
NUTRITIONAL COMPARISON (per serving)
Traditional Taco Shells = 120 calories, 6g fat, 2g protein, 16g carbs, 2g fiber
"Healthified" Taco Shells = 86 calories, 7.7g fat, 3.9g protein, 0g carb 82% fat, 18% protein, 0% carbs
Traditional Taco Shells = 120 calories, 6g fat, 2g protein, 16g carbs, 2g fiber
"Healthified" Taco Shells = 86 calories, 7.7g fat, 3.9g protein, 0g carb 82% fat, 18% protein, 0% carbs