This is a meal that my special needs son enjoys helping me with. He really likes to eat it as well. I try to let the kids help with certain meals and this one is ‘his’ meal. It helps them to feel a sense of accomplishment when they are able to do things independently. I do have to supervise with a lot of the oven part but other than that he really enjoys helping to put the bowls together.

You can add your favorite toppings to it and make it the way you like it. With individual bowls each family member can customize their own bowl. Serve it with rice and beans.

Note: We do have a set of oven proof bowls that we use to shape the tortilla bowls themselves but you can check out this link for ideas to make them without a bowl.

Tortilla Bowl Taco Salad

Ingredients:

Tortilla bowls:

• 10 burrito size flour tortillas
• cooking spray
• oven proof bowls

Taco salad:

• 1-2 lbs ground meat, browned
• 1 pack of taco seasoning
• 1/2 c. water
• Lettuce, shredded
• Tomatoes, diced
• Green onion, chopped
• Cilantro, chopped
• Shredded cheese
• Avocado, diced
• sour cream
• additional toppings that you may like

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

To make the tortilla bowls:

Spray the oven safe bowls with cooking spray. Gently press tortilla inside bowl. Place bowls on cookie sheets before placing into the oven. Bake for 14-16 minutes or until evenly browned.  Let tortillas cool in bowls for 5 minutes before transferring to wire cooling rack.

For the taco salad:

Add the taco seasoning and water to the browned meat and set aside.

Fill the tortilla bowls with some ground meat and your favorite toppings. Top with shredded cheese and sour cream.

Tortilla bowls and an upside down muffin pan.