Tacos Grande

Ground beef (80/20) was on sale this week and in 1lb packages, not the deals where you have to buy 4-5lbs of meat for the sale price. Suddenly, images of hot, crispy tacos entered my head and I was sold! When I browsed the taco shell section, I was struck by a memory of a TV ad for shells with a flat bottom for standing them up while stuffing, so I bought that kind to try it out. Dang advertising! In practice, they were really just like roomier taco shells, once you start eating one, you don't really put it back down to stand up on its own again, so I am not sure if the flat bottom is a "breakthrough" for tacos everywhere (although it did make it very easy to pose my taco for a pic!).
For stuffing my tacos, I like to saute some onions to go into the meat. I used a McCormick taco seasoning packet, but after studying what was in it, I think I can go it alone next time. I used to use their chili packets as well, but now have a stocked spice shelf for such endeavors and the taco seasoning really isn't too much different. For toppings I had some shredded cheese, iceberg lettuce and sour cream. Sometimes we also do some salsa or just chopped tomatoes, and if I'm getting really crazy I also do some refried beans. To me, the cheese, lettuce and sour cream are essential though. You need the crisp, fresh iceberg and the dairy to balance out the spicy, hot meat filling.
Sadly, my pregnancy-related heartburn was NOT pleased with this meal... sigh... but that's what Tums are for!