Pillowy flatbread covered in melted cheese and wrapped around a crunchy taco shell filled with seasoned beef, crisp lettuce, cheddar cheese and Cali ranch sauce​.

For anyone who is unfamiliar, the Cheesy Gordita Crunch is simply a hard shell taco, wrapped up in a soft piece of flatbread, topped with a three-cheese melted blend. It's stuffed with meat, T-Bell's spicy ranch sauce, lettuce, and then cheddar. It's basically just a loaded cheesy taco doubled up on the shells.

A Cheesy Gordita Crunch is a menu item created by Taco Bell. It consists of a hard shell taco and a soft gordita shell held together by melted cheese, taco ground beef, lettuce, spicy ranch and cheese. This copycat recipe is the homemade version, which is even tastier!

What does a cheesy gordita crunch combo consist of? The combo is made up of two delicious Gordita Crunch pieces. The Doritos® Nacho Cheese taco shell is topped with seasoned beef, lettuce, spicy ranch sauce, and cheddar cheese, then grilled in a combination of three melted cheeses.

Compared to other fast-food options, Taco Bell tends to have a wider variety of nutritious options for customers to choose from. Registered dietitians suggest looking for items high in protein and fiber (especially meals featuring lean protein, vegetables and beans) to keep you fuller for longer.

It's literally just a pita bread heated up on a flattop, three cheese blend, steam. Hard shell, meat, sauce, lettuce, cheese, then wrap.

Essentially, gorditas are thick corn tortillas that have a pocket in the middle made for stuffing with delicious Mexican fillings. Preferably on the spicy side if you ask me. Some common fillings include: refried beans and cheese.

Gorditas are similar to pita pockets but much heartier! Can be stuffed with just about anything! I make them with a mixture of corn masa mix and all-purpose flour.

Where Did Gorditas Come From? Gorditas are about as Mexican as a dish can get. The word “gordita” means “little fat one” in Spanish. Gorditas tend to be thick from the dough, with added girth from the ingredients within.

2001 In 2001, Taco Bell introduced the new Cheesy Gordita Crunch. The new three-cheese-and-beef Gordita was wrapped around Taco Bell's signature crunchy taco.

Deluxe Cravings Box

• Medium Fountain Drink. 0-280 Cal. Choose.
• Cheesy Gordita Crunch. 500 Cal. Customize.
• Beefy 5-Layer Burrito. 490 Cal. Customize.
• Crunchy Taco. 170 Cal. Customize Swap.
• Cinnamon Twists. 170 Cal. Swap.

What's Included

• Seasoned Beef.
• Three-Cheese Blend.
• Lettuce.
• Cheese.

To find out more, we reached out to Michelle Jaelin, a Registered Dietitian based in Toronto. What should tacos be considered - Junk food or health food? Jaelin: “Tacos could be considered as either a junk food or health food, depending on the ingredients used in the taco dish or how it was prepared.

Furthermore, around 60% of Taco Bell meals fall between 220 and 410 calories from fat whereas 60% of McDonalds meals fall between 420 and 650 calories from fat. Additionally, around 77% of Taco Bell meals have less than 400 calories from fat whereas only around 18% of meals at McDonalds have the same quality.

Ingredients:

1. Maseca- this is corn flour and is the most important ingredient.
2. All purpose flour- you only need a little ap flour compared to maseca.
3. Baking powder- makes the gordita slightly crispy, especially around the edges, and it helps the gordita puff up.
4. Salt- for flavor, obviously.

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