My wife proclaimed this taco melt as “one of the best things I’ve ever made”. That made me pretty darned happy, since I kinda thought of the idea on my own. I’m sure I’m not the first one to think of making a patty melt-like sandwich using taco meat, but I’m glad I did. It all started with a loaf of Texas Toast. I think Texas Toast is horribly underused. It holds up to darned near anything. If you use wimpy bread you’re going to get wimpy results. Don’t do that.
Taco Deliciousness
This taco melt is almost like having a Sloppy Joe sandwich. But without the sauce and the big mess. It’s packed with flavor. And the meat mixture could easily be used in a whole lot of other dishes. In fact, now that I think about that some more, I think I’ll go toss some taco meat on a hamburger bun and have lunch! It’d also be fantastic (like really fantastic) on hot dogs!
I usually use my Cuisinart Griddler for sandwiches like this melt.
Also try my ‘normal’ patty melt.
Taco Melt
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 packet taco seasoning I used 3 tablespoons of our homemade version
- ½ medium white onion chopped
- 4 teaspoons taco sauce I used our homemade hot version
- 8 slices Texas toast
- butter
- 4 slices Pepper jack cheese or more
- 2 small avocados seeded and sliced thin
Instructions
- Brown beef in a large skillet. Drain excess fat.
- Add onions and taco seasoning and cook 3-5 minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- Slather one side of each piece of Texas toast with butter.
- Heat another large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add 4 slices of the bread, butter side down.
- While the bread is browning, top with meat mixture and cheese.
- Drizzle meat with 1 teaspoon of taco sauce on each slice.
- Once the bread is nice and brown and the cheese is melted, remove to serving plates. Top with avocado.
- Add remaining bread slices to the skillet, butter side down, and brown.
- Remove and top sandwiches. Serve.
Notes
Nutrition
Nutritional values are approximate.
