Easy Baked Homemade Tortilla Bowls for Taco Salad

We LOVE Mexican food of all kinds around here and I like it easy! My favorite is to create super easy recipes that everyone will love, like my Quick Easy Enchiladas with Frozen Burritos. I made these Easy Baked Homemade Tortilla Bowls for Taco Salad the other night and it was so easy and delish!

Imagine a fresh, crispy tortilla bowl filled with all your favorite toppings – that’s what homemade tortilla bowls can bring to your table. Today, I’m excited to share a simple and delicious recipe that will elevate your taco salad experience. Get ready to impress your family and friends!

Simple things like Homemade Tortilla Bowls can make the difference in how your family receives your dinner recipes with happy faces! There are so many ways to jazz up food and take it from ordinary to extraordinary and this is an easy way to do just that!

How to Make Easy Baked Homemade Tortilla Bowls

These homemade tortilla bowls are oven-baked so no deep fryer or air fryer needed!

You can use any kind of tortillas that you like. There are so many different kinds! Use corn tortillas or flour tortillas for these Tortilla Bowls. Corn Tortillas are a little stiffer, so they need to be super fresh if you are using them.

Equipment you need to make Homemade Tortilla Bowls:

All you need is a Muffin Tin. We used a larger Muffin Tin, but you can use a smaller regular sized one. If you choose to make smaller bowls, use the smaller tortillas (taco size) If you want more giant bowls, use the larger tortillas (burrito size).

Ingredients for Tortilla Bowls:

• 6 Tortillas (for large bowls use burrito size, for small bows use taco size)
• Cooking Spray

To get started, you’ll need a few simple ingredients for your favorite taco salad fixings. The great thing about making your tortilla bowls is that you can customize them to your liking. Whether you prefer a classic taco salad with seasoned ground beef or a vegetarian option with black beans and corn, the choice is yours.

Directions:

Turn Muffin Tin upside down.

Place Tortillas in between muffin bumps to create a bowl shape.

You can fit 3 large tortillas in a 12-hole muffin tin, as shown above.

Once in place, lightly spray your tortillas with olive oil cooking spray. If you want, you can LIGHTLY sprinkle a little taco seasoning or ranch seasoning on the bowls before baking.

Bake in low temp oven 300 for about 15-20 minutes…WATCH CAREFULLY so they don’t burn.

Remove from oven and turn off the heat. Place your homemade taco salad bowls on a wire rack to cool. Or you can set aside on a paper towel or plate.

Depending on how many you are making you’ll need to make these in batches. Or use more muffin tins.

Assembling and Filling Tortilla Bowls:

Fill your Homemade Tostada Bowls with Taco Salad! You could use this yummy Crockpot Carne Asada too!

Now comes the fun part – assembling your taco salad! Fill your homemade tortilla bowls with a generous amount of shredded lettuce as the base. Then, add in your choice of protein, such as seasoned ground beef, grilled chicken, refried beans, or even tofu for a vegetarian option.

Next, layer on your favorite toppings –

• cherry tomatoes
• shredded cheese
• sliced avocado
• black beans
• corn
• sour cream
• salsa
• Pico de Gallo.

Get creative with your toppings and mix and match flavors and textures to create a delicious and visually appealing taco salad. Then top with some crunchy Tortilla Chips for added crunch!

This will soon become your family’s favorite way to serve up a Mexican dish! So next Taco night be sure and serve these fun taco salad shells and let each person have their very own tostada shells to fill with their own favorite fillings! Kids especially love this!

The fun thing about Homemade Tostada Bowls is that you can really fill them with anything like… 

• Lasagna in Tostada Bowls ~ yes we’ve done this…it’s fun!
• BBQ Chicken with cheese and veggies

ENJOY!!

You can also make your own Tortillas