How To Make Beef Meximelts
The first step is to make your pico de gallo. To do this all you do is mix together your diced tomatoes, chopped onion, lime juice, cilantro and jalapeno. Once this is mixed together you can cover and set in the fridge until you are ready to use.
Next, make your taco meat. Brown the ground beef in a large skillet, breaking up into small pieces. Add the taco seasoning and water called for on the package. You can use this Homemade Taco Seasoning as well, it works really well.
Warm the flour tortillas in a towel so they don’t crack and are easy to handle.
Fill the tortillas with cheese, meat, and some of the pico de gallo. Roll to close like a small burrito.
Wrap each Meximelt in a damp paper towel and microwave for 20 seconds each.
Remove and serve immediately.
Recipe Tips
To make your Meximelt taste most like the Taco Bell version here are a few tips to follow.
When you break your ground beef apart, get it into really small pieces. Taco Bell meat is very small, so use a wooden spoon, spatula or meat chopper to really break apart the meat into fine pieces. This will mimic the texture much closer to the original.
Use taco sized flour tortillas. These use to be on the $1 menu at Taco Bell, so they were small and not loaded with a lot of meat. You can definitely make them using a larger tortilla, but if you want it like the original, make them small.
Use a fresh salsa or pico de gallo. That is one thing about the Fresco Salsa they used to have. It was actually fresh tomatoes chopped up. It was not like a restaurant style salsa, it was definitely chunky. There is a recipe for homemade pico de gallo below, you can use that or even store bought works great
Storage
Got leftovers? No problem, these are super easy to store and reheat. If they are already wrapped, you can put in an airtight container or wrap in plastic wrap. Then just reheat in the microwave for about 45 seconds or until it is hot. They will last for 3-4 days in the fridge.
Freezing – believe it or not these actually freeze really well. After you assemble them, you can wrap them in plastic wrap and foil to make sure they are airtight. Place all your wrapped tortillas in a freezer safe plastic bag and they will last in the freezer for up to 6 months. To reheat, you want to let it thaw in the fridge first, and then just microwave like you would the leftovers.