A simple way to make crispy grilled tacos in bulk with chorizo or your choice of fillings. Recipe includes filling recipes for bean and cheese, beef, chicken and more!
Spread 8 tortillas on a baking sheet tray. Add several spoonfuls of chorizo filling to each tortilla toward the center. Grate cheese over each tortilla and add a spoonful of salsa. Fold the tortillas in half to form the tacos, pressing down a bit to level the shape.
Brush or spray the outside of the tacos with just enough oil to coat. This prevents the tortilla from drying out, resulting in a crispy taco shell.
Transfer the tacos onto the grill grates using a spatula. Close the lid and cook over low-medium heat for 5 minutes. Check by lifting the bottom with the spatula and continue to cook until crispy on the outside. Avoid turning or moving as this can tear the tortillas. Flip 1x and cook for another 5-10 minutes.
Serve with sour cream and sliced green onion. Refrigerate or freeze leftover tacos.
Notes
Make Ahead and Storing Tacos
This recipe is ideal for meal prep because you can easily double or triple the recipe. Cooked tacos can be stored in the refrigerator for several days or frozen for up to 2 months.
Taco Filling Recipe Variations
chicken tacos
Use a rotisserie chicken and extra cheese and salsa as a substitute for chorizo. If you are starting with raw chicken, I recommend chopping the chicken into chunks and cooking in a pan with some salt and a few pinches of chipotle or smoked paprika for a bit of heat and smoky flavor.
beef tacos
You can use ground beef or steak in this recipe. Ground beef can be added raw or pre-cooked for 2 minutes in a skillet with some chopped garlic, salt, and chili powder. The reason you can add raw beef is that the grill is a high heat form of cooking, so you are essentially baking/roasting the filling as the tortillas get crispy.For steak, I recommend slicing thinly and cooking over high heat for 2 minutes with some onion and bell pepper for a fajita. Do this step with a bit of olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper.
beans and cheese tacos
To keep things vegetarian, you can spread some canned refried beans onto the tortillas with a healthy dose of cheese. Add 2 spoonfuls of salsa and crisp on the grill.