Crock Pot Fritos Taco Bowls
Crock Pot Fritos Taco Bowls are a family favorite! A beefy taco mixture simmers in the crock pot all day and then gets piled on top of Fritos, rice, and all your favorite taco toppings. This is a dinner that everyone will be begging for more of.
Servings 8 taco bowls
Ingredients
- 2 lbs lean ground beef
- 1 small onion, finely chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground pepper
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 cans chili beans, undrained
- 1 can (8 oz) tomato sauce
- 1 can (14.5 oz) petite diced tomatoes, undrained
- 1 packet taco seasoning
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 2 teaspoons brown sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon unsweetened cocoa powder
Fritos Taco Bowls
- Fritos chips
- sour cream, shredded cheese, avocado, pico de gallo, guacamole, shredded lettuce, etc
- rice of choice (see notes)
Instructions
- Brown ground beef, onion, salt and pepper in a skillet pan over medium-high heat until cooked through and no longer pink. After the meat is halfway cooked, add the garlic and finish cooking.
- Add the ground beef mixture into the crock pot along with all the other ingredients. Stir together and look on low heat for 6-7 hours.
- Serve over Fritos chips and add toppings of your choice. We also love adding rice to our bowls too.
Notes
We love adding rice to our Fritos taco bowls. You don't have to but it's a nice addition. We love this cilantro lime rice but you can also use microwave rice, leftover rice, Mexican rice, etc.
Use any onion you like. I used a sweet onion but you can also use a yellow onion or a white onion as well.
If you don't have cocoa powder then don't go out and buy it just for 1/2 teaspoon, just leave it out. It adds a depth of richness and color.
I use garlic paste. You can also use the minced garlic that comes in the jar or just use the 2 garlic cloves. Either way works.
This recipe has been updated republished with text & new Pinterest image October 2018. Original recipe is the same.