COPYCAT SECRETS UNCOVERED!

Don’t miss these tips to be sure your Mexican Pizza is identical to Taco Bell:

• Use The Seasoning Mix
  • Taco Bell sells their seasoning in packets that you can buy at most grocery stores. It’s worth it to find the seasoning so that we can get the most authentic Taco Bell flavor!
• Layer in the Right Order
  • The order you layer things before air frying might not seem important but the truth is, Taco Bell has MASTERED the way that the Mexican Pizza should be layered to prevent sogginess. The order is tortilla, beans, meat, another tortilla, sauce, then cheese.

How to make Copycat Taco Bell Mexican Pizza in the Air Fryer

Once you have your taco meat cooked, this only takes a couple of minutes to put together. It’s great if you’ve got a busy family – they can all make their own when it works for them!

1. BROWN ground beef and add taco seasoning in a skillet over medium heat. Prepare according to package instructions. Or you can use leftover taco meat!
2. SPRAY tortillas with nonstick cooking spray. Place a butter knife on top of tortillas while air frying to prevent them from flying around and burning. Air fry each tortilla individually at 370ºF for 2 minutes. Flip and cook 2 min. more.
   • Use potholder to remove knife, it will be hot! You can probably do 2 at a time depending on size of your air fryer basket. Some overlap is ok.
3. MIX together salsa and taco sauce in a small bowl and set aside (you can also use enchilada sauce if you’d rather)
4. ONCE all tortillas are prepped, begin assembling pizzas. If your air fryer tray is not flat – go ahead and remove it and just place the pizza on the bottom of the air fryer basket.
5. PLACE one tortilla on a cutting board. Spread 1/3 cup refried beans on tortilla then transfer to air fryer basket. Top beans with 1/2 cup ground beef mixture. Place second tortilla on top. Spread 1/4 cup salsa mixture generously on top of tortilla. Sprinkle with 1/2 cup shredded cheese.
6. AIR FRY at 370ºF for 3 minutes. Use a spatula to remove and transfer to plate or cutting board. Slice into 4 portions. Top with diced tomatoes, shredded lettuce, green onions and sour cream.

Supplies Used

• Non-Stick Fry Pan – this Caraway ceramic pan is my absolute favorite in the kitchen! The non-stick surface makes it a breeze to clean and it works on every type of stovetop!
• Pizza Cutter – my favorite cutter for all things pizza!

Tips, Tricks & FAQs

• How do you store and reheat leftover Mexican pizza? Store leftovers in an airtight container or ziploc bag in the fridge for 2-3 days. Reheat in the air fryer at 300º for 4-5 minutes. 
  • You’ll want to remove the lettuce and add fresh.
  • If your air fryer tray is not flat, just remove it and reheat on the bottom of the basket.
• How can I add more spice to this Taco Bell Mexican Pizza recipe? You can make your own taco seasoning with cumin, garlic, chili powder and more or you can add chili powder and jalapenos to your seasoned ground beef for your own spice level.
• Can I customize the toppings? That’s the best part about making this at home! You can add all the toppings you want like: black olives, guacamole, or jalapenos. Or you can leave off anything you’re not a fan of, like tomatoes or lettuce.

Delicious Taco Bell Recipes

• Taco Bell Meximelt
• Breakfast Crunchwrap
• Taco Bell Cheesy Fiesta Potatoes

More Air Fryer Pizza Recipes

• Texas Toast Air Fryer Pizza
• Naan Pizza in the Air Fryer
• Air Fryer Pizza Bagels

 COPYCAT SECRETS UNCOVERED!

These are the reasons these taste JUST LIKE Texas Roadhouse! Don’t miss these tips to be sure your tater skins are identical to Texas Roadhouse:

• It’s all about the bacon fat! Now if you’re using pre-cooked bacon, you can actually buy clarified bacon fat. It’s called Bacon Up and it’s amazing! So much flavor!
• Seasoning the outside of the potato skins with bacon fat and coarse sea salt is what makes them just like Texas Roadhouse!
  • Why bacon fat? Bacon fat adds even more flavor while creating that same crispy restaurant-style exterior.
• Using giant Russet potatoes is another key – Roadhouse is just dividing up their big ‘taters into wedges for your favorite Tater Skins!
  • Plus – their Tater Skins are WEDGES which means you get more crispy skin in every bite

How to make Texas Roadhouse Tater Skins

The first step to these Texas Roadhouse Potato Skins is making your baked potatoes just like Texas Roadhouse! Then, you’ll cut them into wedges and top them with cheese, bacon, sour cream and green onions – tasty! These make a fun side dish for any grilled chicken or steak dinner!

1. COOK bacon in your preferred method – be sure to reserve bacon fat! Drain bacon and crumble. Set aside. Preheat oven to 425º.
2. WASH outside of each potato and pat dry and poke with a paring knife.
3. RUB reserved bacon fat over the entire potato and season all sides with coarse sea salt.
4. BAKE potatoes on rimmed baking sheet lined with parchment and on a baking rack for about 60 minutes, or until soft and fork-tender.
   • You can air fry for 25 minutes at 400º instead to make them a little quicker.
5. COOL potatoes, slice in half lengthwise and then again so you have 8 quarters total.
6. CUT out about half of the insides of potatoes delicately (save that part of the inside of the potato for mashed potatoes!)
   • Don’t overscoop! Be sure to leave a ridge around the edges because you still want some of the fluffy potato in there!
7. LOWER oven heat to 375º and re-line cookie sheet with parchment paper and a cooking rack. Lay potatoes skin side down on cookie sheet and sprinkle with shredded cheese. Bake for 10 minutes.
   • You can also air fry at 350º for 3-5 minutes to melt the cheese instead if you’d like.
8. PLATE potato skins, top with crumbled bacon bits, sour cream and green onions
   • I like to sprinkle with some of my favorite SPG seasoning but you can add what you like – Lawry’s or just a sprinkle of coarse ground black pepper

Supplies Used

• I can’t even tell you how many times a week I use these rimmed baking sheets! They’re so handy – especially when you line with Parchment Paper before you bake – easy clean up! The baking rack helps keep all sides of the skin crispy!
• A simple paring knife is also handy for removing the fluffy part of the baked potatoes.

How to Store & Reheat

• Store in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days
• Reheat in air fryer for 6 minutes or in the microwave for 45 seconds
• For best texture, reheat in the air fryer to keep the outside crispy

More Texas Roadhouse Side Dish Recipes

• Texas Roadhouse Chili
• Texas Roadhouse Green Beans
• Texas Roadhouse Rice

More Potato Recipes

• Traeger Herb Roasted Potatoes
• Air Fryer Potato Skins
• Air Fryer Potato Slices

Make it Quicker & Easier

Now let’s talk about the cooking options – this copycat wake up wrap recipe is most closely aligned with how Dunkin serves it. You can make everything in a variety of ways – here’s a couple recommendations for each ingredient:

• Eggs – you’ve got options here – but most likely – you’ll fry the egg in a pan. That said – the microwave worked nicely! Again – just be sure to slightly break the yolk so it doesn’t explode!
  • Use egg whites if you wanted to for a slightly healthier cooked egg.
  • Use scrambled egg bake for an easy meal prep version
• Bacon – the precooked bacon is super easy and you don’t need to do anything but take out of the package and put it in! Feel free to cook your own bacon too or even use turkey bacon for a healthier version!
• Sausage – precooked patties make it pretty simple – and you’ll want to heat them up before adding them to the wrap. That said – you could use links, ground or fresh sausage patties as well!
• Cooking the Finished Wraps – if you’re making a batch of these for a family breakfast – you can also heat them in the oven at 350º for 10 minutes. You can also heat in a large skillet over medium heat, in the air fryer at 250º (my favorite – and it makes them golden brown!) or even just pop them in the microwave!

More Breakfast Wrap Recipes

• Starbucks Egg White Wrap
• McDonalds Sausage Burrito
• Taco Bell Crunchwrap

Easy Breakfast Recipes for Meal Prep

• Starbucks Kale & Mushroom Egg Bites
• Baked Scrambled Eggs
• Cheese and Ham Frittata

More Air Fryer Eggs

• Hard Boiled Eggs
• Scrambled Eggs
• Scotch Eggs
• Other air fryer egg ideas

Air Fryer Recipes for Breakfast

• Grated Egg Avocado Toast
• Air Fryer French Toast
• Air Fryer Quiche Lorraine Muffins

Air Fryer Recipes for Breakfast

• Microwave Turkey Bacon
• Air Fryer Bacon
• French Toast Waffles

OPTIONAL: Dipping Sauce!

Why just dip these little guys in Ketchup or BBQ sauce? Grab a couple more ingredients and make a dipping sauce the kids will love! Here are my favorite dipping sauces that are perfect for frozen dino chicken nuggets:

• Raising Cane’s Sauce
• Freddy’s Fry Sauce
• Buffalo Ranch
• Texas Roadhouse Ranch
• Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce

How to make Air Fryer Dino Nuggets

I have to say – these dinosaur chicken nuggets are delicious! Crunchy on the outside and hot & meaty on the inside! But be sure to add the parchment paper to make clean up easier than a conventional oven. And while you’re cooking dino nuggets – whip up a dipping sauce!

1. Open bag and remove frozen dino nuggets from bag. Place on parchment sheet into air fryer basket spaced apart by 1/2″ in a single layer.
2. Air fry at 360º for 8 minutes.
3. Remove and serve with favorite dipping sauce! I mixed mayo & buffalo wing sauce together for a tasty dip for these dinosaur nuggets!

Tips, Tricks & FAQs

Air Fryer Chicken Recipes

• Air Fryer Tyson Popcorn Chicken
• Tyson Southern Style Chicken Tenderloins in the Air Fryer
• Air Fryer Aldi Red Bag Chicken

More Air Fryer Side Dishes & Veggies

• Air Fryer Waffle Fries
• Onion Rings in the Air Fryer
• Air Fryer Baby Carrots
• Carrot Fries in the Air Fryer

• Coconut Shrimp
• Large shrimp – be sure to get raw, peeled, deveined, tail on – I would get large size or larger shrimp – you want a big ol’ shrimp to dip!
• Corn starch – this will help the breading stick to the shrimp
• Coconut – sweetened is fine
• Panko bread crumbs – these are crunchier than regular breadcrumbs
• Unsweetened coconut cream – always good to have on hand for special recipes!
• Piña colada sauce
• Unsweetened coconut cream
• Sugar
• Sour cream – you could also use nonfat Greek yogurt
• Crushed pineapple & Juice – just the small can! you can use tidbits but will need to finely dice them.
• Malibu Rum – optional – add it to the adult dip!
• Lime juice – more tangy island flavors

How do you make jumbo coconut shrimp?

It’s actually fairly easy! You can do it in the air fryer or on the stove top. I bought jumbo grilling shrimp that was already deveined and butterflied. From there – you coat the shrimp in cornstarch, dip in coconut cream and then coat with a mixture of coconut and panko bread crumbs – and that’s all there is to it!  Here’s the full info:

• Cover a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
• Season the shrimp with salt and pepper
• Add ½ the cornstarch and ½ the shrimp to a large ziploc bag. Close the bag and shake it up gently to coat the shrimp.
• In a large shallow bowl mix the coconut flakes and panko crumbs together. Remove half of them to a separate bowl.
• Working with a few of the corn starch coated shrimp at a time, dunk them into the coconut cream, let the excess drip off then dredge them with the coconut-panko mixture (adding more to the bowl as needed) patting it on with your hands to help it stick.
• Place them on the baking sheet. Continue until they’re all coated.
• Repeat with the remaining cornstarch and shrimp until they’re all coated.
• Cover them with plastic wrap and refrigerate until ready to cook.

How do you make Parrot Bay shrimp dipping sauce like Red Lobster?

This copycat Red Lobster coconut shrimp recipe wouldn’t be complete without the Pina Colada dipping sauce! It’s super easy to make – a little can of coconut cream mixed with sour cream, pineapple and lime juice. If you use unsweetened coconut cream – you’ll also want to add sugar. When I made this I actually got an order from Red Lobster so I could try the sauce side by side and tweak it until it was just right!

A lot of recipes use a pina colada mix – but I don’t really drink them at home – so wanted to just make more from scratch! Here’s the full info: 

• Please note – pour out the coconut cream into a bowl and mix together. It separates and there’s a solid portion and a liquid portion. You can microwave it for 30 seconds so they mix together more easily.
• In a small bowl whisk 2 tablespoons cream of coconut, sugar and sour cream (or plain yogurt) until well combined.
• Stir in the crushed pineapple. Whisk in the lime juice, Malibu Rum and pineapple juice to thin it out a little.
  Refrigerate until ready to serve.  You can make this in advance as well.

What to serve with Coconut Shrimp

• Red Lobster Crispy Brussels Sprouts

Longhorn Steakhouse Rice Pilaf

Cheesy Cauliflower Rice

More Red Lobster Recipes

• Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Stuffing
• Red Lobster Shrimp Scampi
• Red Lobster Crab Alfredo

What You Will About B-Dubs Street Tacos

• Tiny But Filling! B-Dubs only gives you two tiny street tacos but when you’re making them at home – you can have way more filling!!!!
• Homemade Garlic Parm Sauce – I’ve been craving this sauce ever since I made it!!! This Garlic Parm sauce is perfect!!! No need to buy it in the bottle any more!
• Fast! Once you make the chicken – you’re basically done!

Recipe Variations

These Buffalo Wild Wings Street Tacos are tasty and you could easily add a few things to make them even better!

• Swap Meat – you could toss plain pulled pork, slices of tenderloin or sliced steak in the garlic parm sauce and it would be just as delicious! Or cheat a little and use breaded fried chicken bites!
• More Toppings – I kept these simple to the BW3s menu but wanted to add lettuce, avocado and sour cream!
• Cheese – other than the Parmesan cheese – there’s no cheese in these! You could add a drizzle of queso or some crumbled queso fresco
• Burritos – add some rice into a bigger tortilla and make some delicious burritos!
• Sauce – you could also swap out the Garlic Parmesan sauce for a Buffalo sauce!

How to make Buffalo Wild Wings Street Tacos

This easy recipe for street tacos focuses on the chicken! I made the chicken in the air fryer – but you could pan fry, grill or bake if you like. But if you have an air fryer – it’s truly the BEST!!!!

1. Parmesan Garlic Sauce: In a medium bowl, mash roasted garlic with a fork. Add in mayo, Parmesan, apple cider vinegar, minced onion, sugar, lemon juice, salt, red pepper flakes & Italian seasoning. Whisk until smooth. Refrigerate until ready to use. You can make this the day before if you like.
2. Season chicken with salt, pepper and olive oil. Air fry chicken for 8-10 min until 155º and let rest for 5-10 minutes. I used fairly small 5-6 oz chicken breasts for this recipe. If you have larger chicken breasts – I recommend cutting them in half so they cook more quickly and don’t dry out.
3. Remove chicken from air fryer and place in a large bowl and shred chicken with two forks.  
4. Pour garlic parmesan mixture onto chicken and toss until coated.
5. Southwestern Ranch: In a small bowl, combine ranch, chipotle, garlic salt & cilantro. Whisk until smooth.
6. Warm tortillas in a skillet over medium heat for 30 seconds on each side
7. Spoon coated chicken into tortillas and drizzle with ranch dressing. Top with fresh pico de Gallo and a sprinkle of cilantro. Serve with tortilla chips and more salsa!

More Taco Recipes

• Leftover Pulled Pork Tacos
• Air Fryer Cauliflower Tacos
• Healthy Air Fryer Fish Tacos

More Copycat Recipes

• Casey’s Taco Pizza
• Taco Bell Meximelt
• Tacky Jacks Garbage Nachos