These Keto Cheese Taco Shells will take your tacos to the next level. Plus they’re super-easy to make, especially with this method!
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Are there any foods quite as good as melted cheese? It’s a simple pleasure, but it’s one of my favorite things to eat – and it happens to be keto-friendly!
Melted cheese is so versatile – it can be made into chips, used as a keto pizza base, formed into keto taco cups, and, in the case of this recipe, entirely replace traditional corn-based taco shells.
Why You’ll Love These Keto Cheese Taco Shells
- They’re made of only ONE ingredient! No complicated recipe here.
- Each taco shell has only 1g net carbs.
- You can enjoy tacos guilt-free!
Ingredients Needed to Make This Keto Taco Shells Recipe
Ingredient quantities for these homemade cheese taco shells are located in the recipe card at the end of the post.
- Shredded Cheddar cheese or a blend that’s suitable for tacos, like Mexican style blend or taco blend (yes, there is only ONE ingredient for this recipe!)
If you have a Kroger near you, I like to use their Mexican style blend.
Tools Needed for This Recipe
Here are a few of the tools I use or recommend to make this recipe!
- Baking sheet
- Parchment paper or non-stick baking mat
- Silicone loaf pan (preferred method)
How to Make Keto Cheese Taco Shells {Quick Overview}
This is just a quick overview of some of the steps involved in making the low carb taco shells. For the recipe in detail, including exact measurements used at each step, scroll to the recipe card at the end of the post.
Preheat oven to 375 F.
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper (or a non-stick silicone baking mat) and divide the cheese mixture into 6 portions of 1/4 cup cheese each, spacing them out evenly on the sheet.
Bake the cheese shells for 6-8 minutes or until the edges begin to brown.
Remove from the oven and let cool for 1-3 minutes, until they are cool enough to handle but not becoming stiff.
Carefully lift the cheese shells off the parchment paper and shape them into taco shells.
How to Shape Keto Taco Shells: Common Method
The most common method of shaping keto cheese shells is to drape them over a wooden spoon, like this:
This method makes narrow shells and only allows you to make one shell at a time.
How to Shape Keto Taco Shells: My Preferred Method
My preferred method is to drape them over the sides of a loaf pan, like this:
I prefer this method for two reasons:
- First, you can shape two shells on a single loaf pan (four if you squeeze them in really tight!).
- Second, the base of your cheese shell ends up being wider, allowing you to fill them with more ingredients. Since these shells crisp up quite a bit when they cool, a narrow shell means only a small amount of ingredients will stuff them to the breaking point. And who only wants a small amount of fillings in their keto tacos?! Not me!
Let the cheese shells cool completely before filling them with your favorite keto-friendly taco ingredients. Enjoy!
More Keto Taco Recipes
- You can eat tacos on the keto diet and our hugely popular recipe nails it!
- And our recipe uses this homemade low carb taco seasoning which avoids the heavy carbs and tastes phenomenal.
- Learn how to make taco casserole keto-friendly for the whole family!
- Also, you can make easy keto cheese taco cups for any of our taco dishes.
- For bean lovers, we have even found a way to add refried beans to this delicious low carb taco casserole!
Nutrition Facts for This Easy Keto Taco Shells Recipe
Per serving (6 total servings):
- 84 calories
- 6g fat
- 6g protein
- 1g net carbs
More Keto Family Meals
- We have even more keto ground beef recipes including this easy hamburger casserole!
- You can eat low carb chili on the keto diet.
- Learn how to make cheeseburger casserole keto-friendly!
- You can enjoy many different keto pizza recipes that we have developed that are sensational, including our chicken crust pizza recipe!
- Learn how to make keto broccoli chicken casserole for the whole family.
- Make keto chicken stir fry for a wonderfully tasty meal!
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Keto Cheese Taco Shells
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups shredded cheese ideally Cheddar or a taco/Mexican blend
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 F.
- Line a baking sheet with parchment paper (or a non-stick silicone baking mat) and divide the cheese mixture into 6 portions of 1/4 cup cheese each, spacing them out evenly on the sheet.
- Bake the cheese shells for 6-8 minutes or until the edges begin to brown.
- Remove from the oven and let cool for 1-3 minutes, until they are cool enough to handle but not becoming stiff.
- Carefully lift the cheese shells off the parchment paper and shape them into taco shells. You can drape them over a wooden spoon or my preferred method: over the sides of a loaf pan (two shells per loaf pan).
- Let the cheese shells cool completely before filling them with your favorite keto-friendly taco ingredients. Enjoy!
Nutrition Disclaimer
Nutrition facts are included as a courtesy only. They are accurate to the best of our knowledge based on the ingredients and brands used, but their accuracy is not guaranteed. If applicable, sugar alcohols have already been removed from the total carb count.
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