Load it up! It doesn’t get much better than a homemade Crunchwrap Supreme that you can customize to your preference with all of your favorite toppings! We’ve had these on repeat at our house. Partially because I wanted to make sure that I was a Crunchwrap folding ninja by the time I hit publish on this post and partly because I cannot stop eating them like I’m back in college. Lately, we’ve seen so many tortilla trends! Do you know the TikTok tortilla hack? Particularly the one about snipping a tortilla about halfway through and then folding it into a tortilla pocket with all the fillings your heart desires. The Crunchwrap Supreme is the OG of the tortilla trend! In college, a Crunchwrap Supreme was my lunch at least once a week, but probably more. I’m pretty sure the people at Taco Bell saw me and started making a Crunchwrap Supreme with no meat, substitute refried beans from a mile away. Placed bets on whether I’d ask for more hot sauce. Towards the last year, they knew to throw in more than a handful of Fire Sauce because I kid you not, I still eat like 10 packets of those things with one Crunchwrap!
What do you need to make a Crunchwrap Supreme at home?
Ground meat: you can use ground chicken, turkey, ground beef, or even meatless crumbles for this recipe. The possibilities are endless. I typically use lean ground beef. If you use ground beef with higher fat content, you’ll definitely want to drip off most of the grease before folding the meat into Crunchwraps.Onions: Finely chopped onions go in with the ground meat to help flavor it.Taco seasoning: I prefer to use homemade taco seasoning most of the time. It allows you to control the amount of sodium in the recipe and makes for more flavorful taco seasoning. You can also use a packet of store-bought seasoning for this recipe.Tortillas + tostada shells: You’ll need tortillas in two different sizes. I suggest using nothing smaller than a ‘burrito-sized’ tortilla for the base. I use ‘street taco’ sized tortillas to cover the pocket hole. You’ll also need tostada shells for the center. If you can’t find tostadas in your area, corn tortilla chips or even Doritos will work!Cheese sauce: Homemade queso is supreme in this recipe! So if I’ve got leftover queso at home, I’m making a Crunchwrap for sure! If you don’t want to make queso, store-bought nacho cheese sauce also works for this recipe.Sour Cream: Low-fat sour cream or even greek yogurt will work for this recipe.Shredded Lettuce: Iceberg lettuce is what I like to use, but you could also use shredded romaine!Chopped Tomatoes: Roma tomatoes are my go-to. However, cherry or grape tomatoes that are halved or quartered will also work!Chopped Cilantro: cilantro adds freshness and makes it so much tastier! Feel free to omit from the recipe if you aren’t a fan!Shredded Cheese: I like to use a Mexican cheese blend here. You could also use shredded Monterey Jack cheese or even pepper jack cheese for this recipe!
How to make a Crunchwrap Supreme at home:
How can I make this dairy-free?
Use coconut yogurt, swap the shredded cheese for a dairy-free kind and use cashew queso for the nacho cheese sauce!
Any tips for making these healthier?
use could swap the tortillas for “carb balanced” or high fiber tortillas. But keep in mind those are a bit trickier to fold! Be patient with them! Skip the sour cream or replace it with Greek yogurt. Leave out the nacho cheese sauce altogether!
How can I make these vegetarian?
I’d recommend doing what Taco Bell does! Swap the ground beef for refried pinto or black beans (make sure the beans you purchase are vegetarian or make them using my refried bean recipe!) You can also swap the ground beef for cooked canned beans. Just be sure to use a scant ½ cup!
I’m having a hard time holding the tortilla shell down, any tips?
You can place the bottom of a second frying pan, a cast-iron grill press, or make this in a panini press.
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for a meatless Crunchwrap, use homemade or store-bought refried beans. You can also just used cooked beans.If you use homemade queso for this recipe, you’ll need to reheat it just a bit to bring it to room temperature. Store-bought nacho cheese sauce doesn’t need to be heated.
