Quick pic first.
Happy New Year! I’m currently in low carb mode, and my super cool photographer friend Lindsey sends me this link to a gal making taco shells out of cheese slices from the deli.
I was too lazy to leave the house today, so I tried with shredded cheese, and it worked.
Then I figured I’d have to Hungry Dudes it up, and what better way to do that, than with bacon?
Want to know how to do it? It’s super easy. I don’t make things that are hard to make. It is super simple. I promise.
Spread 1/4 cup of shredded cheese on parchment paper or waxed paper. I used waxed and mexican.
Heat about 45-55 seconds, depending on your microwave wattage. You kind of need to overcook it, or it will be too soft.
Peel off the paper while it’s warm, and put something in the center so you can stuff it later.
Let cool, and you’re done! YAY!
You could probably do little bowls too if you wanted. Have at it. crispy cheese. WIN!
For the bacon:
I used the microwave again.
Lay about 6 paper towels on a plate, and line up 6 pieces of bacon; about 1/4″ overlapping the edge of the next piece of bacon. I flipped the bacon so edges were alternating, but kept the meaty part to go over the fat part. It always seems that one edge seems a bit wider.
***note*** above pic? I tried to cut some down so you’d get that rounded edge. It didn’t work right, but it’s still ok. I’ll be using the one above to stuff with an egg in the morning. 
Cover with 2 paper towels, and heat at least 5 minutes. (My microwave normally takes about 2:30 for 2 pieces of bacon for reference. This took about 5:30 minutes.)
Then, the same as with the cheese. Lay out, and put something in the center to keep the mouth of your taco open.
(See? Edge kind of is too short to really stuff this taco.)
And repeat as needed.
and look, low carb tacos!
These were low sodium…and shrank like crazy. BUT…they worked. 
90 calories for 1/4c of the cheese, so 90 cals per cheese taco shell, and..eh…240 for each bacon one.
Anyway, stuff with your favorite taco goodies, and eat!
What are your favorite types of taco toppings?
CHEESE! Plus I bet hashbrowns would go well with these or in these. Ever had Taco Johns? It’s a MN and WI chain, but they are famous for their potato oles, which are like hashbrowns deep fried. These are often enjoyable when they put them inside their burritos.
taco john’s was founded in wyoming. http://www.tacojohns.com/locations/
The bacon taco made me weep, that is so AWESOME! Can’t wait to try it.
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how did the cheese shells hold up when you bit in to them?
They were fine. Not crunchy like a tortilla shell, but it held its own.
I bet the bacon one would be excellent for breakfast burritos! Scrambled eggs, cheese, red and green peppers, salsa, avocado, and sour cream. yumm! Thanks for sharing!
It was! (minus the bell peppers.
AW
Pure mainlines in taco form.
Awesome, except for the microwave.
OMG, I’ve done the cheese shells before but would NEVER have thought of doing them with BACON! How clever! I simply MUST try this for a BLT without any bread!
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Hmm…if you are on a low carb diet, why not use lettuce as the shell. Cuz with those cheese and bacon shells, you are now on a high cholesterol diet. Bacon and chese are yummy, but should always be used in moderation, or even not at all because animal products are full of bad fat and cholesterol, of which no human needs to survive.