Navajo Tacos

Lately, we've been having Navajo Tacos a lot! I'm really not sure why I never really made them very much before now, they aren't that difficult to make at all. In my mind all I need in my house to make them is ground beef, a chili seasoning packet, tomato sauce, and lettuce. If I happen to have other toppings it just makes them better! Last night I was lucky enough to have olives, cheese, and sour cream in my refrigerator.




For the bread portion of the meal I made my own dough, but you don't have to! Rhodes frozen dough (for rolls or whatever) will work great, and I even saw dough that you could buy by the bakery in Macey's earlier this week, which would make this meal even easier.

I started, in this case, by making my dough. When the dough only had about ten minutes left rising, I started all the other preparations. I usually start by prepping any veggies first. Next I browned a pound of ground beef, and stirred in one regular can of tomato sauce, a can of kidney beans, and one package of chili seasoning for the chili.

The dogs were really hoping I would drop something for them to snack on!

While the chili mixture simmers away that's when I start making the "fry bread". All I do is pinch off a little bit of dough and work it out into a circle-like shape (as you can see most, if not all, of my "circles" are more or less in the shape of amoebas) and place them in some hot oil that has been heating over medium to medium-low heat. As long as your oil isn't too hot, they will be done once both sides are browned. If your oil is too hot, the centers will still be doughy when the outside is brown.

Once the chili and fry bread are done, top the fry bread with all of your favorite toppings and enjoy!