Yahoo Lifestyle The Best Taco Bell Quesadilla Hack, According to An Employee
Taco Bell fans are a passionate bunch. They love the fast food joint's cheesy, crunchy, spicy menu—and they also love making the menu their own with creative hacks. Fast food menu hacks have been around for years, but thanks to social media (especially TikTok), fans can share their favorite hacks far and wide.
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As these menu hacks have become more popular, brands have taken notice and started working on viral menu takes in-house. In a video recently shared by the Taco Bell, two employees demonstrate how to order what they call a DIY Gordita Crunch, a cheese quesadilla stuffed with two hard-shelled tacos. “Consider this your dinner plans,” Taco Bell titled the video shared to TikTok, which has racked up 1.4 million views and more than 1,000 comments.
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While plenty of viewers online were quick to chime in with requests to bring back their favorite no-longer available menu items, this is one DIY creation that we can get behind. One commenter did however point out the obvious, stating that the DIY Gordita Crunch just looks like a “giant gordita crunch.” To which we would respond with yes, indeed it does look like that and we absolutely love it for that. Let’s unravel the details of our new favorite fast food hack.
What is the Taco Bell Cheesy Gordita Crunch?
A fan-favorite menu item, the Taco Bell Gordita Crunch combines the soft, pillowy flatbread of a gordita with the crunch of a hard-shell taco. A classic Gordita Crunch has a flatbread layered with shredded cheese that's melted and then wrapped on the outside of a hard-shell taco.
While there's no issue with ordering the Gordita Crunch straight off the Taco Bell menu, DIYing the Giant Cheese Gordita Crunch gives you a bigger portion, lets you customize your meal and it's a lot of fun.
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How To Order The Giant Cheesy Gordita Crunch
Start by ordering a cheese quesadilla and two hard-shell tacos. You can choose chicken or beef or take things up a notch and order the Doritos Locos tacos, as the employees in the video did. When you order, ask them not to cut the quesadilla, which will make assembly easier. If you like your Taco Bell order cheesy, you can also add a side of nacho cheese. In the video, the employees decided they wanted the giant gordita to be cheesier, and that was their solution.
When your order arrives, simply open up the quesadilla and tuck in the two hard shell tacos lengthwise side by side. Drizzle with nacho cheese, if you opted for the cheesy version. Now close that sucker up, cut it in half, or dig right in. “Put it on the menu,” the top comment reads with over 2,200 viewers in agreement. And after seeing the video we can see why.
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Copycat Taco Bell Recipes to Try
If you want to try your hand at making some Taco Bell delicacies at home, you've come to the right place. Here are some of our favorite DIY Taco Bell recipes.
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