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These are like a Mexican pizza. Fried flour tortilla shells covered in a oniony white cream sauce along with green chilies, taco meat, and more are delightful. We originally had these at the Taco Villa in Topeka, Kansas.
8 flour tortilla shells
1 lb. ground chuck
3/4 C. onion
1 can diced green chilies
1 C. shredded cheddar cheese
2 Tbsp. butter
1/2 C. diced onion
1/3 C. flour
Milk
Picante sauce to taste
First make the white sauce. Saute the 1/2 cup diced onion in 2 Tbsp. butter. When the onions are clear add the 1/3 cup flour. Dissolve milk to the consistency of pudding, and set this aside and cool. Next, prepare the ground meat by adding the 3/4 cup onion and seasonings to taste. Fry the tortilla shells. You are now ready to assemble the Things. Spread shells with onion sauce. Sprinkle the hamburger over the top, then the green chilies, shredded cheddar cheese, and Picante sauce to taste. Pop in a 350 degrees oven until the cheese is melted.
Late to the party, but this recipe isn’t the same. Lived in Topeka for years, when only locals knew about these *things* I like the original, but everyone in my family likes these a lot better… I wish I could find how the onion sauce is made. When I asked them, they said a woman out of state {Neb?} made it… When we go back to visit, we get to go orders of a lot of diff. items. They package all ingre. seperatly.. Easy for the long trip home…
I have the onion sauce recipe in there, were you looking for another recipe for the onion sauce? ~ Stephanie
Hi Stephanie, yes, I’d love to have the recipe for the actual sauce that Taco Villa uses.. But, it’s guarded.. Just repeating, my family likes this version better… I’m the stick in the mud.. haha
Any idea how to make their *hot* sauce? Love the taste of it..
Debi
I think I have had a miscommunication here, I don’t have any actual recipes of theirs, and I don’t have their hot sauce recipe. I thought you were inquiring about their onion sauce, and I thought I had that part of the recipe down fairly well. Please email me for further discussion about this recipe. – Stephanie
Would love the recipe for their red sauce. Edith
I have been looking everywhere for the basic meat recipe from Taco Villa. Nowhere have I been able to find it. I love this restaurant, have it in my hometown but nowhere near where I’m living now. If anyone has this recipe please post it!
These were really good, but I would suggest putting on more toppings (olives, lettuce, sour cream).
i am looking for the green sauce recipe for the burritos at taco villa.
I second this request. The meat is preseasoned and half cooked at the plant in Cactus, Texas (or it used to be) and then at the individual store is thawed and the cooking is finished. The green sauce was in a can and is something I always want to duplicate. I came back from Amarillo 2 days ago and, as requested by my son, brought back 4 fiesta packs of green burritos to stock up the freezer. Two are his supper tonight. Sigh. We do love that sauce.
We are talking about the Taco Villa in Topeka Kansas? Or Maybe another Taco Villa?
The green sauce is caned whole green chilis ( hatch from wal-mart works) pureed and I like adding a little hot sauce ( on the border or simular)