Navajo Tacos with Homemade Fry Bread

We had Navajo Tacos with Homemade Fry Bread ALL THE TIME growing up. They are loaded with chili, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, olives, and sour cream!

I have so many fond memories of having Navajo Tacos throughout my life… 4th of July parties, county fairs, chili cook-offs, lake trips, birthday parties (our brother would request these on his birthday)… I feel like these are a taste of my childhood. We would usually have these in the summer when it was nice and hot outside. We would eat them outside on the grass or on a picnic table so we didn’t make a huge mess. Almost always on a thick paper plate– the chili would almost seep through, but we didn’t care. It was summer food and it didn’t matter if it got all over the place.

If you have never had Navajo Tacos before– our homemade Fry Bread recipe is the BEST (and most authentic) way to go. For the sake of making things easy I will provide a “cheater” way of making these too (using biscuit dough), just in case you don’t have the time to make your own dough. This recipe is for everyone who has little time but a big appetite! It is so easy to throw together and VERY delicious! Some people make these with re-fried beans INSTEAD of chili… totally the wrong way. Sorry. You can have re-fried beans AND chili but never JUST re-fried beans. The chili is what makes them so good– you can’t leave it out! We always use our Mom’s Chili Cheater Recipe when we make these because it is so quick to whip up but any homemade chili works great.

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Navajo Tacos with Homemade Fry Bread

We had Navajo Tacos with Homemade Fry Bread ALL THE TIME growing up. They are loaded with chili, cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, olives, and sour cream!

Ingredients (with Amazon Links)

• 3/4 c. oil
• Homemade fry bread dough see link above or 1 can "Grands" biscuits (the biggest ones you can find)
• 3-4 c. chili
• lettuce shredded
• cheddar cheese shredded
• sour cream
• olives
• salsa

Instructions

1. Heat oil in a medium-sized skillet. In the meantime, heat up chili in a small pot. Cut a piece of dough about the size of your hand (or 1 biscuit). Flatten each piece of dough with your hands to desired thickness-- making the outer part of the dough slightly thicker than the middle (you can make the middle pretty thin so it cooks through). Fry each flattened piece of dough for about 20 seconds on each side or until golden brown. (To keep them warm until you are ready to serve, place them on a cookie sheet in the oven at about 200 degrees) Top each fry-bread with chili, lettuce, cheese, sour cream, olives, salsa, or any other topping you would like to add!