Step 1

Get your soft gorditas ready first. You can make them from scratch (recipe here), or buy them at the store. Or you can use mini flatbread/naan bread that would fit around your hard taco shell.

Step 2

In a large pan over medium heat, heat your veggie ground beef with a bit of water, and taco seasoning until heated through. Set aside and keep warm.

Step 3

In a small bowl whisk together 1 cup of vegan nacho cheese sauce, chopped jalapeño peppers and vegan mayo to make a easy baja sauce. Set aside.

Step 4

Now there's two ways of preapring a Cheesy Gordita Crunch

Step 5

Option 1: Melt vegan shredded cheese to get soft gordita to stick to hard taco shell

Step 6

Set your oven to broil.

Step 7

Place gordita tortillas on a baking sheet.

Step 8

In an even layer, top each gordita tortillas with a generous amount of dairy-free shredded cheese.

Step 9

Place these in the oven on the top rack for 30 seconds- 1 minute, or until the cheese has melted. (A microwave works too).

Step 10

Remove the tray from the oven and place a hard taco shell in the middle of the gordita, gently press it to the hard shell on each side until the melted cheese acts like a glue holding the soft and the hard taco shells together. Be careful NOT to press so hard that you crack the hard taco shell.

Step 11

Allow the cheese to set for roughly 30 seconds to 1 min.

Step 12

repeat with the rest, and layer your tacos with warm veggie ground round, tomatoes, shredded lettuce, vegan shredded cheese, and your baja sauce or vegan sour cream.

Step 13

Option 2: USe vegan queso/vegan nacho cheese sauce to get soft gordita to stick to hard taco shell

Step 14

One at a time spread some of the vegan queso or nacho cheese sauce in an even layer across the gordita.

Step 15

Place a hard taco shell in the middle of the gordita, and gently press the gordita to the hard shell on each side. Be careful NOT to press so hard that you crack the hard taco shell.

Step 16

Build your taco & repeat.

Step 17

To your gordita wrapped taco shell, add a layer of the taco "beef" and toppings of choice like tomatoes, shredded lettuce, vegan shredded cheese, and your baja sauce or vegan sour cream. Voila!