Okay, it doesn't sound like anything special, so what is the secret?
The answer: You are grilling a 9" diameter flour tortilla in a buttered skillet on low heat. What you put on top is simple and delicious. The final "taco" that results, after using a spatula to fold it in half to form a taco shape, is lightly golden on the outside, somewhat crisp, and filled with warm, melted cheese and other ingredients that make the taco delicious.
What I find most interesting is how fast these can be made. Total time about 4 minutes each. As for dirty dishes to clean up, think one skillet and one spatula, one paring knife and maybe one soup spoon. I choose to serve these delights on a paper plate with a napkin and no silverware. You simply pick it up and eat it.
I do hope you make some of these delights. I happened on to this item one evening when I had no bread and wanted a grilled cheese sandwich. I found the burrito size flour tortillas in my refrigerator, and the rest is history.
And history has repeated because these things are so easy to make and so delicious!
Ingredients: (one serving)
1, 9" diameter flour tortilla
3, 4"x4" slices of American cheese
1 1/2 tbsp. of butter
4 grape tomatoes, quartered
4 queen size (or 8 small size) pimento stuffed manzanilla olives, quartered if queen size, otherwise halved
3 tbsp. of bacon bits
Directions:
Melt the butter in a 12" diameter non-stick skillet on low heat.
Coat all of the skillet surface with the melted butter using a spatula.
Lay out the flour tortilla on the counter.
Place full or partial slices of the American cheese on the surface of the tortilla to mostly cover it.
Place the pieces of olive evenly on the surface of the cheese.
Place the pieces of tomato evenly on the surface of the cheese.
Sprinkle the bacon bits evenly over the surface of the cheese and other ingredients.
Lift the tortilla carefully and place it flat into the skillet.
Grill the tortilla for two minutes on medium low heat.
Use a spatula to fold the tortilla into a taco shape.
Move the taco to the center of the skillet and let it grill for one minute.
Flip the taco over using the spatula and grill for one to two minutes.
Serve the taco hot on a paper plate with a napkin.
Enjoy!