Tortillas and Taco Shells

 I don't know about you, but tortillas and taco shells have got to be one of mankind's greatest inventions in the culinary department. They can make a heap of random and completely unrelated ingredients come together in a small little bundle, enter your mouth, and send your tastebuds into frenzied celebration. Whoever invented them must have been pure genius. 

Except.

I can't have them.

Since 6 years ago I found out I have food sensitivities to nearly every food on the planet (that might be an exaggeration- but scroll to the bottom of the post to check out my official list of sensitivities), tortillas and taco shells were among the many casualties of allergic war. No gluten = no flour tortillas. And though I'm not technically "allergic" to corn, it never really agrees with me. So corn taco shells were sadly out of the picture as well. 

No tacos. 

No quesadillas.

Heartbroken.

For a little while I tried to satisfy my Taco Tuesday obsession with taco bowls- a fancy term for ground turkey meat and greasy dairy free cheese microwaved in a bowl for about 30 seconds. Disgusting. I still shiver when I remember my pathetic attempts to clean exploded cheese and meat from the microwave turntable. 

Luckily, over the years I've found some alternate-ingredient tortillas and taco shells that I'll share below. R.I.P. microwave taco bowls!

Trader Joe's Brown Rice Tortillas

You can find these in the- you guessed it- tortilla section at Trader Joe's. These are great for quesadillas. I'll put chicken, dairy-free cheese, and occasionally some bacon between two tortillas and grill it up on the stove. Don't try to use these for tacos or burritos, though- when you begin to fold these, they'll break clean down the fold. Also, they start to mold quick, even in the fridge. So it's best if you eat them within a couple days.

Food For Life's Brown Rice Tortillas

These tortillas are super similar to Trader Joe's, although in my opinion are a little less starchy. They still break when you try to fold them, so again, they're best for quesadillas. 

Coconut Flour Tortillas by The Real Coconut

Up until a couple years ago, I was stuck with eating the above two tortillas, which like I mentioned are not bendable. When I stumbled on these coconut flour tortillas by The Real Coconut, I was apprehensive that they would do anything different. But here's the thing- they don't break! I mean, sure, they'll break if you want them to, but they're perfectly able to bend into soft taco shells or fold into a small burrito. I'll put these in the oven with chicken and they crisp into perfection. Or, fold them with some meat of choice and some garlic-free BBQ sauce for a BBQ burrito. Amazing!

Siete Grain Free Taco Shells

These are absolutely INCREDIBLE grain-free crunchy taco shells. I'm not even going to say any more about it. You have to taste to believe. You can find them at Sprouts and Natural Grocers.

Sprouts' Grain Free Taco Shell

I'm not going to talk about how amazing these are, because they really aren't compared to Siete. They kind of taste like rice cakes. But, they are grain free, and it's another option, so I thought I'd just throw these in here as a bonus. 

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-The Everything-Free Girl

My food sensitivities include...

All Dairy

Eggs

Soy

Peanuts, Cashews, Pistachios, Almonds, Brazil nut, Walnut, and Hazel nut

Garlic, Chili Powder, Cayenne Pepper (and basically all other hot pepper things)

Goat milk, Buffalo milk (Seriously?)

Flax Seed, Aniseed

Gluten/Wheat

Oat, Barley, Spelt

Strawberries, Apples, Cherries

Radish

Lime