Patty Prime’s Required Non-Required Story

Somewhere right now, a food blogger is explaining how her grandmother used to knit tortillas by hand during the Great Depression while a gentle rain fell on a Tuscan vineyard.

Patty Prime is not that blogger.

You want a crunchy taco shell made entirely out of cheese.
No wheat.
No corn.
No emotional backstory involving a trip to Barcelona.

Let’s melt some dairy and mind our business.

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🧀 Crispy Carnivore Cheese Taco Shells

What You Need

• Shredded cheddar cheese

• A nonstick skillet

• A wooden spoon (or taco shaper)

• Two cups or a pot to suspend the spoon

• Basic human patience

That’s it. No ancient grains. No “heart-healthy” lies.

🔥 Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Heat the pan
   Place a nonstick skillet over medium heat. No oil required — cheese brings its own drama.

2. Make a cheese circle
   Spread about ⅓ cup shredded cheddar into a 5-inch round. Don’t pack it like a snowball — let it breathe.

3. Let it cook
   Cook 2–3 minutes until:

   • bubbles appear

   • edges turn golden

   • it looks like something you’d risk a burn for

4. Shape it FAST
   Slide the melted cheese out and immediately drape it over a wooden spoon suspended between two cups.

5. Cool and harden
   Give it about 5 minutes to become a proper shell instead of a dairy blanket.

   

🧠 Key Tips for Success

• Pre-shredded cheese works best
  The tiny starch coating helps crispness and keeps things from becoming a greasy puddle.

• Nonstick is mandatory
  Unless you enjoy chiseling cheese off pans like an archaeologist.

• Shape while hot
  Once it cools, it chooses its own destiny.

• Let it fully cool
  Warm shells = floppy shells = sadness.

🥩 What to Put Inside

These shells are perfect for:

• Ground beef

• Shredded chicken

• Pulled pork

• Sour cream + more cheese

• Basically anything that doesn’t apologize for being food

Patty Prime recommends:
“Fill them like you mean it.”

🛒 Patty Prime’s Gear Picks

(We do the shopping so you don’t have to — Patty already supervised from the couch.)

Buy on Amazon – CAROTE Nonstick Granite 8-Inch Skillet

Smooth release, even heat, and cheese slides out like it paid rent.

Buy on Amazon – CAROTE Cream White Nonstick Frying Pan 8"

Heat-resistant handle and PFOA-free — safe for shells and your sanity.

Buy on Amazon – Stainless Steel Taco Holders Set of 6

Each holds 2–3 tacos and prevents the tragic “sideways taco collapse.”

Buy on Amazon – Stainless Taco Rack Set of 6

Oven safe, dishwasher safe, and strong enough for third-helping energy.

📚 Carnivore Cookbooks Patty Approves

• Buy on Amazon – The Lazy Carnivore Diet Cookbook – Heather Choate

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  Patty says: “Lazy is just efficiency with better branding.”

• Buy on Amazon – Carnivore Diet Cookbook Made Easy – Holly Elise Brenner

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  Patty says: “Effortless meals = more time for judging croutons.”

• Buy on Amazon – The Beginner’s Carnivore Diet Cookbook – Brian Rast

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  Patty says: “A meal plan is just adult permission to relax.”

🐄 Final Word from Patty Prime

Tortillas had a good run.
But cheese showed up wearing a leather jacket and stole the show.

Crunch responsibly.