Struggling for a theme for your big game / big night viewing party this February? Make it all about Matt Damon.
No matter what the occasion – from Vince Lombardi to Oscar – Matt Damon is your party inspiration and Matt Damon‘s taco recipe is what you need to bring the smiles to your get together.
The Cambridge, Massachusetts native’s Patriots have appeared in six title games in the recent past (make it seven this year), winning four championships (if Tom Brady gets a fifth, he’ll have the most all-time).
On the red carpet, this year marks the 20th Anniversary of Good Will Hunting and Damon can celebrate that occasion as producer of one of the front running Oscar films, Manchester By The Sea.
So whether you’re celebrating the big game, or getting glammed up for the big night, Matt Damon is relevant across the board and that’s why you need Matt Damon‘s taco recipe.
In a Reddit AMA, Damon served up his recipe for the perfect taco. It includes a hard shell with ground beef hot enough to melt the cheese, plus a little bit of lettuce and tomato, hot sauce and a squirt of lime.
Basic and simple. That’s it.
“My ideal taco is actually the taco we have on taco night at my house. It’s the crunchy corn shell with the good meat, just ground beef in there.”
“The meat’s gotta be hot, and the cheese goes on first so that it melts.”
“And then you’re gonna get in there with a little bit of tomato and lettuce but not too much cause it’s not a salad, it’s a taco.”
“and then you’re gonna throw some avocado on top and some sour cream. It’s all about the layering. “
“Throw a bunch of [hot sauce] on there, maybe squeeze some lime on top, and go to town.”
OMG.
I had no idea, that Matt Damon was such a taco genius. Seriously .. like none. It’s the hot sauce mixed with the creamy sour cream and avocado that knocks this one for me. And the hot melty cheese. And the crunchy shells. There are just soooo many textures in here that .. wow. I have been eating tacos wrong my entire life.
Matt Damon has, absolutely, completely, and totally knocked this taco recipe out of the park.
I love them tacos, Matt Damon. Thank you.
Here are some extra ideas to kick up your taco table for the football or red carpet events of the year.
1. Pick condiments that represent the uniform colours of the teams playing
Black – olives
Green – onions, jalapenos, peppers or lettuce
Red – tomatoes or peppers
Yellow – peppers
And to cover anything else not easily found in food? Use food colouring in the sour cream!
2. Pick proteins and styles popular from the cities or films
If Manchester By The Sea is your pick, get some extra Old El Paso Refried Beans on the table, or maybe some lobster, same thing for New England. La La Land demands some Baja-style fish tacos (and the Old El Paso Baja Fish Taco Kit is bang on the money). If you’re cheering for Atlanta, make up some chicken tacos and call it ‘falcon meat?’ – okay, maybe that’s something Pats’ fans would do.
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I love to load my taos up with cheese, sour cream and lettuce!! Thanks!
Sometimes i load up my tacos way to much lol. I love lots of beef, peppers, red onion, tomatoes, shredded marble cheese, lettuce, sour cream and salsa 🙂
My tacos always have ground beef, salsa, iceberg lettuce, green peppers, mozzarella cheese and cheddar cheese.
I have ground beef, lettuce, green peppers, cheddar cheese, salsa and sour cream on my taco’s!
I have ground beef, lettuce and tomatoes (plain jane).. My family members love their beans, ground beef, steak, chicken, sour cream, cheese, lettuce and salsa.
My tacos usually have ground beef, lettuce, cheddar cheese, salsa, and a dash of sour cream
Matt’s sounds great, but he’s missing the jalapenos! Bring ’em on!
I like ground beef tacos with shredded lettuce, salsa, guacamole, chopped onions and black olives. Yum!
beef tomatoes lettuce tomatoes guacamole salsa
I like lots of meat, sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, and cheese!
i love the meat of course, taco sauce, avocado’s, lettuce, cheese, and sour cream 🙂
I always put the cheese first, then heat up my taco shells with the cheese in the bottom so it melts. Followed by Meat, Hot Salsa, Lettuce, Tomato, Sour Cream.
My favorite way to load up a taco is with chicken, black beans, lettuce, bell, jalapenos, salsa and cheese.
I also add the cheese to the meat on the bottom to melt it. I also add in salsa, fried onions, lettuce tomato, guacamole and sour cream.
I add finally chopped lettuce ad shredded chicken
I like mine with extra salsa and guacamole!
I like mine loaded up with sour cream and cheese.
Matt’s way sounds great, but no tomato for me. Love the idea of putting cheese on first so it melts!
I love beef, hot peppers, tomato, sour cream and cheddar.
Ground beef, lettuce, tomatoes, avocado, cheese and sour cream
On my taco I love lettuce, tomatoes, green pepper, sour cream and shredded cheddar cheese.
I love fish tacos filled with fried fish, pico de gallo, lettuce and avacados.
Ground beef, lots of cheese and lots of taco sauce.
Lots of guac, sour cream, meat and cheese!
I load it up with everything!
I love a taco loaded up with cheese, salsa, hot sauce, meat, tomato, sour cream, olives, guac, and a touch of lettuce.
Mine is close to Matt Damon’s.
ground beef(with taco seasoning), refried beans,cheese,lettuce.tomato,salsa and sour cream.Either on a hard or soft taco shell.
Chicken or ground pork with raw chopped onions, cilantro, avocado and a splash of lime. Best eaten in Mexico of course 😉
Besos Sarah
Journeys of The Zoo
ground beef, salsa, guac, cheese, sour cream, lettuce, jalapenos, tomatoes… yum!
I love to run it through the garden ! Load it up !
With ground beef, lettuce, tomatoes and medium cheddar!
I like ground chicken, cheese, salsa, sour cream, and lettuce.
My favourite way: ground beef, lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, sour cream.
ground beef or chicken,lettuce,tomatoes,cheese and salsa!
Love tacos,,its a family fav!
Beef, lettuce, tomato, cheese, salsa, sour cream and cilantro and hot sauce
Matt Damon sure knows how to load a taco!! I think mine would be exactly like these but would add sour crea and lots os salsa.
I like mine loaded with ground beef, lettuce, onions, jalapenos and lots of shredded cheese.
His recipe sounds soo good!
I love hard shell tacos loaded with cheese and lettuce, salsa and tomatoes with sourcream
lots of cheese and sour cream
with avocado, ground beef, lettuce, shredded cheese, salsa and sour cream
lots of black olives, salsa, cheese, lettuce tomatoes
I like to load my taco with shredded spinach, shredded chicken, sour cream, shredded cheese, salsa and bell peppers.
Cheese, tomatoes and beef
I like onions hamburger, taco sauce cheese tomatoes and Lots of sour cream.
I’ve actually never eaten a taco. But hope to discover them with Old El Paso.
Meat, cheese, tomatoe, salsa, sour cream, avocado. Yummy!
I put my sour cream on the bottom and then on top as well lol
I love my mango salsa on my taco with lots of cheese.
I never find that the shells hold everything I want! Ideal would be the meat, jalapeno cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, guac and salsa for me.
Lots of Cheese, Tomato and Lettuce. Yum!!!
Sour Cream and cheese.
got to add some jalapenos along with lettuce, cheese, tomato & sour cream
Taco beef, lettuce, onions, cheese & crunched up tortilla chips!
Cheese, Peppers, Caramalized Onions and lots of lettuce with a bit of sour cream at the bottom.
I love refried beans , 4 different types of cheese, hot pepper rings , salsa , loaded sour cream , pickled onions , crushed pineapple and spiced chicken
I like tomatoes, lettuce, red cabbage, red peppers, onion, cilantro, chilis and salsa!
Ground beef or or gorund hot sausage along with refried beans , lettuce , tomato , red onion , shredded old cheddar , sour cream and sometimes I like some chopped green pepper also .
Ground beef or or gorund hot sausage along with refried beans , lettuce , tomato , red onion , shredded old cheddar , sour cream and sometimes I like some chopped green pepper also . mmmmm