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Did you score a giant bag of Doritos at Costco for a big-time bargain and you’re looking for ways to use them up? Or maybe Doritos are just your favorite chip and you want to eat them in every way imaginable. Whatever your rationale, here are some of our favorite inventive ways to use the chip in 10 different recipes.

Doritos Walking Tacos

Doritos Walking Tacos
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Perfect for camping, walking tacos are one of the most genius recipes of our time. Throw taco fixings into a snack-size bag of doritos, grab a fork, and eat this delicacy right outta the bag. 

Recipe: The Country Cook

Doritos Nachos

Doritos Nachos
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Why settle for plain old tortilla chips on your next nacho night? Use Doritos instead for an extra punch of flavor. You can even mix up which flavor you use to keep things interesting. 

Recipe: Just Short of Crazy

Taco Pasta Salad

Taco Pasta Salad
Taco Pasta Salad by Westend61

It’s hard to go wrong with ingredients like taco meat, cheese, and Doritos, but when you throw pasta into the mix? Oh baby. Yes, please.

Recipe: Simple Joy

Fried Cheese-Stuffed Doritos

Fried Cheese-Stuffed Doritos
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Whoever came up with this idea to cut cheese into beautiful triangular wedges and then dredge them in crushed up Doritos before frying them to a crispy-on-the-outside, ooey-gooey-cheesy-on-the-inside appetizer? Whowever you are, the world owes you a debt it can never appropriately repay. 

Recipe: Thrifty Jinxy

Doritos Chili Pie

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This is really more of a casserole than a pie, but it’s giving us a chili cheese fries meet nachos vibe, and we are here for it. 

Recipe: This is Not Diet Food

Doritos Chicken Casserole

Homemade chicken casserole
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Rotel tomatoes, shredded chicken, Doritos, cream of chicken soup … this one’s got every ingredient you’d imagine given what it’s called, and we always appreciate recipes like that. 

Recipe: Yellow Bliss Road

Doritos Taco Salad

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Like nachos, a surefire way to elevate taco salad is by subbing the standard tortilla chips for Doritos. This is a can’t-miss recipe, guys.

Recipe: Top Teen Recipes

Doritos Casserole

Doritos casserole with plenty of cheese and chips on top
Doritos Casserole by Palmetto Cheese ((CC BY-SA))

This one’s similar to the chicken rendition we mentioned earlier, except it contains ground beef with taco seasoning and there’s no cream of chicken involved (because that would be a sin). 

Recipe: Princess Pinky Girl

Doritos Mac and Cheese

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We were today years old when we learned Doritos mac and cheese was a thing and our minds are blown to smithereens. When we dove into the recipe and learned it also contains shredded chicken — let’s just say our jaws are still on the floor.

Recipe: This is Not Diet Food

Doritos Chicken Tenders

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Something about chicken tenders fried in Doritos crumbs feels nostalgic. This one is sure to cause two things: orange fingers and tingling tastebuds. 

Recipe: It Is a Keeper

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