Baked Beef Taquitos

Taco-flavored ground beef and melty cheddar cheese stuffed in corn tortillas and baked into a crunchy, cheesy snack nirvana. The perfect quick and easy dinner or after school all without the fuss of frying.

Course Appetizer

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword tex mex, taquitos, beef taquirtos

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 25

Total Time 35

Servings taquitos

Calories 113kcal

Author Nicole

Cost $12

Equipment

1 Cast iron skillet
1 sheet pan

Ingredients

1/4 cup diced onion
1 lb ground beef
1/2 tsp onion powder
1/2 tsp garlic powder
2 tsp cumin
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp water
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
15 corn corn tortillas
Avocado oil spray

Instructions

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Heat a medium cast iron skillet to a medium-high heat. When the skillet is hot, add the ground beef. Use a wooden spoon to break up the meat. After about 2-3 minutes. Add the onion and garlic. Continue to brown the meat until it is cooked all the way through breaking it up as small as possible as you go. Add the spices, salt and water. Cook another 1-2 minutes. Set aside.
While the meat cooks, shred the cheese. Add the corn tortillas to a large sheet pan. Lightly spray the tortillas with avocado oil spray. Flip and spray the other side making sure the whole tortilla is evenly coated. Place the sheet pan in the oven for three minutes. Remove from the oven and let them rest just until they are cool enough to touch with your hands. They should still be warm.
Add the cheese to the ground beef. Stir to combine.
Spoon two heaping tablespoons of the filling in a line on one tortilla. Roll up jelly roll style and place back on the sheet pan seam side down. Repeat with remaining filling and tortillas.
Place the assembled taquitos on the sheet pan in the preheated oven. Bake for 20 minutes or until crispy and brown.
Serve with sour cream, salsa and guac.

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