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Cheesy Ground Beef Taquitos
I love taquitos, even the ones from the grocery store’s freezer section. I know they must be full of preservatives and no telling what else and then it dawned on me, surely I could make my own; then I would know exactly what went into them. I was impressed, especially for my first attempt, quite tasty and actually better than store bought. I made them for lunch and we ate all but one. My eldest son came home and immediately devoured the one, declared them amazing and requested that I make dozens more. I am thinking that kid could pack away a dozen, easily. I plan to make these again soon, probably for the big game this Sunday or maybe even for lunch again tomorrow. They are pretty quick to throw together and it would be easy to substitute leftover roast beef for the ground beef. We always have an abundance of ground beef, it kind of goes with cattle ranching, and I’ve always thought about writing a cookbook 100 ground beef recipes, wait do I have that many, really? It would probably be pretty close and I would definitely add this one to it!
Cheesy Ground Beef Taquitos
Ingredients:
1 pound lean ground beef
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup salsa
1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon cumin
2 cups Colby-Jack cheese, shredded
12 corn tortillas
Cooking Directions:
Add ground beef to a skillet, season with salt and pepper, cooking over medium-high heat. Stir often and break meat into a fine crumble, cooking until well browned. Remove from heat (I always forget to say this because my meat is so lean, but if you have extra grease from the hamburger, drain it) and stir in salsa, garlic, chili powder, cumin and cheese until well combined and cheese has melted.
Heat a griddle or iron skillet and warm tortillas to make them pliable. Do not allow them to crisp and brown, just warm them. Place about 2 tablespoons of meat mixture into each tortilla, roll up and place seam side down (or close so that it doesn’t come open) onto a greased or lined baking sheet. Repeat with remaining tortillas and filling. Bake at 400 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until taquitos are crunchy.
Enjoy!
Miss
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My family loves taquitos, and I always bake them so they are healthier. Your recipe with the ground beef looks amazing, Milisa! My family will love these…thanks for sharing!
yum! These look so good!
I love taquitos too. Yours look wonderful.
These look great, I have to make them for the girls.
These look YUMMY!
I always buy the ones at Costco for my daughter but I need to try these, How simple and so much cheaper!!!
Your taquitos look sooooo good! I haven’t them in forever but I do love them! Thank you so much for the recipe
I made this for dinner tonight. Mine came out a little dry and a little salty for my taste, but the sour cream topping help with that. I used a mango salsa that added a nice sweetness to the meat and cheese. My wife and daughter liked it, and I look forward to experimenting with this further.
I think fresh salsa instead of a jar will help!
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These look so yummy, i’m going to try making them tonight. I was wondering if, if I’m making 8 would I used 3/4 lb of beef?
I think it would stay pretty proportionate. That should work fine.