Cheesy Ground Beef Taquitos
Homemade Cheesy Ground Beef Taquitos are a quick and delicious meal or perfect easy game day appetizer. Just a few simple ingredients that you probably have on hand in this easy snack.
Servings: 6 -8
Calories: 427kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground beef
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup salsa green or red
- 1/2 teaspoon granulated garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1 cup shredded cheese
- 12 corn tortillas or 24 mini corn tortillas
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400°
- Add ground beef to a skillet, season with salt, cooking over medium-high heat.
- Stir often and break meat into a fine crumble, cooking until well browned. Remove from heat, drain any excess grease.
- 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 1- 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 for 10-12 minutes or until taquitos are crunchy.
Notes
For Air Fryer - place taquitos seam side down and spray with cooking spray. Cook 5-6 minutes at 350°.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 427kcal | Carbohydrates: 49g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 64mg | Sodium: 517mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 1g