Beef Taquitos
Fri, Sep 10, 2010
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Taquitos (“little tacos”) are tightly-rolled tortillas, typically filled with chicken or beef and then deep-fried. I baked my taquitos, filling homemade corn tortillas with a simple taco beef filling. You can adjust the seasonings to your taste or use a different type of pepper, such as a jalapeño or a pasilla, to make them less spicy. To keep the taquitos tightly-rolled while I cooked them, I secured the tortillas in place with a couple of toothpicks.
Beef Taquitos
Author: Itsy Bitsy Foodies
Recipe type: Main Course
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Serves: 4-6
These baked beef taquitos are simply homemade corn tortillas rolled with a beef taco filling.
Ingredients
- Corn tortillas
- Grated cheese
- 1 pound ground beef, turkey or chicken
- 1 serrano pepper, minced
- 2-3 drops hot sauce, optional
- ¼ cup finely chopped onion
- Dash of cayenne pepper
- ¼ tsp salt
- ¼ tsp chili powder
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
Instructions
- Lightly coat a pan with oil and heat it over medium heat.
- Add the chopped onions and peppers and cook them for five minutes or until they are translucent.
- Set the cooked veggies aside.
- Add the ground beef to the pan and begin cooking it over medium heat.
- As the meat cooks, add the spices and the cooked onion and pepper mix.
- Once the beef is fully cooked, sample the meat and adjust the seasonings to taste.
- Sprinkle a little bit of grated cheese and a spoonful of taco meat along the side of a tortilla.
- Starting with the side with the filling, roll up the tortilla until it is in a tight roll, securing it in place with one or two toothpicks.
- Place the taquitos in a greased 9x13 baking pan.
- Once the pan is full, bake them at 350 degrees for 10-15 minutes until they are warmed and the cheese is bubbling.
- You can also pan-fry the taquitos by cooking them in a pan lightly-coated with cooking oil over medium heat, turning them as they cook so that they are golden-brown on each side.
- TIP: I like to cover the pan with aluminum foil while the taquitos bake to help keep the tortillas moist and tender.
Tags: beef, cheese, corn tortillas, taquitos
in the oven … EXCellent idea! that’d make me feel a little better, since they’re so easy to eat.
cheers,
*heather*
that looks awesome. I have to do this one.
So simple and yet so delicious! I love the way that your blog looks by the way. I visit quite a few, and I was struck today by the creativity here. Thanks for sharing with me!
Thank you!
This looks amazing! I love savory, finger foods that won’t make me feel guilty for eating them.
This looks like a great idea! I’ve only made taquitos a couple of times, and have been looking for a way to lighten it up a bit. I use too much butter and cream in my normal cooking to justify much deep frying!