Crispy Cheesy Beef Taquitos Recipe
This Crispy Cheesy Beef Taquitos Recipe is irresistibly delicious and so easy to make!
How to Make Crispy Cheesy Beef Taquitos
These Crispy Cheesy Beef Taquitos are so yummy. It is impossible to have just one! Made with flour tortillas that are filled with a savory beef and cheese filling and fried to golden brown crispy perfection, these taquitos are not only super delicious but also pretty easy to make. To prepare this recipe, you will need the key ingredients shared below.
Key Ingredients
- Ground Beef
- Yellow or White Onions
- Flour Tortillas
- Mozzarella Cheese
- Tomato Sauce
- Taco Seasoning
- Oil of Choice
(See recipe card below for the ingredients measurements.)
Preparation
- Make Beef Filling – Heat oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add in the onions and cook while stirring until the onions start to soften, about 3 to 4 minutes. Add the ground beef into the pan with the cooked onions. Use a large cooking spoon to breakup the ground beef into smaller pieces. Mix in the taco seasoning, salt and tomato paste into the ground beef to combine. Next mix in the water and or beef broth, if mixture appears dry. Thoroughly cook the ground beef until it is no longer pink, about 6 to 8 minutes or longer as needed. Remove from heat and set aside to cool.
- Form Taquitos – On a clean work surface, place down a tortilla, add a good portion of shredded mozzarella cheese, about 3 to 4 tablespoons. Next, spoon over some of the cooled beef filling, about 2 tablespoons. Starting on the end of the tortilla closest to you, tightly roll the tortilla and filling into a log. Transfer to a baking sheet and repeat with remaining tortillas, beef filling and cheese for a total of (14) taquitos.
- Fry Taquitos – Heat some oil in a frying pan, about 1/2 cup, over medium heat. In batches, fry the taquitos starting with the seam side down and rotating with kitchen thongs until all sides of the taquitos are toasted and golden brown, about 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack placed over a paper towel lined baking sheet to catch any excess oil.
- Serve – Serve taquitos immediately while still hot and crispy!
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Crispy Cheesy Beef Taquitos
Ingredients
- 1 pound 90/10 ground beef
- 1/2 cup onions, finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon oil, plus more for frying
- 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1/4 cup water or beef broth, as needed
- salt, to taste
- 3 to 4 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
- 14 taco sized flour tortillas
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large pan over medium heat. Add in the onions and cook while stirring until the onions start to soften, about 3 to 4 minutes.
- Add the ground beef into the pan with the cooked onions. Use a large cooking spoon to breakup the ground beef into smaller pieces.
- Mix in the taco seasoning, salt and tomato paste into the ground beef to combine. Next, mix in the water and or beef broth, if mixture appears dry. Thoroughly cook the ground beef until it is no longer pink, about 6 to 8 minutes or longer as needed.
- Remove the cooked ground beef mixture from the heat. Set aside to cool.
- On a clean work surface, place down a tortilla, add a good portion of shredded mozzarella cheese, about 3 to 4 tablespoons. Next, spoon over some of the cooled beef filling, about 2 tablespoons.
- Starting on the end of the tortilla closest to you, tightly roll the tortilla and filling into a log. Transfer to a baking sheet and repeat with remaining tortillas, beef filling and cheese for a total of (14) taquitos.
- Heat some oil in a frying pan, about 1/2 cup, over medium heat. In batches, fry the taquitos starting with the seam side down and rotating with kitchen thongs until all sides of the taquitos are toasted and golden brown, about 1 to 2 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack placed over a paper towel lined baking sheet to catch any excess oil.
- Serve taquitos immediately while still hot and crispy! Enjoy!
