Crispy Ground Beef Tacos
These cheesy and Crispy Ground Beef Tacos are flavorful, cheesy, crispy and so easy to make! It is the perfect recipe for a quick lunch or dinner!
How to Make Crispy Ground Beef Tacos
If you are looking for a quick but tasty lunch or dinner meal, then this Crispy Ground Beef Tacos recipe is the answer. Consisting of a ground beef filling seasoned with a flavorful blend of spices and melty mozzarella cheese enclosed in a flour tortilla that is fried to crispy golden brown perfection, these tacos are absolutely delicious! To make this recipe, you will need the key ingredients shared below.
Key ingredients
- Ground Beef
- Onions
- Flour Tortillas
- Mozzarella Cheese
- Taco Seasoning
- Tomato Paste
- Oil of Choice
(See recipe card below for the ingredients measurements.)
Preparation
- Make Beef Filling – heat some oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add in the onions and cook until softened, about 2-3 minutes. Add in the beef. Use a large spoon to break up the beef and cook until it is mostly browned. Mix in the tomato paste and then the taco seasoning. Stir in the water (or beef broth) if filling appears dry and continue to cook until the beef is fully cooked through and most of the cooking liquid has evaporated, about 3-4 minutes. Taste the filling and season with salt, if needed. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Assemble Tacos – on a clean work surface, place down a tortilla. On the top half of the tortilla, add some mozzarella cheese, about (about 1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons). Spoon over a portion of the beef filling and top with some more cheese (about 1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons). Fold the bottom half of the tortilla over the filling and gently press down to seal. Transfer to a large baking sheet and repeat with remaining beef filling, cheese and tortillas for a total of (8) tacos.
- Fry tacos – heat up some oil (about 3-4 tablespoons) in a large skillet over medium heat. In batches, pan fry the tacos, about 1 minute per side, until golden brown. Transfer to a wire cooling rack placed over a baking sheet. If needed, add additional oil in between frying the batches of tacos to ensure that you get nicely golden brown and crispy tacos.
- Serve – tacos immediately while still hot and crispy with sauce of choice. I served tacos with this homemade Creamy Cilantro Lime Sauce Recipe.
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Crispy Ground Beef Tacos
Ingredients
- 1 pound 90/10 ground beef
- 1/2 medium onion, finely chopped
- 2 tablespoons taco seasoning
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1/4 cup water or beef broth, as needed
- salt to taste, as needed
- 8 (6 inch) taco size flour tortillas
- 2 to 3 cups mozzarella cheese, shredded
- avocado or vegetable oil
- fresh cilantro, finely chopped, garnish
Instructions
- Heat some oil (about 1 tablespoon) in a large skillet over medium heat. Add in the onions and cook until softened, about 2-3 minutes.
- Next, add in the beef. Use a large spoon to break up the beef and cook until most of the beef is browned, about 4-5 minutes.
- Mix in the tomato paste and then the taco seasoning. Stir in the water (or beef broth) if filling appears dry and continue to cook until the beef is fully cooked through and most of the cooking liquid has evaporated, about 3-4 minutes. Taste the filling and season with salt, if needed. Remove from heat and set aside to cool slightly before assembling tacos.
- On a clean work surface, place down a tortilla. On the top half of the tortilla, add some mozzarella cheese (about 1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons). Spoon over a portion of the beef filling and top with some more cheese (about 1 1/2 to 2 tablespoons). Fold the bottom half of the tortilla over the filling and gently press down to seal.
- Transfer assembled taco to a large baking sheet and repeat with remaining beef filling, cheese and tortillas for a total of (8) tacos.
- Heat up some oil (about 3-4 tablespoons) in a large skillet over medium heat. In batches, pan fry the tacos, about 1 minute per side, or until golden brown. Transfer to a wire cooling rack placed over a baking sheet. If needed, add a little more oil in between frying the batches of tacos to ensure that you get nicely golden brown and crispy tacos.
- Garnish tacos with fresh cilantro (optional) and serve immediately while still hot and crispy with your favorite sauce. Enjoy!
Notes
- I served Crispy Beef Tacos with a homemade Creamy Cilantro Lime Sauce Recipe.
thank you for this god send of a recipe.
Aww, thank you! This recipe is a hit with my family and friends every time I make it. So I was happy to share it!
This recipe was so delicious and easy! Everyone really loved them, my 3 year old even ate it with no complaints!
I’m so glad to hear that you enjoyed the recipe!
One word: WOW. These were beyond incredible and so easy. I’m a beginner cook, and this was perfect to make and not too intimidating. I made the cilantro lime sauce to go with it and it was so incredible – we will be making the tacos many times again and use that sauce for many things!
You’ve just made my day! I’m so happy that you enjoyed my recipes!
So good and easy!!! Really loved the sauce-will be making this again. Perfect weeknight meal!
Very happy that you enjoyed this recipe!!
This recipe is so time efficient when it comes to a nutritious meal when time is a restriction. If you double or triple this recipe when preparing the meat you can have a meal in minutes. This was delicious and you can tailor by switching out the type of proteins you use and it’s a win!
I couldn’t agree more! So glad you liked the recipe!
My colleagues loved it
I am truly shocked at how good these tacos were. Especially the the sauce *drools*. You definitely shouldn’t hold back on the oil if you want that extra crisp. Can’t wait to make this again!
It was sooooo good thank you for all the clear instructions. Recipe added to our favs
Amazing!! Made the cilantro sauce and added an avocado to blend in too. Glad my daughter saw this recipe and sent it to me!
Genuinely so perfect, crispy and delicious. So straightforward and easy to make and my food actually turned out like the photo! Will definitely be making again
so yum
Even better when made with corn tortillas!
One of my new favorites!!!
This taco recipe is delicious ! Even my kid who doesn’t like beef tacos loved these !
This recipe was so good and easy to make! As a teenager, this was very easy to make because personally, I don’t cook that much and it doesn’t take as much ingredients as other meals do! You probably already have half of the ingredients at home so it’s super simple.
I’ve made this so many times already 10/10 i loveeee thank youu ! 🫶🏻