Crispy Beef Tacos
Deliciously crispy beef tacos loaded with seasoned ground beef, cheese, and wrapped in warm tortillas.
Equipment
- medium sized skillet
- baking sheets
- food processor
- microwave
Ingredients
For the tacos
- 1 tablespoon oil (can use canola, vegetable, or olive oil)
- 1 lb. ground beef (85% lean/15% fat or 90/10)
- 2 tablespoon taco seasoning (packet for convenience)
- ½ cup water
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- 1 lime lime juiced
- 1 4 oz. can diced green chiles
- to taste salt
- to taste pepper
- 8 oz. colby jack cheese shredded, divided
- 8-10 6-inch white or yellow corn tortillas
Chipotle crema
- ½ cup Mexican crema or sour cream
- 2 unit chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 1 teaspoon honey or sugar
- ½ lime lime juice
- 1 clove garlic
- to taste salt
For serving
- sour cream
- shredded lettuce finely chopped
- fresh cilantro
- pico de gallo
- guacamole
- pickled red onions
Instructions
Taco Preparation
- Preheat the oven to 425°F. Lightly oil or spray 2 baking sheets with nonstick spray. Set aside.
- Heat 1 Tbsp. oil in a medium sized skillet over medium heat. Add the ground beef and cook until no longer pink, drain the excess fat.
- Return to the burner and add in the taco seasoning, water, garlic, lime juice, diced green chiles, salt, and pepper to taste.
- Cook until most of the moisture has evaporated, stirring occasionally ~5 minutes.
- Then stir in 1 cup of shredded cheese and stir until combined. Turn off the burner & remove from heat.
- Wrap the tortillas in a slightly damp paper towel and microwave for 45-60 seconds, flipping them halfway through.
- Working on one half of the tortilla, spread about ¼ cup of the beef mixture down on the tortilla.
- Top with a little bit of shredded cheese.
- Fold the tortilla over to seal. Lightly brush the top of the tortilla with just a little more oil.
- Repeat with remaining taco filling and tortillas. Bake about 6 at a time on a baking sheet, yielding ~8-10 tacos.
- Bake for 15-20 minutes or until hot and crispy! (no need to flip)
- While they are baking, make the chipotle crema by blitzing everything in a food processor until smooth.
- Serve the tacos with your favorite toppings and the crema.
Notes
Store in the fridge for up to 3 days. Reheat in the oven for 10 minutes or so, or in the microwave for about 1 minute.
Nutrition
Serving: 1tacoCalories: 322kcalCarbohydrates: 15gProtein: 18gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 10gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 67mgSodium: 521mgPotassium: 246mgFiber: 2gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 631IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 229mgIron: 2mg
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