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Baked Cheesy Beef Taquitos

🌮🎉🧀 Craving Mexican food? Make these EASY taquitos made with seasoned ground beef, melted cheese, cream cheese, sour cream, salsa, and baked to crispy perfection! Family friendly, picky-eater approved, and PERFECT for busy weeknight dinners, game day events or parties! 

Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 305 kcal
Course: Lunch
Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients

  • 1 pound lean ground beef about 90 to 93% lean
  • one 1-ounce package taco seasoning any spice or sodium level
  • 4 ounces brick-style cream cheese softened to room temp
  • ½ cup sour cream
  • 1 cup shredded pepper jack cheese or a shredded Mexican cheese blend, Monterrey Jack, etc.
  • ½ cup red salsa
  • 8 flour tortillas or as needed

Instructions

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  1. Preheat oven to 375 and spray a 9x13-inch casserole dish or baking pan with cooking spray; set aside.
  2. To a large skillet, add the ground beef and cook over medium-high heat to brown it, crumbling it as it cooks to ensure even cooking.
  3. Evenly sprinkle the taco seasoning over the ground beef (I don't drain it because there's not much to drain) and stir to combine.
  4. Turn the heat off, add the cheese, and stir to combine until melted.
  5. Add the cream cheese, sour cream, salsa*, and stir to combine.
  6. Add about 2 to 3 tablespoons of the meat mixture in a vertical strip down one side of each tortilla. Tips - If your tortillas are stiff, microwave them for 10 seconds to make them softer and more pliable. Don't underfill so they are skimpy yet don't overfill so they are prone to breaking and falling apart.
  7. Roll up each tortilla in a tight taquito roll (if you have extra filling, make more than the 8 called for) place them in the prepared pan, and bake for about 15 minutes, or until lightly browned and crispy. Serve with with salsa, guacamole, fresh cilantro, limes, or your favorite garnishes. Taquitos are best warm and fresh but will keep airtight in the fridge for up to 5 days or in the freezer for up to 4 months.**

Notes

  • *Use your favorite red salsa. You can choose mild, medium, or spicy. Choose something that isn’t too chunky but also you don’t want it too thin and runny. If I don’t make my own salsa, I like Trader Joe’s selection of salsas or most any store bought like a Pace or Ortega is fine.
  • Storage and Reheating: I recommend reheating taquitos in the oven so they will stay crispy. If you’re reheating from frozen, allow them to thaw at room temp first, then reheat in the oven. Reheating them in the microwave won’t give you the crispness and instead they could be either soggy or the tortillas can turn a bit rubbery but it is quick and easy. 

Nutrition Information

Serving 1taquito Calories 305kcal (15%) Carbohydrates 17g (6%) Protein 20g (40%) Fat 17g (26%) Saturated Fat 9g (45%) Polyunsaturated Fat 1g Monounsaturated Fat 5g Trans Fat 0.2g Cholesterol 71mg (24%) Sodium 499mg (21%) Potassium 324mg (9%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 3g (6%) Vitamin A 467IU (9%) Vitamin C 0.4mg (0%) Calcium 187mg (19%) Iron 3mg (17%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 8Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 305

% Daily Value*

Serving 1taquito
Calories 305kcal 15%
Carbohydrates 17g 6%
Protein 20g 40%
Fat 17g 26%
Saturated Fat 9g 45%
Polyunsaturated Fat 1g 6%
Monounsaturated Fat 5g 25%
Trans Fat 0.2g 10%
Cholesterol 71mg 24%
Sodium 499mg 21%
Potassium 324mg 7%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 3g 6%
Vitamin A 467IU 9%
Vitamin C 0.4mg 0%
Calcium 187mg 19%
Iron 3mg 17%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.