Beef, Bean, and Pepper Jack Baked Flautas
We were all craving Mexican food, so I grabbed some lean ground beef from the store and whipped up these tasty beef, bean, and pepper jack baked flautas. The refried beans made them creamy, and the beef juicy and flavorful, while the pepper jack gave them a nice kick. I also made a few using cheddar cheese for the kids, but they ended up liking them with the pepper jack best! These baked flautas paired nicely with a Mexican wedge salad.
Beef, Bean, and Pepper Jack Baked Flautas
Beef and Onion:
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb of ground beef
- ½ yellow onion, diced
- 1 tsp coriander
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp onion powder
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper, to taste
- 3 cloves of garlic, minced
Other Ingredients:
- Flour tortillas
- Refried beans
- Pepper Jack, shredded
For Serving:
How to Make Beef, Bean, and Pepper Jack Baked Flautas:
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper and coat it with olive oil cooking spray.
Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the ground beef and break the meat into crumbles. Add the onion and the seasonings, then cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the meat is cooked through and the onion is tender.
Add the minced garlic and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Remove the beef mixture from the stove and set it aside to cool.
Wrap flour tortillas in wet paper towels and microwave them for 1 minute or until soft.
Place some refried beans down the center of the tortilla, followed by a sprinkling of pepper Jack cheese, then top with some ground beef mixture; roll.
Place the flauta, seam side down, on a baking sheet. Finish rolling the rest of the flautas, then spray each flauta very well with cooking spray.
Place into the oven and bake for 8-10 minutes, then turn over and cook for 5-6 minutes or until crispy and golden brown.
Serve the flautas with guacamole, salsa, and sour cream. Enjoy.
Equipment
Ingredients
Beef & Onion:
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 lb of ground beef
- ½ yellow onion diced
- 1 tsp coriander
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp onion powder
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
- 3 cloves of garlic minced
Other Ingredients:
- Flour tortillas
- Refried beans
- Pepper Jack shredded
For Serving:
- Guacamole
- Sour cream
- Salsa
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil or parchment paper and coat it with olive oil cooking spray.
- Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the ground beef and break the meat into crumbles. Add the onion and the seasonings, then cook for 4-5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the meat is cooked through and the onion is tender.
- Add the minced garlic and cook, stirring constantly, for 1 minute. Remove the beef mixture from the stove and set it aside to cool.
- Wrap flour tortillas in wet paper towels and microwave them for 1 minute or until soft.
- Place some refried beans down the center of the tortilla, followed by a sprinkling of pepper Jack cheese, then top with some ground beef mixture; roll.
- Place the flautas seam side down on a baking sheet. Finish rolling the rest of the flautas, then spray them well with cooking spray.
- Place into the oven and bake for 8-10 minutes, then turn over and cook for 5-6 minutes or until crispy and golden brown.
- Serve the flautas with guacamole, salsa, and sour cream.
What size tortillas did you use here? They appear to be burrito size, but I was thinking may be medium.
Diane,
They were medium but small or large will also work. I hope you love them as much as we do!
Cheers,
Pam
Just made these – well, actually still in the process of making them – for lunch today for our family and mine aren’t browning up like yours. I did 12 minutes on the first side, finally gave up and flipped them and now we’re about 7 minutes in on the second side… did you cook yours a little longer to get that brown/crispy in the photo? I just baked a cake yesterday so I know my oven is getting to temperature… Them smell divine! Can’t wait until lunchtime – will be making some guac to go with them 🙂 Yum!
Laura,
I am not sure why they weren’t browning. Sometimes I have to cook them longer if I made them bigger than normal. I hope they turned out for you.
Cheers,
Pam