Cheesy Beef Taquitos
Crispy and delicious these cheesy beef taquitos are an easy and tasty appetizer or snack, and they are always a crowd pleaser!
I recently made ground beef tacos for dinner and decided to use some of the leftover taco meat and refried beans to make these cheesy beef taquitos. I shallow fried these taquitos in a bit of oil but they are just as tasty when baked. My daughter and I enjoyed eating these tasty rolled tacos while watching a Christmas movie and we both thought they were delicious.
Cheesy Beef Taquitos
Ingredients:
- Vegetable oil
- 8 Corn tortillas
- 2 cups of leftover ground beef taco meat (click here for the recipe) Side Note: I left out the black beans
- 1/2 cup leftover homemade refried beans (click here for the recipe)
- 1/2 cup sharp cheddar cheese, shredded
Serving:
- Salsa (click here for a tasty recipe)
- Guacamole (click here for a tasty recipe)
- Sour cream
- Cherry tomatoes, quartered
- Fresh cilantro, finely chopped
- Cotija cheese, crumbled
- Hot sauce
How to Make Cheesy Beef Taquitos
Fill a small skillet with vegetable oil until it is 1/2 inch up the sides. Heat the oil over medium-high heat until hot, about 7-10 minutes. Test the oil by putting the tip of a corn tortilla in the oil, if it bubbles a lot, it’s ready. Side Note: Make sure the oil is hot enough or the taquitos won’t be as crispy.
Wrap the tortillas in a damp paper towel and place them on a plate. Microwave for 30-45 seconds or until the tortillas are warm and pliable.
Combine the leftover ground beef taco meat, refried beans, and sharp cheddar together in a small bowl; mix until well combined.
Lay the tortillas out on a flat surface and spread a small spoonful of the beef mixture down the center.
Roll up each tortilla tightly and secure it with half of a toothpick.
Once the oil is very hot and ready, add 2-3 taquitos and fry, flipping as needed to brown evenly, until crispy and golden brown, about 3 minutes.
Using tongs, remove the taquitos to a wire cooling rack or a paper towel lined plate.
How to Bake Cheesy Beef Taquitos
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
Place the taquitos in a single layer on a sheet pan coated with cooking spray. Spray the tops of the taquitos with the cooking spray.
Bake the taquitos, flipping them over halfway through cooking, for 15-20 minutes, or until crispy and golden brown.
Equipment
- Toothpicks
Ingredients
Taquitos:
- Vegetable oil
- 8 Corn tortillas
- 2 cups of leftover ground beef taco meat click link up above for a tasty recipe Side Note: I left out the black beans
- ½ cup leftover homemade refried beans click link up above for a tasty recipe
- ½ cup sharp cheddar cheese shredded
Serving:
- Salsa click link up above for a tasty recipe
- Guacamole click link up above for a tasty recipe
- Sour cream
- Cherry tomatoes quartered
- Fresh cilantro finely chopped
- Cotija cheese crumbled
- Hot sauce
Instructions
- Fill a small skillet with vegetable oil until it is 1/2 inch up the sides. Heat the oil over medium-high heat until hot, about 7-10 minutes. Test the oil by putting the tip of a corn tortilla in the oil, if it bubbles a lot, it’s ready. Side Note: Make sure the oil is hot enough or the taquitos won’t be as crispy.
- Wrap the tortillas in a damp paper towel and place them on a plate. Microwave for 30-45 seconds or until the tortillas are warm and pliable.
- Combine the leftover ground beef taco meat, refried beans, and sharp cheddar together in a small bowl; mix until well combined.
- Lay the tortillas out on a flat surface and spread a small spoonful of the beef mixture down the center.
- Roll up each tortilla tightly and secure it with half of a toothpick.
- Once the oil is very hot and ready, add 2-3 taquitos and fry, flipping as needed to brown evenly, until crispy and golden brown, about 3 minutes.
- Using tongs, remove the taquitos to a wire cooling rack or a paper towel lined plate.
How to Bake Cheesy Beef Taquitos
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees.
- Place the taquitos in a single layer on a sheet pan coated with cooking spray. Spray the tops of the taquitos with the cooking spray.
- Bake the taquitos, flipping them over halfway through cooking, for 15-20 minutes, or until crispy and golden brown.
These look scrumptious and ain’t even too difficult to make.
These look very good but I’ve never made them or even had them that I can recall. Maybe this will inspire me.