Description
Crunchy ground beef tacos with gooey melted cheese that are oven-baked to perfection! This simple recipe is fun for the whole family to make!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 Tbsp avocado oil
- 1 medium-sized yellow onion, finely chopped
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 2 Tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- ⅔ cup tomato sauce
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 12 soft corn tortillas
- 1 ½ cups grated mozzarella cheese
Instructions
- Preheat: Preheat the oven to 425 degrees Fahrenheit and line a large baking sheet or baking dish with parchment paper or lightly spray it with cooking oil.
- Sauté: Heat the avocado oil over medium heat and add the onion. Sauté, stirring occasionally, until the onion begins to soften, about 5 minutes. Stir in the garlic and continue cooking for another 2 minutes.
- Brown Beef: Scoot the onion and garlic off to the side and add the ground beef along with the chili powder, garlic powder, and sea salt. Use a spatula to chop the meat into small bits and continue cooking until the meat has browned.
- Simmer: Stir in the tomato sauce and continue cooking at a boil until the meat has cooked through.
- Melt Cheese: Lay 6 corn tortillas on the prepared baking sheet. Spread grated cheese over the full surface of each tortilla and bake for 3 minutes to melt the cheese.
- Fill: Remove the baking sheet from the oven and spoon about ¼ cup of the taco meat mixture over half of each tortilla.
- Fold: Fold the side that doesn’t have the meaty taco filling over the side that has the meat and gently press.
- Bake: Place the baking tray back into the oven and bake for another 5 minutes, or until the tacos reach your desired level of crisp.
- Repeat: Repeat this process for the remaining 6 tortillas and the rest of the meat.
Notes
You can replace the tomato sauce with 3 tablespoons of tomato paste plus ½ cup of vegetable broth. If using store-bought crunchy taco shells, simply stuff them with cheese and meat and bake for 5 to 8 minutes at 425°F. Best served fresh; leftovers can be stored in an airtight container for up to 1 week and reheated in an air fryer.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Main Dishes
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 taco
- Calories: 177 kcal
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 400 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 14 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 12 g
- Cholesterol: 31 mg
Keywords: crispy baked tacos, ground beef tacos, easy dinner, Mexican inspired