Description
These Ground Beef and Cheese Taquitos are a family favorite and taste amazing dunked into this Lime Aioli. They're only 5 ingredients and crisp up to perfection in the skillet. Ready to eat in under 30 minutes!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb ground beef (preference for 85/15)
- 1 tablespoon taco seasoning
- 15 flour tortillas, fajita size *about 6 inches
- 8 ounce cheddar cheese block, shredded
- 1/3 cup vegetable oil
Instructions
- In a large skillet over medium heat on the stovetop, sauté the ground beef until no longer pink, breaking up the meat as it cooks. Sprinkle and stir in the seasoning. Turn off the heat once it's nice and browned.
- (1) Hold each flour tortilla in your hand and add in a few tablespoons of beef and top with a sprinkle of cheese. (2) Roll the tortilla into a cylinder shape. (3) Place seam side down onto a cutting board so it holds the ingredients inside. (4) When frying, grab each one with tongs and place it seam side down into the skillet.
- Pour the oil into a skillet over medium heat and allow it to heat up for a few minutes on the stovetop. The oil should be shimmering before adding in the taquitos. Working in about 3 batches, place about 4-5 taquitos carefully into the pan seam side down and fry for about 1 minute, then carefully flip over, keeping the taquitos touching so that the tortilla doesn't open up and dump ingredients. Fry for another minute. Transfer to a plate and repeat with the next two batches.
- Serve with lime aioli or sour cream and enjoy!
Notes
- Make sure the oil is hot enough before adding in the taquitos or it will soak into the flour shells.
- The hardest part of this recipe is keeping the flour tortillas closed while frying. Place them seam side down in the pan, and when flipping keep them close to each other to avoid any unwrapping.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Dinner, Lunch
- Method: skillet
- Cuisine: Mexican