Baked Tacos

Ingredients

Baked Taco Ingredients:

  • 1 lb. ground beef
  • 1/4 cup chopped onion
  • 1 small can of diced green chilies
  • 1 recipe for Homemade Taco Seasoning (See Below. Once you try this stuff, you won't use any other!)
  • 1 small can of tomato sauce (you only need about 4 ounces)
  • 2 cups of shredded Colby-Jack Cheese
  • 6 hard taco shells
  • And whatever condiments you love: salsa, lettuce, sour cream, etc.

Baked Taco Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400°.
  2. In large skillet brown ground beef, onion and taco seasoning. Drain off any excess liquid. Return to pan; add chilies and tomato sauce. Mix well. You don't want the mixture to be runny, so keep it cooking and you'll solve this problem.
  3. Place tacos, standing up, in a 9x9 inch backing dish. Spoon taco meat mixture into the shells. It's OK to fill them pretty full. The meat really bakes down. Sprinkle cheese over top of the meat. Place in the oven, and bake at 400° for 8-12 minutes or until the cheese has melted. Serve!

Instructions

Taco Seasoning Ingredients:

  • 1 tablespoon chili powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon sea salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper

Taco Seasoning Directions:

  1. In a small bowl, mix all together.
  2. Store in an airtight container.
  3. I used all of this on 2 lbs of ground beef with a little water mixed in. Added to taco shells with all the fixings and it was a great dinner!