Description
Pan Fried Beef Tacos are cooked in a way where all of your filling stays inside and the taco won’t fall apart. A total win situation!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1 1/2 pounds Ground Beef
- 1 10 ounce can Chunky Diced Tomatoes and Green Chiles
- 1 4 ounce can Diced Green Chiles
- 1 1/2 teaspoons Salt
- 1/2 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
- 1 teaspoon Cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 6 8-Inch Flour Tortillas
- 3 cups Mexican Style Shredded Cheese
Instructions
- Step: Preheat the oven to 200°F.
- Step: Heat a large skillet with the oil over medium heat.
- Step: Add the beef and brown while breaking up with a spoon until completely cooked through.
- Step: Add in the diced tomatoes, green chilies, salt, pepper, cumin and garlic powder. Stir to combine the filling and transfer to a large bowl.
- Step: Wipe out the skillet and spray with cooking spray.
- Step: Place one tortilla in the skillet and top with 3/4 cup of the beef filling and a half a cup of cheese. Let cook open for 1 minute, then fold over and press down on the taco with a spatula so it seals closed.
- Step: Cook for another 2 minutes then flip to the other side for another 2 minutes.
- Step: Transfer to the oven to keep warm and repeat with the remaining tortillas.
Notes
The oven is used solely to keep the tacos warm while the remaining ones are being prepared.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Pan Fried
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 taco
- Calories: 822 kcal
- Sugar: 8 g
- Sodium: 1250 mg
- Fat: 48 g
- Saturated Fat: 22 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 26 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 42 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 38 g
- Cholesterol: 115 mg