Crispy Cheesy Beef Taquitos

Ingredients

• 0.25 Onion (Chopped; about one-quarter of an onion)
• 1 lb Ground beef
• 1 packet Taco seasoning mix (Follow the packet directions; the video shows a packet of taco seasoning weighing 1 oz)
• Quesadilla cheese (Amount not stated; used both inside the taquitos and as an additional layer during assembly)
• Oil (For shallow frying; add only enough to partially fill the pan, not enough to enter the taquitos)
• Taquito tortillas (The transcript does not state the tortilla type or quantity; tortillas are required for rolling the taquitos)

Steps

1. 1

   Chop about one-quarter of an onion. Sauté the onion briefly in a pan until softened.

2. 2

   Add 1 pound of ground beef to the pan. Break the beef up as much as possible while it cooks so the seasoning and flavor are distributed throughout the meat.

3. 3

   Remove excess grease from the pan by soaking it up with a paper towel, taking care to keep the towel away from the heat source.

4. 4

   Add one packet of taco seasoning and follow the directions on the seasoning packet to season the cooked beef.

5. 5

   Begin assembling the taquitos with the tortillas and quesadilla cheese. Add cheese, then some seasoned beef, then more cheese, and roll each tortilla up tightly.

6. 6

   Add a shallow amount of oil to a pan. Do not fill the pan deeply enough for oil to get inside the taquitos.

7. 7

   Fry the rolled taquitos in the oil, turning them repeatedly as needed so they become crisp and golden all over. Keep an eye on them while they fry.

Notes

The source does not specify the tortilla type or quantity, the amount of cheese or oil, frying temperature, or exact cooking times. It also does not state whether the beef should be drained before seasoning beyond removing excess grease with a paper towel.

Nutrition per serving

• main
• Mexican-inspired
• taquitos
• ground beef
• cheesy
• fried
• quick dinner
• easy recipe