Baked Tacos
Servings: 12 tacos
Calories:
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lbs ground beef/chuck
- ½ cup tomato sauce
- ½ cup water
- 1 sweet onion chopped
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 12-15 hard taco shells
Seasoning
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
Toppings
- 2-3 cups shredded cheese mozzarella or cheddar
- chopped tomatoes
- taco sauce
- chopped lettuce
Instructions
- Using a skillet/pan: turn the heat to medium.
- Add ground beef/chuck and cook for 5-6 minutes or until no longer pink.
- Add chopped onions and cook for 2-3 minutes or until onions become translucent. Optional: transfer the meat to a strainer and drain the grease.
- Add garlic and cook for 30 seconds or until fragrant.
- Add all the seasoning ingredients, tomato sauce, and water then mix well.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (176°C).
- Place the hard tacos shells (facing up) on a baking sheet.
- Add cooked meat inside the taco shells.
- Add shredded cheese on top of the meat.
- Bake for 6-8 minutes or until the cheese is melted and the shells are crispy. Remove from the oven.
- Add more cheese (optional), lettuce, tomatoes, taco sauce or salsa on top of melted cheese.