Baked Tacos with Ground Beef-Perfectly Crispy!
Crispy baked ground beef tacos with melty cheese and a creamy yogurt sauce—easy, customizable, and perfect for taco night!
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef 90% lean
- 1 red bell pepper chopped
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt nonfat
- 1/4 cup mayonnaise
- 2 Tbsp taco seasoning
- 1 cup colby jack cheese shredded
- 8 flour tortillas
- cilantro chopped for garnish
Instructions
- Heat oven to 375°F. Grease a baking sheet. Set aside.
- In a large saucepan over medium heat, add olive oil with chopped peppers. Cook for approximately 5-7 minutes or until peppers begin to soften. Remove peppers from the pan and set aside.
- To the same greased pan, add ground beef and half of taco seasoning. Cook for approximately 10 minutes or until internal temperature is 165°F.
- Add peppers back to the pan and stir into ground beef.
- Begin to assemble tacos. On lined baking sheet place open tortillas. Drizzle a little olive oil over each tortilla.
- Next, add ground beef and pepper mixture to each tortilla. Top ground beef mixture with shredded cheese, and then fold each taco shut. Bake for 20-25 minutes.
- In a small bowl, combine mayo, Greek yogurt, and remaining taco seasoning. Set aside.
- Once baked tacos come out of the oven, top with fresh cilantro and dip in yogurt sauce. Enjoy!
Nutrition
Calories: 361kcalCarbohydrates: 17gProtein: 18gFat: 24gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 8gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 59mgSodium: 458mgPotassium: 262mgFiber: 1gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 693IUVitamin C: 19mgCalcium: 183mgIron: 2mg
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