Cheesy BAKED Beef and Bean Taquitos
Just like the frozen food aisle kind but bigger! Great for a party or Cinco de Mayo! Ground beef sauteed in a homemade taco blend combined with refried beans and cheese is stuffed into corn tortillas, brushed with oil, and baked. Crunchy and delicious.
Ingredients
Taco Meat
- 1½ lbs Ground beef 85/15
- 1½ tsp Salt
- ½ tsp Ground cumin
- ½ tsp Chipotle powder Red cayenne pepper can substitute
- ½ tsp Garlic powder
- ½ tsp Onion powder
- 2 tsp Chili powder
- ½ tsp Dried oregano
- ½ tsp Turmeric
- 1 tbsp Tomato paste
Refried Beans
- 15 oz Cooked pinto beans drained if from a can
- 3 tbsp Corn oil
- ¼ tsp Ground cumin
- ¼ tsp Salt
Assembly
- 1 cup Shredded Mexican-style cheese
- 16 Corn tortillas ~6" in diameter
- Corn oil for brushing
Instructions
Taco Meat
- Place ground beef in a large skillet on medium-high heat. 85/15 Beef should have enough fat where you do not need to add oil. Break apart the meat into small, ground up pieces.
- Combine salt, cumin, chipotle powder, garlic powder, onion powder, chili powder, oregano, and turmeric in a small bowl. Sprinkle all of it onto the ground beef. Add in the tomato paste and continue to stir until beef is no longer pink, about 7 minutes.
- The beef fat will absorb the spices and there should not be anything to drain. Transfer the seasoned beef into a large bowl. Using the same skillet, prepare the refried beans.
Refried Beans
- In the same skillet used to fry the taco meat, pour in corn oil and heat on medium heat. Dump in cooked pinto beans and mash to a paste with a fork. Sprinkle in salt and cumin and stir, about 3-5 minutes. Transfer to the same bowl as the taco meat.
Assembly
- Preheat the oven to 400°F / 205°C. Brush a 9" x 13" pan with corn oil.
- Add cheese to the bowl of beef and beans and combine thoroughly with your hands or a spatula.
- Take 2 tbsp of the filling and spread it onto a tortilla along the diameter. Roll the tortilla up around the filling and place in the pan. Repeat for remaining tortillas. Brush with more corn oil and bake for 18 minutes. Serve with salsa.