Description
These Crispy Beef Taquitos with Chipotle Sauce are a delicious Mexican-inspired dish that can be fried or baked to crispy perfection. The flavorful beef filling is rolled in corn tortillas and served with a creamy and slightly spicy chipotle sauce.
Ingredients
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For the Taquitos:
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1/2 small onion, finely chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- 12 small corn tortillas
- Vegetable oil for frying or brushing
For the Chipotle Sauce:
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1–2 chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Cook the Beef Filling: In a skillet, cook ground beef and onion until browned. Add garlic, spices, and cheese.
- Prepare the Taquitos: Warm tortillas, spoon beef mixture onto each, and roll tightly.
- Fry or Bake: Fry taquitos in oil until golden, or bake in the oven until crispy.
- Make the Chipotle Sauce: Blend sour cream, chipotle peppers, lime juice, and salt until smooth.
- Serve: Enjoy the taquitos hot with chipotle sauce.
Notes
- You can use ground turkey or shredded rotisserie chicken as a filling alternative.
- For a milder sauce, use fewer chipotle peppers or deseed them.
- Freeze unbaked taquitos for quick future meals.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Frying or Baking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 3 taquitos with sauce
- Calories: 520
- Sugar: 2 g
- Sodium: 670 mg
- Fat: 32 g
- Saturated Fat: 12 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 17 g
- Trans Fat: 0.5 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 28 g
- Cholesterol: 85 mg
