Oven Baked Tacos
These Oven Baked Tacos with flour tortillas are a family favorite and an easy and delicious sheet pan dinner you’ll be making on repeat.
Tacos Oven Baked
These oven baked tacos are an easy sheet pan dinner to have in my repertoire for when I need to be getting dinner on the table in a hurry.
This recipe came to me from my Sister, Lori Eck (also known as Grandma La La), who made them for my birthday dinner recently.
I took pics when she got them out of the oven – talk about yummy! Your family is going to love this easy dinner recipe.
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Don’t love the refried beans? Just leave them out. You can also double the ground beef if you like extra beefy tacos.
Ingredients
- Ground beef
- Taco seasoning
- Taco shells….preferably with flat bottoms
- Refried beans
- Oregano leaves, optional
- 8 oz. shredded Mexican cheese
- Your favorite taco toppings, such as pico de gallo, sour cream, sliced olives, etc.
How to Make Oven Baked Tacos
Cook and crumble the ground beef in a skillet until fully cooked throughout.
Drain any fats that accumulate. Sprinkle the taco seasoning over the beef, then stir in 1/2 cup water.
Simmer for 5-10 minutes.
Meanwhile, warm the refried beans until soft and pliable; add oregano if using.
Place the taco shells onto a rimmed baking sheet.
Divide the ground beef mixture between them, then top the ground beef with refried beans and a sprinkle of cheese.
Bake the tacos for 10 minutes in a preheated 375 degree F. oven.
Add your favorite toppings and serve at once!
Can I use other types of ground meat in this recipe?
You can use ground chicken or turkey, ground bison, ground pork – any type of ground meat will work great.
I often use ground venison in place of the ground beef since my guys are hunters.
If I don’t have a rimmed baking sheet, what else could I use to bake the tacos?
Feel free to use any type of baking dish, cookie sheet, or even a skillet for baking the tacos.
I really like using my cast iron skillets for making baked tacos.
This is the type of rimmed baking sheet that I prefer.
Can I use any kind of taco shells in this recipe? What if they don’t have flat bottoms?
Yes, any type of taco shells will work fine. I like the taco shells with flat bottoms since they stand up so much better.
If you’re using regular taco shells, you may have to lean the tacos against each other and use a baking dish with sides taller than a rimmed baking sheet.
Is there a kitchen tool that makes filling the taco shells easier?
I actually use a cookie dough scoop for this task. This allows you to hold the taco shell with one hand, using the other to fill the taco shell.
More Favorite Mexican and Tex Mex Recipes to Enjoy
If you’re a quesadilla fan, you will love Oven-Baked Taco Quesadillas. Once I learned how to make quesadillas on a sheet pan instead of cooking them one-at-a-time on the stove, I’ve never looked back….it’s glorious to do them a better, faster way.
Betty’s Enchilada Bake is a great ground beef casserole that’s super kid-friendly.
Beef and Bean Baked Tacos
Ingredients
- 1 lb. lean ground beef
- 2 oz. pkg. taco seasoning
- ½ cup water
- 8 crispy taco shells with flat bottoms
- 16 oz. can refried beans
- 1 tsp. oregano leaves optional
- 8 oz. shredded Mexican cheese
- Your favorite taco toppings such as pico de gallo, sour cream, lettuce, sliced olives, etc.
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F.
- Over medium high heat, cook the ground beef in a skillet, crumbling the beef as it cooks. Brown the beef until fully cooked throughout and no pink remains; drain any fats that accumulate.Sprinkle the taco seasoning on top of the cooked and drained ground beef; stir in the water. Simmer the taco mixture on low for 5-10 minutes.
- While the beef is simmering, heat the refried beans until warm and pliable, add the oregano if using.
- Place the taco shells onto a rimmed sheet pan. Using a cookie dough scoop, divide the prepared ground beef mixture between the taco shells, then top the ground beef with some of the refried beans; sprinkle with cheese.
- Bake the tacos, uncovered, for 10 minutes or until the shells are golden brown and the cheese on top is fully melted.Remove the tacos from the oven and top with your favorite toppings. Serve at once.
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