Baked Tacos

Recipe Rating:	4 Ratings5
Categories:	Beef, Mexican, Quick & Easy
Keywords:	easy, and, delish
Serves:	A Bunch
Prep Time:	40 Min
Cook Time:	15 Min

Ingredients

2 lb	ground beef
16 oz	refried beans
1 pkg	taco seasoning mix
8 oz	tomato sauce
2 c	shredded cheese
1-2 pkg	taco shells

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Linda Tarpening

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Marina, CA (pop. 19,718)

nothinggold

Member Since Jan 2012

Linda's Notes:

These are so tasty! My whole family loves them. I like to use the Stand and Fill taco shells. Tipping tacos is no fun! Also I get an aluminum casserole dish from the dollar store cause they are kind of messy. Use it and toss it.
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Directions

Brown ground beef. Drain off any fat and add refried beans, tomato sauce, and seasoning

Spoon mixture into taco shells

Place filled shells into a 9×13 pan, standing up. Sprinkle with cheese

Bake at 400 for 10-12 minutes or until heated through

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Janet Scott JanetLeeScott

Feb 7, 2013

These look really good Linda! Thank you so much for sharing. HUGS! and PINCHES! LOL

kim * Bakerella

Feb 7, 2013

Oh wow what a great way to make taco's and keep the meat cheese and shells hot! Why didn't I ever think of this before?

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Bea L. coffeetime

Feb 7, 2013

What a grand idea.

carol graham jkitty

Feb 7, 2013

do the bottoms get soggy ?

Linda Tarpening nothinggold

Feb 7, 2013

This recipe is brilliant in its simplicity! Carol...I have not had a problem with soggy bottoms.

Janet Scott JanetLeeScott

Feb 7, 2013

I kinda like soggy bottoms...LOL!

Lisa Mullis Lisa_Mullis

Feb 10, 2013

Just made them and they were great! I won't make tacos any other way. Meat stays so nicely in shell. Thanks for the recipe.

Linda Tarpening nothinggold

Feb 10, 2013

Your welcome! They are definitely time and labor savers. My grandkids love to "decorate" them with the toppings they like.

B Anderson mtdream33

I tried this recipe and say it's Family Tested & Approved!

B Anderson mtdream33

Feb 11, 2013

This recipe definitely pleased my kids! I loved it as well. We generally make a more authentic Mexican version of tacos having lived in San Diego, so this recipe is a great addition to have on hand. My daughter says she prefers this recipe to our usual one.

I only had about a lb and a third of ground beef, so I eyeballed about 2/3 of a 16 oz. can of refried beans, and about 3/4 of a 15 oz can of tomato sauce. I also just used taco mix to taste since I buy the big container of it at Costco. I can also control the spiciness this way as my younger child's palate doesn't appreciate even moderately spiced food.

I definitely agree with another poster that the flat bottomed taco shells would make life easier. Since my store didn't have them, I used the standard ones and crumpled up tin foil between them in the dish to make them stand up. A pain, but doable.

Nice, family friendly recipe!