Fully Loaded Beef Taquitos

🥘 Ingredients

• Mexican cheese blend
  1 c
• Southwest Spice Blend
  2 tbsp
• Tex-Mex paste
  2 tbsp
• beef
  20 oz
• cooking oil
  1 tbsp
• flour tortillas
  12 tortilla
• guacamole
  1/2 c
• hot sauce
  2 tsp
• olive oil
  2 tbsp
• sour cream
  6 tbsp
• tomato
  2 tomato
• yellow onion
  2 unit

🍳 Cookware

• baking sheet
• large pan

1. 

   1

   Adjust rack to middle position and preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with foil and lightly oil (or coat with nonstick cooking spray). Wash and dry produce. Halve, peel, and thinly slice yellow onion ; mince a few slices until you have 1 TBSP (2 TBSP for 4 servings).

   yellow onion: 2 unit
2. 

   2

   Heat a large drizzle of cooking oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add sliced onion; cook until just softened, ⏱️ 3 minutes . Add beef ; cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until beef is browned and cooked through and onion is fully soft, 4-6 minutes. Stir in Southwest Spice Blend , Tex-Mex paste , and 1/3 cup water (1/2 for 4 servings). Simmer until thickened, 2-3 minutes. Turn off heat. (Swap in turkey or chicken for beef.)

   cooking oil: 1 tbsp, beef: 20 oz, Southwest Spice Blend: 2 tbsp, Tex-Mex paste: 2 tbsp
3. 

   3

   Meanwhile, drizzle flour tortillas with olive oil ; brush or rub to completely coat both sides. Place the tortillas on a clean work surface. Once the is cooked, pile a heaping 1/4 cup of the filling on one side of each tortilla and sprinkle each with 1 TBSP of Mexican cheese blend . Roll each tortilla, starting with a filled side, into a tight spiral. Arrange the rolls seam-side down on the prepared sheet and pack them snugly so they don't unroll. TIP: Press the taquitos lightly—this helps them crisp uniformly and prevents the shells from unrolling. Bake on the middle rack until golden and crisp, ⏱️ 8-12 minutes .

   flour tortillas: 12 tortilla, olive oil: 2 tbsp, Mexican cheese blend: 1 c
4. 

   4

   While those bake, finely dice tomato and mince any remaining onion. In a small bowl, combine tomatoes, onion, juice of half the lime, and a pinch of salt. In a separate bowl, mix guacamole , sour cream , a squeeze of lime juice, and season with salt and pepper. When ready, split the broth evenly between plates, and top with salsa, crema, hot sauce , and fresh lime wedges. Serve. (The beef is fully cooked when the inside reaches an internal temperature of 160°.)

   tomato: 2 tomato, guacamole: 1/2 c, sour cream: 6 tbsp, hot sauce: 2 tsp