Chipotle Ground Beef Taquitos
Servings: 5
Calories: 922kcal
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 onion medium, diced
- 2 tablespoons granulated garlic
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 1 can chipotle sauce 7.7 ounce
- 8 ounces cheddar cheese shredded
- 15 flour tortillas small, fajita size
- 3 cups lard or vegetable oil for frying
Instructions
- Brown the ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat, breaking it up as it cooks to brown on all sides.
- Add diced onion and seasonings to the browned ground beef, stirring to mix well. Continue to cook, stirring often. If your ground beef is super lean, add 1 tablespoon of olive oil if needed.
- Continue to cook until onions are softened, about 6 – 8 minutes.
- Remove from heat and stir in chipotle sauce and shredded cheese.
- Spoon ground beef filling into tortillas and roll up, placing seam side down onto a baking sheet or cutting board.
- Heat lard or vegetable oil in a cast iron skillet or dutch oven to 375° using a deep fry thermometer.
- Fry taquitos a few at a time, seam side down first.
- Turn after a few minutes to brown all sides.
- Remove to a paper towel lined wire rack in a sheet pan.
- Serve immediately with your favorite toppings.
Nutrition
Serving: 3g | Calories: 922kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 34g | Fat: 61g | Saturated Fat: 23g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 9g | Monounsaturated Fat: 21g | Trans Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 110mg | Sodium: 1490mg | Potassium: 482mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 7g | Vitamin A: 469IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 486mg | Iron: 7mg
