# Cheesy Beef Taquitos

A recipe for crispy taquitos filled with seasoned ground beef and melted mozzarella cheese, served with a creamy avocado dipping sauce.

- Cuisine: Italian
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- olive oil
- 1 small white onion
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 tsp taco seasoning
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp tomato paste
- 4 tbsp water
- tortillas
- mozzarella cheese
- 1 large avocado
- 0.5 bunch cilantro
- 1 jalape
ño (remove seeds)
- 3 minced garlic cloves
- 1 lime juice
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- salt
- pepper

## Instructions

1. Add olive oil to a pan.
2. Add chopped small white onion to the pan and sauté.
3. Add 1 lb of ground beef to the pan with the onions.
4. Stir and brown the ground beef with the onions.
5. Add taco seasoning, onion powder, chili powder, paprika, salt, and black pepper to the browned beef.
6. Add 1 tbsp of tomato paste to the beef mixture.
7. Stir all ingredients together until well combined.
8. Add 4 tbsp of water to the beef mixture.
9. Stir until the water is absorbed and the beef is cooked through.
10. Place some beef mixture on a tortilla.
11. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over the beef on the tortilla.
12. Roll the tortilla tightly to form a taquito.
13. Repeat with the remaining beef and tortillas.
14. Add olive oil to a pan and heat.
15. Place the rolled taquitos in the hot pan.
16. Fry taquitos at medium-high heat until crispy and golden brown on all sides.
17. Remove the fried taquitos from the pan.
18. Cut a large avocado in half and remove the pit.
19. Scoop the avocado flesh into a blender or food processor.
20. Add 1/2 bunch of cilantro to the blender.
21. Add 1 jalape
ño (with seeds removed) to the blender.
22. Add 3 minced garlic cloves to the blender.
23. Add 1 lime juice to the blender.
24. Add 2 tbsp of olive oil to the blender.
25. Season with salt and pepper to taste.
26. Blend all ingredients until smooth and creamy.
27. Pour the avocado sauce into a serving bowl.

## Equipment

- pan
- wooden spoon
- tongs
- knife
- blender
- food processor

## Source

- Original video: https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTkFhxGmF/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/87e0496c-7576-4b2d-a12b-fa5130b0ac71
- Extracted: 2026-03-28

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