Baked Ground Beef Tacos Recipe

4.60 from 50 votes

Ground Beef Tacos are made with deliciously seasoned ground beef, wrapped in golden corn tortillas and topped with melty cheese.

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Mexican

Servings: people

Preheat your oven to 400F.
Heat a pan over medium to high heat add the ground beef and cook until the beef is not pink anymore, keep on breaking it up while cooking.
Once the ground beef is cooked add all the spices and stir.
Add the tomato paste, mix it in and keep cooking for 1 to 2 minutes (this will remove bitterness from the tomato paste)
Pour the tomato sauce into the pan, stir again and cook for 1 - 2 minutes.
Put all the taco shells in your casserole from and fill them with the ground beef mixture - 1 to 2 tablespoons each.
Top with the grated cheese and bake for around 10 to 15 minutes until the cheese is melted.
Serve immediately with toppings of your choice (sour cream, salsa, avocados, cilantro, tomatoes, lettuce, beans, corn…)

With this amount of tomato puree the sauce is a tad more (not much) on the juicy side, so don´t let the filled up tacos sit too long before eating, otherwise the tacos might break. If you want it less juicy just cut the amount of tomato puree in half.
90% lean ground beef is great for tacos. The meat is packed with flavor and still tender, but not overly greasy. You could us 80% lean ground beef, but you’ll have much more fat to drain off at the end of the cooking process.
Use whatever cheese you like best and melts well. You can also mix different cheeses. Use more if you like – cheese is an individual choice.
Add some diced jalapenos to the sauce, for a spicy kick.
Have fun with your toppings!
Top with some fresh cilantro