How to make Taquitos - Easy Cooking!

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: plain yogurt

Greek yogurt reduces calories while maintaining creaminess

shredded beef

💰Cheaper: shredded chicken

Chicken is often less expensive than beef.

refried beans

🥗Healthier: black beans

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Canned beans are more affordable and still nutritious.

shredded cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Dice one white onion.

Dice one small tomato.

Dice a scotch bonnet pepper, removing all the seeds.

Juice one orange.

Add 1 pound of ground beef to a pot over medium low heat and start browning it.

Add half of the seasonings: cumin, chili powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper.

Stir the mixture occasionally until the beef is just browned (a little pink is okay).

Drain the beef mixture, pouring out the excess juice.

Add the remaining seasonings to the beef and stir well.

Taste the mixture to ensure the flavors are right.

Add the diced onions, diced tomatoes, orange juice, and cheese to the beef mixture and mix well before removing from heat.

Warm corn tortillas in a non-stick pan to make them flexible for rolling.

Place about 1 tablespoon of filling in each tortilla and roll them up tightly.

Place the rolled taquitos in the freezer for 15 minutes.

Preheat a non-stick pan over medium heat with about 4 inches of oil in the bottom.

Fry the taquitos until golden brown and delicious, which doesn't take long.

Remove the taquitos to paper towels or a cooling rack.

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