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Wednesday, August 20, 2025

Cooking Thursday

The recipe I'm sharing today is one I got from my friend Deb at Days of my Life.  She posted this taco recipe and said her husband wasn't usually a big fan of tacos, but he liked these.  Bob is also not a big fan of tacos, so I thought I would try them and see what he thought.  He really liked them too!  They are easy to make and it's nice to have them ready to go when they come out of the oven. They make a perfect summer meal.
*I halved this recipe so am writing it out that way.  It still made 12 tacos which was more than enough for us.



Oven Baked Tacos

1 pound ground beef, cooked and drained
1/2 can refried beans
1/2 envelope taco seasoning
1/3 cup water
3 tablespoons tomato sauce
1/2 can Rotel tomatoes
grated cheddar cheese
12 crispy taco shells

Stir together the ground beef, refried beans, taco seasoning, water, tomato sauce, Rotel and cheese.
Spray taco shells with Pam to keep them crispy.
Fill the taco shells with the meat mix and set on cookie sheet.


I leaned them against each other and the edge of the pan to keep them a little bit upright.
Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.

We added shredded lettuce, taco sauce and sour cream when done.

29 comments:

Linda's Relaxing Lair said...

Thanks for sharing this recipe, Mari!

Deb J. in Utah said...

Hi Mari! I am so glad you enjoyed these Mari! You remind me that I need to make them again soon, because Charly and Josh (and I) really enjoyed these tacos!

Chatty Crone said...

Looks good - a little spicy though with Ro-tel.

Ginny Hartzler said...

Oooh, I can almost smell it through the screen!

Chrissy T said...

I actually made Baked Tacos two weeks ago. They were a hit in our home. They are soooo good.

The Happy Whisk said...

This does sound like something hubbies would love. Very, very cool.

Katerinas Blog said...

It looks like you nailed the recipe, Mari!
We definitely need variety in our food!!
Thank you!!

Prims By The Water said...

Never heard of baked tacos. Will need to try. thank. Janice

Suemn said...

I'm going to try this recipe. Thanks for sharing it!

Shug said...

We all love tacos and this recipe looks like it would not only be easy to fix, but easy to serve as well. Into my recipe file is where this is going...Have a good day Mari.

The Feminine Energy said...

My husband and youngest are taco "freaks"....they love their tacos, any filling, any way! *lol* So I'm definitely going to give this recipe a try, Mari. They're usually flour tortilla kind of folks but...they can eat the hard shell tacos once in awhile. At least in my book they can. *haha* Thank you for this recipe. Love, Andrea xoxo

Terri D said...

Another keeper!! Thanks, Mari!! Joe loved tacos, but not constructing them. He would have appreciated this recipe, too!! Nice to make for a party, too!!

acorn hollow said...

They look good.
Cathy

Pam said...

Looks yummy! Do the shells stay crisp?

Grace & Peace,
Pam

🌻 Debby 🌻 said...

Looks tasty. I will definitely try this!

Barbara said...

Looks great!

Jeanette said...

Not a fan of tacos myself but Rich loves them so I may give these a try! Thanks or sharing!

photowannabe said...

My hubby is a flour soft taco kind of guy too, but I think I will give this one a try for a change. Looks easy and delish.
Sue

MadSnapper n Beau said...

they look yummy from here.. just came from pizza at Sloans birthday and now am hungry

Mari said...

Hi Pam - yes the shells were crispy. We didn't eat them all and the leftovers weren't crispy so I reheated them in the air fryer

Joyful in His Presence said...

Yummy! Thank you for sharing the recipe, my friend.

carrie@northwoods scrapbook said...

Ooooh Matt & I love taco anything!!! These sound wonderful and I'm going to add them to our grocery list soon. thanks for sharing! 😋

Michelle said...

Thank you for this! I am running out of ideas :(

Lowcarb team member said...

Thank you for sharing the recipe.

All the best Jan

Pamela M. Steiner said...

That looks like a great way to make them! I like that idea!! Thank you for sharing this with us! We do like tacos, and this would be an easier way to serve them! Thanks!

Kim said...

Well, now I'm just hungry!! Haha!!

Chris said...

Looks tasty they're not something we usually eat but might try these..Thank you for your kind comments on my blog after my accident.

R’s Rue said...

Yummy.

Chrissy T said...

I came back to visit and I forgot to say this looks like my kind of day!!! I also love to visit covered bridges!!!