Oven Baked Beef Tacos Recipe
Oven baked tacos come together so quick and easy. And they are easy to eat, too. Not a lot of mess with taco meat falling out with every bite. They are literally the easiest way to make and serve tacos.
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1 onion (diced)
- 2 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 (15 ounce) can black beans (drained and rinsed)
- 1 (1 ounce) packet taco seasoning
- 1 cup chunky salsa
- 12 hard taco shells
- 1½ cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 2 tomatoes (diced (optional topping))
- 1 cup lettuce (shredded (optional topping))
- 6 ounces canned olives (sliced (optional topping))
- 1 cup sour cream ((optional topping))
- Preheat oven to 400℉.
- In a large skillet, brown you hamburger along with the chopped onion and garlic. Cook until meat is brown, drain grease well.
- Add black beans, taco seasoning, and salsa. Mix well and let cook for a couple of minutes so that the flavors can meld and the mixture can thicken.
- In a large 9 x 13 inch baking dish, line up all the taco shells. Fill each one with a couple of scoops of the beef mixture and pack down into the shell. Repeat until all the shells are filled. Top each taco with shredded cheese.
- Bake for 8-10 minutes (or until all the cheese is melted).
- Serve with your favorite taco toppings (tomatoes, lettuce, olives, sour cream, guacamole, hot sauce, or whatever you like).
With oven baked tacos, the meat stays put. The shell slightly softens when cooked. We love using the taco shells with a flat bottom. They can stand up on their own, and that helps holds in the taco meat so well.These tacos are great on their own without any extra toppings. That’s how our kids like to eat them.
Recipe Ingredient Notes
To make our oven baked beef tacos, you need the following ingredients:
- Ground beef
- Onion
- Garlic
- Black beans
- Taco seasoning
- Chunky salsa
- Hard taco shells
- Shredded cheddar cheese
- Tomatoes
- Lettuce
- Canned olives
- Sour cream
simple kitchen tools. We recommend using the following equipment:
How to Make Our Oven Baked Beef Tacos
Recipe Notes
You can switch beef for healthier options such as ground turkey or ground chicken. Shredded beef would also be tasty in these oven baked tacos. If you had a lot of leftovers after a big Sunday pot roast, just shred the beef and add it to the recipe.
Toppings for these tacos are endless. They are great way to individualize each taco, and you can create a taco bar with sour cream, pico de gallo, shredded lettuce, sliced olives, diced tomatoes, and taco sauce.
We recommend serving this recipe with our Mexican Street Corn Salad, Instant Pot Cilantro Lime Rice, and Slow Cooker Refried Beans. You can find more Mexican-inspired recipes here.
