Start game day right with these fun soft tacos! Mini taco-seasoned beef “basketballs” are the star in this recipe, especially when layered with fresh toppings like shredded white cheddar cheese, shredded lettuce and pico de gallo!
Game Day Tacos
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 40 min
- Servings 5
- Ingredients 5
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef (at least 80% lean)
- 1 1/4 cups finely shredded white cheddar cheese or shredded Monterey Jack cheese
- 1 package (12.5 oz) Old El Paso™ Soft Taco Dinner Kit
- 2 1/2 cups shredded lettuce
- 1 1/4 cups pico de gallo
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. Line 15x10x1-inch pan with foil; spray with cooking spray.
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Step2In medium bowl, stir together beef, 1/2 cup of the shredded cheese and the taco seasoning mix (from dinner kit.) Shape mixture into 30 (1 1/4-inch) balls; place in pan. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until thoroughly cooked and no longer pink in center. Keep warm.
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Step3Heat tortillas (from dinner kit) as directed on package. Fill each tortilla with lettuce, pico de gallo, remaining shredded cheese and 3 meatballs. Serve tacos with taco sauce (from dinner kit.)
Nutrition
460
Calories
25g
Total Fat
27g
Protein
34g
Total Carbohydrate
3g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 2 Tacos
- Calories
- 460
- Calories from Fat
- 220
- Total Fat
- 25g
- 38%
- Saturated Fat
- 12g
- 59%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 85mg
- 28%
- Sodium
- 1130mg
- 47%
- Potassium
- 540mg
- 15%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 34g
- 11%
- Dietary Fiber
- 3g
- 11%
- Sugars
- 3g
- Protein
- 27g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 30%
- 30%
- Iron
- 25%
- 25%
Exchanges:
1 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 2 Lean Meat; 1 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
2Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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