Transform your taco night into the best day of the week with these Sheet Pan Tacos. They’re simple, flavorful, and perfect for the family to enjoy together.
If you’re a taco lover, expect to enjoy these Sheet Pan Tacos! With this recipe, you can feed your family while having plenty of tacos for everyone to come back for seconds and thirds! These tacos are truly impressive and prepared with simple ingredients, such as ground beef and flour tortillas!
Oven Taco Bake
When you want to feed several hungry mouths, try the Sheet Pan Tacos! These meaty, cheesy tacos are absolutely delicious. In fact, this is one of my favorite recipes because it’s easy to prepare and makes taco night more fun. If you want something stress-free and flavorful, give this recipe a try.
Tortilla Taco Bake Ingredients
- Ground Beef – Use lean ground beef and drain the excess oil from it.
- Onion – Feel free to use white or yellow onion, whichever you have on hand.
- Taco Seasoning – Add flavor to your ground beef with a packet of taco seasoning.
- Cheese – Sprinkle a Mexican blend of cheese over your beef.
- Flour Tortillas – Use 12-inch flour tortillas for these tacos.
- Lime Juice – Add a slightly zesty touch to your taco bake with lime juice.
You’ll also need tomatoes, cilantro, Pico de Gallo, sour cream, and vegetable oil.
Why You’ll Love This Taco Casserole with Tortillas
- Flavorful – If you always look forward to enjoying a good taco, you can rest assured that this recipe won’t disappoint. The ingredients will leave you with some of the most flavorful tacos ever.
- Customizable – You can add tons of different ingredients to these tacos to enhance their taste. Use what you’d normally add to your tacos, such as lettuce, diced tomatoes, pickled purple onion, jalapenos, sour cream, and so much more.
- Fun – Everyone looks forward to taco night. Now you can make sure to bring joy and smiles to your loved ones by serving something they’ll absolutely look forward to eating.
Sheet Pan Taco Variations
- If you don’t want to use ground beef, you can swap it out for ground turkey or ground chicken and still enjoy the most incredible tacos!
- You can swap the sour cream for plain Greek yogurt. It will give these tacos the same great taste, but it’s even better for you.
- Use different cheese blends and other ingredients not included on the list to make these tacos your own.
Taco Bake Notes
- Cover the edges with foil if you want to keep your tortillas from over-browning. It works like a charm to keep them from getting too crisp.
- When putting your ground beef into the tortillas, it helps to use a slotted spoon. The spoon will allow any extra juice to seep out so that it doesn’t make your tortillas soggy.
- Feel free to add more ingredients. If you’re a cheese lover, you might want to double the amount of cheese added to your tortillas.
Sheet Pan Tacos FAQs
Why do I need lime juice?
Using the taco seasoning packet and lime juice, you’ll add flavor to your ground beef. It enhances the flavor and adds a slight zest that truly tastes amazing. Give it a try and see for yourself!
What type of taco seasoning should I use?
You can use any brand of taco seasoning mixes, such as Old El Paso, McCormick, or Ortega. Use what you like! You can also create your own taco seasoning blend using various spices, such as smoked paprika, garlic powder, and onion powder.
Can I add cream cheese to this recipe?
If you want to make your beef creamier, you can add a tablespoon or two of cream cheese to the beef while you’re browning it, enabling it to melt in and add a cheesy, creamy taste.
How long can I store these tacos?
You can keep them fresh in the fridge for up to five days. Be sure to use an airtight container and keep them refrigerated until you’re ready to reheat and eat them.
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Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 2 cups onion chopped
- 3 pounds lean ground beef
- 3 1 oz packages taco seasoning
- 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
- 16 8-inch flour tortillas
- 3 diced tomatoes
- 1/4 cup cilantro chopped
- 4 cups Mexican blend cheese
- Pico de Gallo optional
- Sour cream for serving, optional
Instructions
- Heat the oven to 350° and spray a 13×18-inch rimmed pan with cooking spray.
- In a large skillet, heat the oil and add the onions. Cook for 4 minutes, then add the hamburger and cook till no longer pink.
- Stir in the taco seasoning and lime juice.
- Line the baking pan with 10 tortillas, making sure that they overlap and hang out of the pan about halfway. Place 2 to 3 tortillas down the middle to make sure there are no gaps.
- Spoon the meat over the tortillas, top with tomatoes, cilantro and cheese.
- Place the remaining tortillas, overlapped down the middle of the top, then fold the tortillas over the top to seal in the meat.
- Place another large pan over the top to hold the top in place. Place in the oven and bake for 30 minutes, until the tortillas have browned lightly.
- Remove and cut into pieces. Top with sour cream and pico de gallo.
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