Healthy Taquitos (gluten-free and dairy-free)
/If you like taquitos then you MUST make these. They aren’t as crunchy as the ones you used to buy from costco in the frozen section, but the flavors are amazing and the sauce you put on top makes them so delicious. These are the easiest thing to make and are great as a main dish served with a side salad. I made these with grass-fed ground beef, but if you’re vegan or vegetarian I know there are so many meat alternatives on the market these days or you could simply use quinoa and black beans as the filling.
INGREDIENTS
8 grain-free tortillas (I love Mikeys or Siete brands)
1 1/2 cups shredded vegan cheese (I use parmela’s creamery)
Seasoned Ground Beef:
1/2 lb grass-fed ground beef
1/2 yellow onion, finely chopped
1 1/2 tsp chil2 cupi powder
1 tsp oregano
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp garlic
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp onion powder
Spicy Cilantro Lime Sauce:
2 cups cilantro
1 lime, juiced
1/2 jalapeño
2 tbsp avocado or olive oil
4 garlic cloves
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
METHOD
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Heat up the ground beef and onion on medium heat and cook until ground beef is cooked through. Drain the fat from the beef and onion mixture and return to pan. Add in all the seasonings along with 1/4 cup of water. Stir well to combine. Pull from heat and set to the side.
Lightly spray a 9” by 13” baking pan and set aside. Take one tortilla and heat it up in a small pan over the stove just to warm it so its easy to roll. Add about 3-4 tablespoons of the ground beef/onion mixture to the middle of the tortilla. Add in 1 tbsp spoon of shredded cheese on top of the ground beef. Roll the tortilla fairly tightly so that the contents remain in tact and flip it so that the seam is down and place in the pan. Do this for the remaining 7 tortillas.
Sprinkle cheese over the top of the taquitos along with any remaining ground beef if you have it. Put the pan in the oven for 18-20 minutes.
While the taquitos are baking, put all the ingredients for the Cilantro lime sauce in a blender and blend on medium until well combined.
Once you pull the taquitos out of the oven, let cool for a couple minutes and drizzle with the cilantro lime sauce.
Serve alone or topped with avocado and/or a side salad. Enjoy!
With love,
Ashley xo
