The Larson Lingo: Baked Santa Fe Tacos

I don't know about you, but in our house we eat a lot of Mexican Food.

Taco Tuesday is in full swing at our house...we have some sort of Taco on Tuesdays.

My girls LOVE tacos/burritos...they would eat that every night for dinner if I let them.

I love the traditional taco, but I also love making Baked Tacos!

Here is one of my favorite Baked Taco Recipes....

Baked Santa Fe Tacos!

{I also make these in the summer months using zucchini & squash instead of taco shells. You can find my Santa Fe Zucchini Boats recipe HERE}

Here is what you need:

- 1 lb of Ground Turkey (I use Jennie-O Lean) or Ground Beef

- Packet of Taco Seasoning

- Can of Black Beans, drained

- Can of Corn, drained

- 2 cups of Salsa (I used Chi-Chi's Medium Salsa)

- 2 cups Shredded Cheddar Cheese

-Taco Shells

Directions:

Brown your Ground Turkey (or Ground Beef)

After your have cooked the meat, add the taco seasoning (and water) according to the taco seasoning directions.

Drain your corn & black beans:

Add the corn, black beans & 2 cups of salsa to the mixture:

Let simmer for 15-20 minutes

When the meat mixture is done simmering, add the mixture to taco shells & place in baking dish:

Sprinkle cheese on top of tacos:

**NOTE...this will make 10-12 baked tacos (depending on how much of the mixture you use per taco. I only assemble & bake the amount we are going to eat that night because these don't save for the next day, the shells get soggy. So, I save the leftover meat mixture & then when we have it for leftovers later that week, I assemble them again & bake them.**

Bake at 375 for 10-12 minutes (until cheese is melted)

You can eat these without putting garnishes on them, but I like to add goodies!

I add taco sauce, diced tomato, shredded lettuce, sour cream & guacamole. Kevin & the girls also add olives.

These are super simple to make & delicious.

Enjoy!

Disclosure: This post was written as part of my participation in the Hormel Foods Extended Family Blogger Program. While Hormel Foods provides me material and necessary resources to complete various activities, the thoughts and statements in this post are my own.

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