Oven Baked Tacos

Total Time: 23 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 15 ounces black beans, drained and rinsed or 1 (15 ounce) can refried beans
• 1 medium onion, diced
• 1 (1 ounce) packet taco seasoning or 2 -3 tablespoons homemade taco seasoning
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 cup chunky salsa
• 12 hard taco shells
• 1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
• 1 (4 ounce) can black olives, roughly chopped
• cherry tomatoes, cut in half

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 in a large skillet, heat oil and add onion and garlic – saute for about 5 minutes until soft. add beef and taco seasoning, cooking until meat is browned. add beans and salsa. mix well and let cook for a couple of minutes so that the flavors can meld and the mixture can thicken.
• 3 in a large 9×13′ baking pan, 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. add olives and tomatoes.top each taco with shredded cheese.
• 4 bake for 8-10 minutes (or until all the cheese is melted).
• 5 serve with your favorite taco toppings (tomatoes, lettuce, olives, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo , hot sauce, or whatever you like!).