Oven Fried Flautas

Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 lb extra lean ground beef
• 1 medium onion
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon dry oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon pepper
• 2 teaspoons worcestershire sauce
• 1/2 cup mild chili sauce or 1/2 cup canned tomato sauce
• 12 corn tortillas
• cooking spray

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 400 degrees.
• 2 place ground beef, onion, and garlic in a large skillet that has been sprayed with cooking spray and brown over medium-high heat.
• 3 using a spatula crumble beef into small pieces as it cooks.
• 4 add the chili powder, oregano, paprika, cumin, pepper, worcestershire sauce and chile sauce to the pan and mix well.
• 5 wrap 6 of the corn tortillas at a time in a damp kitchen towel and warm briefly in the microwave- just enough to soften.
• 6 for each flauta, spray both sides of 2 tortillas with cooking spray.
• 7 lay the tortillas down so they overlap by 4 inches.
• 8 spoon 1/4 cup or so of filling down the side of the paired tortillas and roll up tightly, the beef mixture should be in the center.
• 9 place on a heavy cookie sheet.
• 10 repeat with the others.
• 11 bake flautas, at 400 degrees until the tortillas are crisp, about 15 minutes.
• 12 serve with salsa, sour cream and guacamole.