This handheld snack is so delicious. It pairs up Mexican flavors with American ones to make the most delicious savory snacks. You will need flour tortillas to make these, along with ground beef and cheddar cheese, cream cheese, and butter.
Taco seasoning and salsa adds flavor and then you can take your pick from various toppings like sour cream, green onions and salsa. You can spice these fusion pocket tacos up if you like with jalapenos or hot sauce, or you can use a hot salsa rather than a mild one.
Perhaps you want to experiment with different kinds of meat, cheese or flavors. This is a great basic recipe which you can tweak however you wish. These pocket tacos are lovely served hot while the cheese is all ooey-gooey and melty!
Why You’ll Love the Recipe
These delicious hot snacks pair up Mexican and American flavors. They’re a handheld snack and they’re delicious served hot or warm from the oven.
How to Serve Them
Enjoy these with your favorite drink, perhaps as a light lunch or simple dinner paired up with another Mexican side dish.
Storage Instructions:
Leftovers will keep for up to 3 days in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
Variations and Substitutions
You can use another kind of ground meat, another kind of cheese or spice them up by adding minced jalapenos, hot sauce or red pepper flakes to the beef mixture.
Ingredients needed:
- Ground beef
- Cream cheese, at room temperature
- Taco seasoning
- Shredded cheddar cheese
- Tomato salsa
- Flour tortillas
- Melted butter
- Salsa, guacamole, sour cream, green onions, and/or cilantro, for topping (all optional)
How to make Loaded Cheesy Pocket Tacos:
Cook the ground beef in a skillet until browned all over, then drain off the excess grease.
Stir in the taco seasoning mix.
Beat the cream cheese in a bowl and then blend in the salsa.
Put a spoonful of the cream cheese mixture in the middle of a tortilla and top with the beef.
Sprinkle with the cheese and fold up burrito-style.
Repeat with the remaining tortillas and fillings.
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
Arrange the rolled tortillas on a greased baking sheet and brush melted butter over the tops.
Bake for 15 minutes.
Take them out of the oven and add any extra toppings you like, such as avocado, lettuce, olives, sour cream, or cilantro.
Looking for a new savory snack idea? These handheld pocket tacos are fantastic and they’re so easy to make.
Can You Make Them Ahead?
Yes, you can assemble them up to a day ahead and bake later if you want.
Loaded Cheesy Pocket Tacos
These delicious hot snacks pair up Mexican and American flavors. They’re a handheld snack and they’re delicious served hot or warm from the oven.
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 12 1x
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 8 ounces cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 package taco seasoning
- 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
- ½ cup tomato salsa
- 12 (6-inch) flour tortillas
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
- Salsa, guacamole, sour cream, green onions, and/or cilantro, for topping (all optional)
Instructions
- Cook the ground beef in a skillet until browned all over, then drain off the excess grease.
- Stir in the taco seasoning mix.
- Beat the cream cheese in a bowl and then blend in the salsa.
- Put a spoonful of the cream cheese mixture in the middle of a tortilla and top with the beef.
- Sprinkle with the cheese and fold up burrito-style.
- Repeat with the remaining tortillas and fillings.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F.
- Arrange the rolled tortillas on a greased baking sheet and brush melted butter over the tops.
- Bake for 15 minutes.
- Take them out of the oven and add any extra toppings you like, such as avocado, lettuce, olives, sour cream, or cilantro.
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
Marie Rayner is a retired Chef, freelance writer, recipe developer, food blogger, and Cookbook author. She makes her home in Chester, UK, where she lives with her husband, Todd, and their much beloved English Cocker, Mitzie. Her motto is “Life is far too short to eat bad food,” and her goal is to share delicious and easy recipes which anyone can enjoy and cook in the comfort of their own home.
