Rotel Tacos
Taco Tuesday just got better with these Rotel Tacos! Take the standard ingredients from a taco kit but add some extra flavor with a Rotel cheese sauce. This recipe is ready in under 30 minutes and is perfect for a quick and yummy meal.
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Servings: 10 tacos
Calories: 257kcal
Equipment
- Medium Pan
- Small pot
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 cup chopped white onion
- 1 lb ground beef
- 1 Taco Seasoning Packet, For 1 lb of meat. I like Siete Mild, but choose whatever you’d like
- 1 10 oz can Rotel Diced Tomatoes with Lime Juice and Cilantro, or Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilies
- 8 oz Velveeta cheese, cubed
- 10 Nacho Cheese Flavored Hard Taco Shells
- 3 cups Shredded Lettuce, for assembly
Instructions
- In a medium pan, heat the olive oil until warm. Then add the white onion and saute for 2-3 minutes until the onion softens.
- Add the ground beef and prepare according to the Taco Seasoning packet’s instructions. Once the seasoning has been added, set the meat aside.
- In a small pot, add the can of Rotel Diced tomatoes and the velveeta cheese. Stir until the cheese melts and a cheese sauce is formed!
- While the cheese is melting, warm the taco shells according to package instructions.
- To assemble, fill the taco shells first with lettuce, then taco meat, and then top with the velveeta cheese sauce. Serve and enjoy!
Notes
Recipe copyright The Domestic Spoon. For educational or personal use only.
- Olive oil: You can also use avocado oil or vegetable oil
- White onion: Use a red or yellow onion, or omit this altogether if preferred. I had frozen chopped onion on hand, so that’s what I used!
- Ground beef: I used 85% lean. Use a leaner beef if you prefer or sub out the beef for ground turkey or ground chicken.
- Taco Seasoning Packet: Get a packet for 1 lb of meat. I like Siete Mild, but choose whatever you’d like. You can also make homemade taco seasoning.
- Rotel Diced Tomatoes: I used the kind with Lime Juice and Cilantro, but you can also use the Diced Tomatoes and Green Chilies can. This will make the recipe spicy, so opt for a mild version if you are sensitive to spice.
- Velveeta Cheese: Original flavor. For an extra cheesy sauce you can also add the Queso Blanco flavor.
- Hard Shell Tacos: I used Nacho Cheese Flavored Taco Shells but you can also use plain. This recipe has a lot of sauce, so soft taco shells may not be a good substitute as they could get soggy.
- Heating your taco shells according to the package’s instructions makes them extra crispy, so I highly recommend this step!
- Make sure to serve these tacos right away after assembling. The shell will get soggy if they sit for too long!
- Some recipes call for mixing the Rotel tomatoes and the velveeta right into the cooked beef. You can do this if you prefer, but I like being able to control the amount of each ingredient which is why I prepare them separately.
Nutrition
Serving: 1taco | Calories: 257kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 42mg | Sodium: 440mg | Potassium: 282mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 343IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 158mg | Iron: 1mg
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