Tacoritos
12 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | pounds | Ground beef |
| 1 | tablespoon | Chili powder |
| 1 | clove | Garlic, minced |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ½ | cup | Chopped onion |
| 3 | cups | Prepared white sauce |
| ½ | teaspoon | Ground sage |
| ½ | teaspoon | Oregano |
| ½ | teaspoon | Ground cumin |
| 2 | tablespoons | Chopped mild green chiles |
| 2 | cups | Grated cheddar cheese |
| 2 | Tomatoes, chopped | |
| 12 | White flour tortillas | |
| ½ | Head iceberg lettuce, shred ded | |
Directions
Brown ground beef and drain. Add chili powder, garlic, salt and onion.
Combine white sauce (thick is good - typist's note), sage, oregano, cumin, and chiles. Simmer over very low heat until warm. Reserve 1 cup sauce and 1 cup grated cheese. Mix remaining sauce and cheese with meat, lettuce and tomatoes. Place this mixture in the tortillas, roll and place seam side down in a flat ungreased baking sheet. Top with reserved sauce and cheese. Cover with foil and bake at 350F for 15 minutes.
PS... these are GOOD!!!!
Source: Colorado Cache Cookbook, The Junior League of Denver, 1978 Typed for you by Linda Fields, Cyberealm BBS Watertown NY 315-786-1120