Keto Beefy Cheesy Taquitos

Who doesn’t love a crunchy, Mexican taquito filled with meat and cheese? The only problem is those high-carb flour or corn tortillas that make it impossible to enjoy authentic Mexican cuisine on the Keto diet. These beef taquitos eliminate the tortilla and are 100% meat and cheese only. How? These Keto “tortillas” are made with whole slices of cheese that are melted down to a crisp in your oven. All you have to do is roll up your ground beef filling in the cheese, which is much easier than you may think. Make this Keto recipe to include taquitos as the main component of your meal prep and pair them with a nutritious low-carb side dish. You can also eat these taquitos alone or with the kids as a yummy snack along with Keto guacamole, salsa, or sour cream.

Make Your Taquitos Spicy!

There are no spicy ingredients or seasonings here in this recipe. If you want a little heat in your meal, there are many ways to achieve that while staying Keto. When making the beef filling, you can add cayenne pepper, crushed red pepper flakes, or swap out the paprika for hot paprika. You can even add chopped pickled jalapeno rings or fresh jalapeno, at your discretion, while cooking. For some spice on your crunchy Keto “tortilla”, swap the Colby Jack cheese slices for pepper jack! The little flakes of red pepper in the cheese will add the heat. To keep things simple, just eat your taquitos with your favorite Mexican hot sauce, or add a few dashes of hot sauce to your cheese sauce when you cook it.

Types Of Cheese For Tortillas

You can turn almost any type of pre-sliced cheese into a crispy mock tortilla for Keto recipes. Cheddar cheese is a standard choice and bakes to dark golden orange in your oven. Other options are any type of jack cheese, mozzarella, parmesan, gouda, or muenster cheese. The most important part is to select 100% real cheese at your grocery store if buying pre-sliced cheese. If it's not 100% cheese, it may not go through the proper baking process in your oven, and it can quickly become rock-hard.