Baked Beef Flautas With Queso Dip Food

BAKED BEEF FLAUTAS WITH QUESO DIP

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 425°F.
• Brown ground beef in a medium-sized pan over medium-high heat.
• Stir in onion and continue sauteing until onion is nice and translucent, 3-4 minutes.
• Stir in taco seasoning and water. Bring to a simmer and let simmer for 6-8 minutes or until liquid has evaporated.
• Spray a large baking sheet with cooking spray and set aside.
• For each flauta, spoon about 3 tablespoons of the beef mixture onto a tortilla.
• Roll each tortilla up tightly and place seam-side down on baking sheet.
• Continue assembling flautas one at a time until you're done.
• Once all flautas have been assembled, spray the tops of each with additional cooking spray or brush lightly with olive oil.
• Bake for ten minutes, flip flautas over, and bake for five additional minutes. They should be a nice golden brown.
• While flautas are baking, prepare the queso dip.
• Combine can of undrained tomatoes and Velveeta in medium saucepan.
• Cook over medium heat 5 minutes or until Velveeta has melted completely and mixture is blended, stirring frequently.
• Serve flautas with warm queso dip.

BEEF FLAUTAS

Steps:

• In a Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat. Brown brisket on all sides. Add onions, peppers, water and seasonings. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, covered, 1 to 1-1/2 hours or until meat is tender., Remove meat; cool slightly. Shred meat with 2 forks. Drain onion mixture; add to meat. Spoon 1/4 cup beef mixture down the center of each tortilla. Roll up and secure with toothpicks. In a cast-iron or electric skillet, heat oil to 375°. Fry flautas, in batches, for 1 minute on each side or until golden brown., Drain on paper towels. Remove toothpicks. If desired, serve with toppings.

BAKED QUESO DIP WITH GROUND BEEF

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Combine ground beef, red onion, and garlic in a skillet and cook over medium-high heat until beef is browned and crumbly, about 5 minutes.
• Drain any excess liquid from the skillet. Season with taco seasoning and mix well.
• Add cooked ground beef, diced tomatoes, Velveeta cheese, cream cheese, Gouda, jalapeno, and cilantro to an oven-safe dish.
• Drizzle some of the half-and-half on top (don't use all of it, save some to adjust for thickness later).
• Bake uncovered in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Remove from oven to stir and adjust thickness with half-and-half as needed. Return to the oven and continue to cook until cheese is bubbly, about 15 more minutes.