Stuffed Taco Bread is an easy baked tacos recipe. Seasoned ground beef is surrounded with cheesy goodness in toasted bread and then topped with a taco seasoned sour cream and your favorite taco toppings. It's time for a fiesta!
Baked Taco Bread
A twist on the traditional taco, our taco bread recipe will make a delicious addition to your Taco Tuesday menu lineup.
All of your favorite taco ingredients are baked in a crusty bread that will soon become your favorite way to eat tacos.
Ground beef is flavored with taco seasoning, a diced tomatoes and green chilies blend and tomato paste for a taco filling that’s loaded with fabulous flavor.
Cheese is sprinkled in the hollowed out bread loaf halves and baked then topped with the beef filling and more cheese and baked to cheesy goodness appears!
Slice our easy baked tacos into 4 pieces and serve as a hearty dinner.
Or if you prefer, cut the stuffed taco bread into 12 smaller pieces and serve as a taco appetizer at your next gathering or movie night.
So delicious with a refreshing chilled margarita cocktail!
And don’t forget the most important part, the toppings!
Chopped tomatoes, scallions, cilantro leaves and a homemade taco lime sour cream are the crowning glory. Now that’s taco perfection!
In case you haven’t noticed, I’m kind of obsessed with everything taco and have lots of taco recipes here at Swirls. Now you can change up your weekly Taco Tuesday with new recipes!
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Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Up the heat and add fresh jalapeno!
- Cook the ground beef mixture ahead and refrigerate in a large bowl covered with plastic wrap until you are ready to assemble the taco bread and bake it
- Top the baked tacos with salsa or picante sauce
- Add hot sauce
- Garnish with chopped red onion
Substitutions
- Substitute ground chicken for the ground beef
- Substitute ground turkey for the ground beef
- Use your favorite shredded Mexican cheese blend in place of the shredded cheddar cheese
- Make this taco recipe with shredded Taco cheese instead of the shredded cheddar cheese
Storage
- Wrap any leftover taco bread in aluminum foil and refrigerate.
- Stuffed bread will stay fresh in the refrigerator for 1-2 days.
- As always, I find it helpful to visit the FDA website for food storage guidelines
Step By Step Directions
Scroll down for the full recipe instructions and ingredient amounts in the recipe card below
- Heat oven to 400F.
- Cook ground beef and 2 Tbs. taco seasoning in a large skillet until beef is browned.
- Stir in diced tomatoes & chilies and tomato paste and simmer until beef is cooked through.
- Hallow out bread halves and sprinkle with 1 cup shredded cheese and bake until cheese is melted.
- Top cheesy bread with beef mixture and remaining shredded cheese.
- Bake until heated through.
- Combine sour cream, 1 tsp. taco seasoning and lime zest for the Taco Lime Sour Cream topping.
- Slice, top with Taco Lime Sour cream, tomatoes, scallions and cilantro leaves.
Ingredients for taco bread
- ground beef – classic taco meat
- taco seasoning mix – adds the perfect flavor
- canned diced tomatoes & green chilies – creates a juicy flavorful mixture
- tomato paste – adds depth of flavor
- French bread – in place of typical taco shells
- shredded cheddar cheese – provides cheesy goodness
- sour cream – adds cool smooth texture
- lime zest – for a bright citrus note
- tomatoes – a fresh topping
- scallions – mild onion flavor
- cilantro – fresh Mexican herb
Decorations for a taco party
If you know me, you know that tacos means it's party time! And I can't post a taco recipe without getting yu ready for a taco party because anytime I serve tacos is a good time for a taco party! But really, tacos are the best party food and I love the festive atmosphere whenever you serve tacos.
Start with hanging this Taco About A Party Banner (this makes me crack up every time!), add a colorful Serepe Plastic Tablecloth, or this set of hand woven serape table runners in fextive colors (or both!) and these adorable Fiesta Paper Striped Party Straws with Tacos, Sombreros and more on them.
A taco serving plate with all the sections is an ideal way to serve all your favorite toppings and be sure to don your let's taco about it t-shirt (again, cracking up here!) and let the fiesta begin!
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Fish Tacos With Mango Pico De Gallo is an easy fish tacos recipe that's bursting with tropical flavors! Season and grill your favorite fish then top with a fresh homemade Mango Pico De Gallo for mouthwatering grilled fish tacos.
Go for the beef and season slices of juicy skirt steak with a few basic spices and enjoy them nestled in a crunchy corn shell topped with a lime-scented mixture of fresh heirloom tomatoes. Spiced Skirt Steak Tacos are a party in your mouth with a burst of flavor in every bite!
A Walking Taco Bar is the perfect way to serve up a saucy taco filling and your favorite toppings in a bag of chips for the big game. Crush the chips in your bag, top them with a flavorful beef taco filling, pile high with lots of taco toppings, add a plastic fork and you’re all set!
Spice up Taco Tuesday with Buffalo Chicken Tacos bursting with saucy spicy buffalo chicken topped with celery, carrots, tomatoes and creamy Roquefort blue cheese.
Stuffed Taco Bread
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Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 lb. lean ground beef
- 2 Tbs. taco seasoning
- 1 can (10 ounces) Rotel diced tomatoes & green chilies
- 2 Tbs. tomato paste
- 1 loaf French bread , halved lengthwise, about 12-inches long
- 1 ½ cups shredded cheddar cheese ,divided
Taco Lime Sour Cream:
- ½ cup sour cream
- 1 tsp. taco seasoning
- 1 tsp. lime zest
Toppings:
- 1 cup chopped tomatoes
- 1/3 cup chopped scallions
- 2 Tbs. cilantro leaves
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400F.
- Meanwhile, heat a 10-inch non-stick skillet over medium-high heat and cook ground beef and 2 Tbs. taco seasoning until beef is browned, stirring occasionally.
- Stir in diced tomatoes & chilies and tomato paste and simmer until beef is cooked through and mixture is thick and saucy, about 7 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- Hallow out bread halves and sprinkle with 1 cup shredded cheese.
- Arrange on baking sheet and bake until cheese is melted, 5 minutes.
- Remove bread from oven and fill with beef mixture. Sprinkle with remaining ½ cup shredded cheese.
- Return bread to oven and bake until heated through and cheese is melted, 5 minutes.
Taco Lime Sour Cream:
- Combine sour cream, 1 tsp. taco seasoning and lime zest.
Toppings:
- Slice taco bread into 4 pieces and top with Taco Lime Sour cream, tomatoes, scallions and cilantro leaves.
Notes
- Slice taco bread into 12 smaller pieces to serve as an appetizer.
- Make this recipe with ground chicken or ground turkey
- Use your favorite shredded Mexican cheese blend or shredded Taco cheese
- Up the heat and add fresh jalapeno!
Nutrition
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