Friends, I have been SO EXCITED to share this little recipe with you!! I made my Cheesy Ranch Tacos about 6 weeks ago for my kiddos and now, they are THEIR FAVORITE SUPPER! In fact, they’ve requested them every week since, so we’ve been having them on Sunday nights. And, I’m having to triple the recipe now because my big kids are each eating FOUR! Seriously, I’ve never seen my kids so taco obsessed 😉 . Here’s the secret though…they’re suuuuuuuper easy! You are going to want to make these tacos STAT!!
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Cheesy Ranch Tacos
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 minutes
- Total Time: 18 minutes
- Yield: 8 tacos 1x
Description
The key to my Cheesy Ranch Tacos is baking them a few minutes after you assemble! Trust me, your family will be requesting these every week at your house too!
Ingredients
- 1 pound of ground beef
- Extra Virgin Olive Oil (EVOO)
- salt and pepper
- 1 (1 oz) packet of Ranch seasoning (the powdered mix)
- 1 (4 oz) can of chopped green chiles
- 1 cup of your favorite Ranch dressing (we use Trader Joe’s)
- 2 cups of shredded Mexican blended cheese (I like the cheddar/Monterrey Jack combo), divided
- 8 crunchy taco shells (I like the “stand and stuff” kind)
- 1 red onion, chopped for garnish, optional
- cherry tomatoes, halved for garnish, optional
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 400 degrees.
- Spray a 9×12 baking dish lightly with non-stick spray. Set aside.
- In a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown your ground beef in a drizzle of EVOO until browned and crumbly. Once browned, stir in salt and pepper, your Ranch seasoning mix, chopped green chiles, Ranch dressing, and ¾ of your shredded cheese. Mix everything together and then remove the skillet from heat.
- Take each taco shell and fill with your cheesy ranch goodness. Pop this in the oven and bake about 8 minutes (not too long or your shells will burn).
- Remove from oven and serve immediately with an extra sprinkle of cheese, your chopped red onion and sliced cherry tomatoes…and maybe an extra drizzle of ranch!
Notes
If you’ve never baked a taco before, two things to note. First, you will NEVER go back! Baking tacos only make them more delicious. The second thing is that the bottoms of the taco do get a little soggy but the shells shouldn’t break and you should still be able to pick them up. We use a very lean meat (96/4) but if you use one with more fat, you might want to drain your ground beef after you brown it as to reduce the liquid in each taco shell.
Charmaine Ng | Architecture & Lifestyle Blog says
This would make a great dinner on Taco Tuesday! Thanks for the recipe! ?✨
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MelanieL says
Yummy, my kids are going to flip for these! We’ve been taco obsessed for weeks now (maybe it’s because we aren’t eating out??)! You’ve got us hooked on baking all of our tacos now so thank you for that! You are my go to for pasta salad and tacos, LOL!
Alexa says
These sound delicious!! We eat tacos at least once a week. I’m adding these to our rotation right now!
Alexis deZayas says
Can’t wait to try this!! These sound amazing!
Kelly Henderson says
When you bake tacos, put your cheese on the bottom to prevent soggy shells. 🙂
Mix and Match Mama says
That’s super clever!! Thank you!!!
Ellie says
I’m making them tonight! We are so excited. Going to add a layer of refried beans to the bottom of the shells to prevent sogginess!
Sydney Furlong says
YUM! Do you recommend only using hard taco shells?
Mix and Match Mama says
For this recipe, yes!!
Debbra Weber says
Thank you for sharing this!! I am hosting a group of my son’s football buddies after their first football game tomorrow evening. I was going to make Stromboli, but this will be less labor intensive and looks so good!! Have a great day!!
Mix and Match Mama says
They will LOVE these tacos!!
Sydney Furlong says
YUM! Do you recommend only using hard shells?
Mix and Match Mama says
For baking them, yes! If you don’t want to bake them, you could easily spoon the taco mixture down into a flour tortilla.
Amy Rittenhouse says
Did you use ranch dip mix or ranch dressing mix, or does it matter?
Mix and Match Mama says
I use the dressing mix but I bet you could use either!
Gail says
I have made your baked chicken tacos and we loved them….these sound delish too.
Mix and Match Mama says
You will LOVE these!!!
Tiff says
Yum! It’s 10am and I have a sudden craving for tacos 🙂
Mix and Match Mama says
Always. 😉
Jenn says
Fun fact: I actually drooled reading this recipe. Also a fun fact: go to the IG sugarsbyleah- today’s fall cookie post is SO you.
Kate says
So, I was a bit skeptical about all the ranch, but I just made these for dinner, and they were AMAZINGGGGGGG! And my kids are them too! Yay! Thanks Shay!
Mix and Match Mama says
Awwwwwww! I’m so happy you made them too!!!
Sarah Jane says
My kids love tacos too and one way that we have changed our typical taco meat to stretch it out more for our family of 5 is to add 1 can of drained black beans to the meat when we add the taco seasoning. It really doesn’t change the taste or texture much, but then we actually have some leftover taco meat for salads the next day and we all get a little extra fiber and nutrients.
Diana Holguin says
I can’t believe how easy these were to make!! AND my picky 7 year old LOVED them! These tacos are definitely getting added to the regular rotation!
Mix and Match Mama says
Yay!!!!!!!!
Rhonda says
Do you drain the green chiles?
Mix and Match Mama says
Nope!
Mitzi Hutcheson says
I made these tonight and my four sons, my hubby and I LOVED them! They said they prefer them to my regular tacos! Thank you for sharing the recipe! I made another of your recipes last week (sausage penne pasta) and my family is so happy to have something different than my regular rotation. ?
Mix and Match Mama says
Really?! That makes me so happy!!!!!!
Maggie Wolf says
These look awesome. Have you tried these with ground turkey? As good?
Mix and Match Mama says
Not yet but we do often sub ground turkey without any problems!
MS says
I don’t love ranch dressing but for some reason wanted to try this recipe. It is amazing! I made them vegetarian (using crumbles), used 1/2 the cheese and light ranch dressing. They were still divine.
Mix and Match Mama says
I’m so glad you modified it for you and loved it too!!!!
Kristen says
I made these last night and what did I do wrong? It had way too much ranch dressing in the beef mixture. The mixture was pretty much white. I measured out a cup of ranch dressing and added to the beef. I must have done something wrong because it seems that everyone loves this recipe. Anyway, love your blog!!
Mix and Match Mama says
Hmmmmm…I don’t know??? Did you have enough ground beef??? I”m so sorry it didn’t work out for you!!!!
Jennimc says
What about the green Chiles? Would you say those are optional or a necessary ingredient? We aren’t much for spicy food, but I’m wondering if leaving them out will make them not taste at all like a taco?
Mix and Match Mama says
I think you can totally leave them out if they’re not your family’s thing!! Absolutely!
Jennimc says
Sorry….accidentally hit submit before my full email typed in!
Brandi Tooker says
Made this last night! My husband loved it!!
Mix and Match Mama says
YAY!!!!!!!