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Easy Carnivore Taquitos with Ground Beef

Carnivore Tex-Mex meal! Seasoned ground beef wrapped in store bought egg white tortilla shells and baked in the oven til crisp. Dip in sour cream.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time12 minutes
Total Time32 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Keyword: Carnivore, family dinner, ground beef, mexican dish
Servings: 4 people

Equipment

  • toothpicks
  • pastry brush to brush butter on taquitos

Ingredients

  • 2 packs Egglife Egg White Wraps found in egg section of stores
  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder (optional)
  • 1 tbls butter for beef mixture
  • 2 tsp Chipotle peppers in adobe sauce (optional) (only use the sauce, not peppers)
  • 1/2 tsp cumin powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/3 cup beef broth
  • 2 tsp taco seasoning
  • 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
  • 1 tbsp butter melted
  • sour cream for dipping

Instructions

  • Brown ground beef in a skillet over medium heat and drain. Do not rinse off beef as you want to keep some of the beef fat.
  • Turn on oven to 375.
  • Add onion powder, 1 tbls butter, 2 tsp of adobe sauce, cumin, salt, taco seasoning, and beef broth. Stir.
  • Allow mixture to simmer to boil out some of the beef broth. Don't overcook to keep beef mixture moist.
  • Take beef mixture off of heat.
  • Lay out egg white wrap shells. Cut egg white wraps in half. Place a tablespoon of beef in the middle of each egg white wraps. Sprinkle with cheese.
  • Roll up egg wraps and secure with toothpicks. Melt butter and brush on egg wrap taquitos.
  • Bake in oven for 12 minutes. Carefully turn taquitos after 6 minutes so they can crisp on the other side.
  • Pull out of oven and allow to sit for a few minutes. Serve hot with sour cream.