Stuffed Taco Bread Recipe

Victoria Knight    January 07, 2020    Recipes   

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 lime sour cream and your favorite taco toppings. Perfect for your Taco Tuesday dinner or as an appetizer at your next fiesta!

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

Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 400F.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Hallow out bread halves and sprinkle with 1 cup shredded cheese.
5. Arrange on baking sheet and bake until cheese is melted, 5 minutes.
6. Remove bread from oven and fill with beef mixture. Sprinkle with remaining ½ cup shredded cheese.
7. 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.