Crispy Baked Fajita Tacos

These Crispy Baked Fajita Tacos are made with just a couple budget friendly ingredients and they are so good!  Top with your favorite taco toppings for an easy vegetarian family dinner.

 These Crispy Baked Fajita Tacos are one of my favorite new taco recipes!  They’re made with just a few budget friendly ingredients, packed with veggies and flavor and perfect for a family dinner.  Serve with chips and guacamole or a side of beans and rice.

I know I shared a bell pepper themed recipe yesterday, but I guess I just have them on the brain these days, haha!  They go well in lots of different kinds of recipes and really makes these fajita tacos taste great.

Crispy Baked Fajita Taco Recipe Ingredients

• Bell Peppers – I used a mixture of green, red and yellow bell peppers.  I love all the colors but you can use any mixture of colors you like.  Green peppers are usually significantly cheaper than red or yellow, so you can also just use green peppers.  I often see pre-sliced fajita mix in packages in the produce section, which would cut down on time if that is what you are looking for!
• Onion – I used a yellow onion but either purple or white would also work.
• Fajita Seasoning – I always keep a full stocked spice rack, so I made my own fajita seasoning using: chili powder, cumin, onion powder, garlic powder, paprika, smoked paprika, dried oregano and salt.  You can also just buy a packet of fajita seasoning at the store and use that.
• Corn Tortillas – Any color corn tortillas will work.  If you are more of a flour tortilla person, use flour tortillas instead.
• Refried Beans – I like to use refried beans in baked tacos because they don’t slide out and they help keep everything in place.  You can also use regular, whole beans and just be careful transferring them to the baking sheet.
• Shredded Cheese – I used pepper jack cheese because it adds a nice little kick and it went really well with the fajita flavors!  Any kind of cheese will work though, regular or dairy free.
• Cooking Spray/Olive Oil

How To Make The Best Crispy Baked Tacos

1. Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees F.  Add all fajita seasoning ingredients to a small bowl and mix to combine.  You can also add them into the pan one by one if you like.
2. Dice the peppers and onion into bite size pieces.  Traditionally fajitas are made with thinly sliced bell peppers, but these tacos will be much easier to eat if you make them bite size pieces.  
3. Heat a large pan over medium heat and add olive oil, peppers, onion and fajita seasoning.  Give it a good mix and let the everything cook until peppers are softened and covered in the fajita seasoning, about 10 minutes.
4. Lightly spray a large baking sheet with cooking spray and set aside.  Warm your tortillas so that you can easily fold them without breaking.  I just heat mine for a few seconds in a skillet with some cooking spray.  You could also microwave them.
5. Spread a couple of tablespoons of refried beans onto one half of each tortilla.  Top with a small handful of shredded cheese and then a spoonful of the fajita veggies.  I like to top with a little extra cheese, just to help everything stick together.  Fold the other half of the tortillas over and place the tacos on the greased sheet pan.  Spray the tops of the tortillas with cooking spray and place in the oven.  
6. Bake tacos until cheese is melted and bubbly and tortillas are crispy and starting to brown, about 10 minutes.  Let cool and enjoy with your favorite taco toppings!

Crispy Baked Fajita Tacos Frequently Asked Questions

• Are these tacos gluten free?  Yes, as long as you use gluten free corn tortillas.
• Is this recipe vegan?  Mine are not, but you can easily make yours vegan by using vegan cheese.  They have pretty decent options out there these days.
• Can these baked tacos be made ahead of time?  They can, but they are most crispy when enjoyed warm, right out of the oven.
• Are they freezer friendly?  Yes, these tacos are freezer friendly.  I would suggest fully assembling them to the step just before baking.  Allow them to freeze for about an hour spread out on a sheet pan and then fully freeze them in an airtight container.

Have a question I didn’t answer?  Ask me in the comment section below and I will get back to you ASAP!

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Crispy Baked Fajita Tacos

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• Author: She Likes Food
• Total Time: 34 minutes
• Yield: 10 1x
• Diet: Vegetarian

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These Crispy Baked Fajita Tacos are made with just a handful of ingredients are only take about 30 minutes to cook!  They are great for your next vegetarian taco night!

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Ingredients

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• 2 teaspoons olive oil
• 1 red bell pepper, diced
• 1 green bell pepper, diced
• 1 yellow bell pepper, diced
• 1/2 yellow onion, diced
• 10 corn tortillas
• 1 1/3 cup refried beans
• 1 1/3 cup shredded cheese, I used pepper jack
• Cooking spray
• Your favorite taco toppings

Fajita Seasoning Recipe (or about 2 tablespoons packaged fajita seasoning)

• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon granulated garlic
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon smoked paprika (optional)

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Instructions

1. Pre-heat oven to 425 degrees F.  Add all fajita seasoning ingredients to a small bowl and mix to combine.  You can also add them into the pan one by one if you like.
2. Dice the peppers and onion into bite size pieces.  Traditionally fajitas are made with thinly sliced bell peppers, but these tacos will be much easier to eat if you make them bite size pieces.
3. Heat a large pan over medium heat and add olive oil, peppers, onion and fajita seasoning.  Give it a good mix and let the everything cook until peppers are softened and covered in the fajita seasoning, about 10 minutes.
4. Lightly spray a large baking sheet with cooking spray and set aside.  Warm your tortillas so that you can easily fold them without breaking.  I just heat mine for a few seconds in a skillet with some cooking spray.  You could also microwave them.
5. Spread a couple of tablespoons of refried beans onto one half of each tortilla.  Top with a small handful of shredded cheese and then a spoonful of the fajita veggies.  I like to top with a little extra cheese, just to help everything stick together.  Fold the other half of the tortillas over and place the tacos on the greased sheet pan.  Spray the tops of the tortillas with cooking spray and place in the oven.
6. Bake tacos until cheese is melted and bubbly and tortillas are crispy and starting to brown, about 10 minutes.  Let cool and enjoy with your favorite taco toppings!

Notes

*If you have trouble with the top side of your tortilla staying down before putting them in the oven, just let it lay open and then after they have been in the oven for about a minute you should be able to carefully press them down and they will stay.

For each tortilla, I used about 2 tablespoons each refried beans, fajita veggies and cheese.  Mine were pretty stuffed, so you could easily stretch the recipe and only add 1 tablespoon of each ingredient to each taco.

• Prep Time: 14
• Cook Time: 20
• Category: Dinner, Vegetarian
• Method: Stovetop, Oven
• Cuisine: Mexican Inspired