Cheesy Baked Tacos

Ingredients:

  • 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
  • 1 onion (chopped)
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • Kosher salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 cups chicken (shredded)
  • 1 can green chilis
  • 1 cup salsa
  • 1 can refried beans
  • 9 hard taco shells
  • 1½ cups pepperjack (shredded)
  • Fresh cilantro (chopped, for garnish)

Directions

Preheat oven to 350º F.

In a large skillet over medium heat, heat oil. Add onion and cook until tender, 6 minutes, then add cumin and season with salt and pepper. Stir until combined. Add chicken, green chilis, and salsa and stir until combined and heated through.

In a baking dish, spread a thin layer of refried beans. Spoon remaining refried beans into the bottom of a taco shell and top with chicken mixture. Place in baking dish. Repeat with remaining taco shells and ingredients, tightly standing up the taco shells in the dish.

Top all over with cheese and bake until cheese is melted, 10 minutes. Garnish with cilantro and serve.

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