Beef Flautas

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Flautas are flour tortillas stuffed with taco seasoned ground beef and cheese that are rolled and air fried until they are crispy and crunchy. They can be served as an appetizer at parties or gatherings of friends or for dinner. They are best served warm with salsa or sour cream to dip them in. Kids and grownups love them.

Use mini flour tortillas to make appetizer sized flautas and for dinner sized flautas use full sized tortillas. After you stuff the tortillas, roll them as tight as you can and secure them with a toothpick. Sprtiz them with a light mist of olive oil and air fryer them until they are crispy. I have air fried flautas without spritzing them with oil and they were still crispy and delicious.

I serve these beef flautas with some salsa and a yogurt salsa dip. Guacamole or queso will also work well as dips for flautas. If you serve them for dinner, toss in a few sides such as refried beans, Mexican cauliflower rice or a corn and black bean salad. Regardless of the occasion or meal, flautas are always a hit.

Please see the recipe card below for exact amounts and directions.

Ingredient Round Up

• 93% lean ground beef
• Onion
• Bell pepper, I used an orange one.
• Ground cumin
• Coriander
• Chili powder
• Sweet paprika
• Black pepper & salt
• Mini or regular flour tortillas – I used mini tortillas.

Making the Flautas

• Chop the onion and bell pepper. Place the onion and bell peppers on a microwave plate and microwave on high until tender. You can also sauté the onion and peppers in olive oil until tender if you wish and count the points for the olive oil. When done set aside.

• Crumble the ground beef into a skillet. Add a small amount of water to the skillet to start the cooking process.

• Cook the ground beef until it’s done while you stir often to keep the meat crumbled.

• Transfer the cooked meat to a strainer over the sink to remove any excess liquid and grease. Rinse the ground beef with cold water and after it is well drained, return the meat to the skillet.
• Add the chili powder, ground cumin, coriander, sweet paprika, black pepper, salt and water to the meat. Stir to mix in all the seasonings.

• Add in the microwaved onion and bell pepper and mix again. As the water reduces, taste the meat and adjust the spices if necessary. Continue to simmer the meat mixture until all of the water has evaporated. Set aside.
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• Place the fat free shredded cheese and Velveeta shreds on a plate and toss to mix them together. Set aside,

• Line an air fryer pan with aluminum foil.
• Place a piece of parchment paper on the counter.
• Heat mini flour tortillas, a couple at a time, in the microwave on defrost briefly to make them pliable.
• Place a mini tortilla on the parchment paper. Place some seasoned beef on the tortilla. Top with some shredded cheese.

• Roll the tortilla as tight as you can and secure with a toothpick. Spritz the flautas with olive oil spray and place the flautas on the air fryer pan.

• Cook the top side in the air fryer,

• Then remove the toothpicks and flip over to cook the other side.

• While the flautas are air frying, place the yogurt, sour cream and salsa in a small bowl. Mix to incorporate the ingredients and then set aside.

• Plate the flautas and serve with yogurt salsa sauce and some salsa. Refrigerate and leftover ground beef mixture.

Serving Ideas

• Flautas made with mini flour tortillas can be served as an appetizer, snack or with sides for a meal.
• Serve flautas with some salsa, yogurt salsa sauce or guacamole for dipping.
• For dinner, serve multiple mini flautas with some sides such as refried beans, cauliflower rice or corn and black bean salad.

WW 1 pt per mini flauta, makes 24  flautas

         2 pt per full size flauta, makes 8 flautas