Cheesy Beef Flautas with Salsa Queso by Cookingwithcj

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Cheesy Beef Flautas with Salsa Queso start with a cooked ground beef filling mixed with spicy Mexican seasoning, Rotel, and salsa queso. The filling is scooped into flour tortillas, finished with shredded cheddar cheese, and rolled up before cooking.

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Watch How to Make It

The rolled flautas can be made in either an air fryer or oven. They cook in two 5-minute stages, with a flip between the first and second cooking periods.

A hand pours a can of Ro-Tel diced tomatoes and green chilies into a pan of browned ground meat on a stovetop.

Why You'll Love This Recipe

The beef mixture is prepared before the tortillas are filled, so the seasoning, Rotel, and salsa queso are thoroughly combined with the cooked beef. This keeps the filling together as each tortilla is assembled.

Shredded cheddar is added directly to each tortilla along with the beef mixture. The cheese is part of the assembly step, while the salsa queso is mixed into the beef filling beforehand.

A Ninja air fryer with its basket pulled out, containing four flour tortillas rolled up on a piece of parchment paper.

The recipe also provides a choice between an air fryer and an oven for cooking the rolled tortillas. Whichever option is used, the flautas are cooked for 5 minutes, flipped, and cooked for another 5 minutes before serving.

Ingredients You'll Need

Flour tortillas are the base for the flautas. Each tortilla is laid out individually, filled with the beef mixture, sprinkled with cheddar, and rolled up.

The filling begins with 1 pound of ground beef, cooked all the way through. Once cooked, the beef is mixed thoroughly with 1/2 tablespoon of spicy Mexican seasoning, 1 can of Rotel, and 1/2 jar of salsa queso.

A spoonful of creamy, tomato-based ground meat mixture being placed onto a flour tortilla on a wooden cutting board.

Shredded cheddar cheese is added to the tortillas during assembly. Avocado oil is also included in the ingredient list.

Hands pull apart a crispy, filled pastry roll, with several more whole rolls resting on a dark board below.

For cooking, use either an air fryer or an oven. The completed roll ups are placed in the chosen cooking method, then flipped after the first 5 minutes.

How To Make It

Begin by cooking the 1 pound of ground beef all the way through. Complete the beef cooking before adding the remaining filling ingredients so the seasoning, Rotel, and queso can be mixed into fully cooked beef.

Add the 1/2 tablespoon of spicy Mexican seasoning, 1 can of Rotel, and 1/2 jar of salsa queso to the cooked beef. Mix everything thoroughly, making sure the beef mixture is fully combined before filling the tortillas.

Lay out a flour tortilla and scoop in some of the prepared beef mixture. Add a sprinkle of shredded cheddar cheese over the beef mixture.

Roll up the tortilla after adding the filling and cheddar. Continue assembling the roll ups by filling and rolling the tortillas.

Stir the spicy Mexican seasoning, Rotel, and salsa queso into the beef. Mix thoroughly so the ingredients are combined throughout the filling before the tortillas are filled.

Set out a flour tortilla and add a scoop of the beef mixture. Follow with a sprinkle of shredded cheddar cheese, then roll up the tortilla.

A hand sprinkles shredded cheese onto a scoop of meat filling placed on a flour tortilla, with a bowl of cheese and a stack of tortillas nearby.

The assembly order keeps the beef mixture and cheddar inside each rolled tortilla. Prepare the roll ups before moving them to the air fryer or oven.

Place the rolled tortillas in an air fryer or oven. Fry them for 5 minutes for the first stage of cooking.

Flip the roll ups after those first 5 minutes. Fry them for another 5 minutes on the other side.

A hand pours a jar of Tostitos salsa con queso onto ground beef and diced tomatoes cooking in a skillet.

Once the second 5-minute cooking period is complete, remove the flautas from the air fryer. They are then ready to serve.

Serving & Variations

Serve the flautas after they are removed from the air fryer. Each one includes the seasoned beef mixture with Rotel and salsa queso, plus shredded cheddar cheese inside the flour tortilla.

The recipe offers two cooking options: an air fryer or an oven. Keep the same two-part cooking schedule, including the flip after 5 minutes and the additional 5 minutes of frying.

Four cylindrical wraps arranged side-by-side in the open basket of a Ninja air fryer set to 455 degrees.

Frequently Asked Questions

What kind of tortillas are used for Cheesy Beef Flautas?

This recipe uses flour tortillas.

What goes into the beef filling?

The filling includes ground beef, spicy Mexican seasoning, Rotel, and salsa queso.

When is the cheddar cheese added?

Add a sprinkle of shredded cheddar cheese after scooping the beef mixture into each tortilla and before rolling it up.

How long do the flautas cook?

Cook the rolled flautas for 5 minutes, flip them, and cook for another 5 minutes.

Can these flautas be made in an oven or air fryer?

Yes. The rolled flautas can be added to an air fryer or oven.

Wrapping Up

These Cheesy Beef Flautas with Salsa Queso follow a straightforward order: cook the beef, thoroughly mix in the seasoning, Rotel, and queso, then fill the tortillas with the beef mixture and cheddar. Roll up the tortillas, cook them in the air fryer or oven, and flip them halfway through the total cooking time. Remove the flautas after the second 5-minute cooking period, serve, and enjoy.

Recipe created by cookingwithcj for Trust Me Try It.