Pie Iron Tacos

Pie iron tacos are cooked over a campfire in a pie iron with taco-seasoned ground beef, shredded Monterey Jack cheese, onion, and corn tortillas.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 430 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 (8 ounce) container sour cream
• 1 cup shredded Monterey Jack cheese
• 1 pound ground beef
• 1 (8 ounce) jar salsa
• 1 (1 ounce) package taco seasoning mix
• 1 large tomato, diced
• 12 (5 inch) corn tortillas
• 2 cups shredded iceberg lettuce
• 0.5 cup chopped onion

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Build a campfire and allow the fire to burn until it has accumulated a bed of coals. Rake the coals into a flat bed on one side of the fire.

Step 2

Meanwhile, cook ground beef in a large skillet over medium-high heat until browned, stirring to crumble. Pour off excess fat; stir taco seasoning into beef according to package directions.

Step 3

Coat inside of a pie iron with cooking spray. Place 1 corn tortilla on one side, top with 1 scoop ground beef, sprinkle with Monterey Jack cheese, add chopped onion; place 1 (more) corn tortilla on top. Close pie iron.

Step 4

Cook taco over moderate campfire coals until tortillas have crisped and browned and taco is hot in center. Serve with lettuce, tomato, salsa, and sour cream. Repeat with remaining ingredients.