Pie Iron Tacos

This pie iron taco recipe is cooked over a campfire in a pie iron with taco-seasoned ground beef, shredded Monterey Jack cheese, onion, and 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

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 2

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.

Step 3

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

Step 4

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