Description
Cheesy Taco Sticks are golden pizza dough filled with seasoned ground beef and melty cheese, brushed with garlic butter and baked to perfection. Perfect for party snacks, kid-friendly dinner, or easy appetizers.
Ingredients
1 lb ground beef
1 packet taco seasoning mix
1 tube Pillsbury Pizza Dough
5 colby jack and cheddar cheese sticks, halved
4 tbsp butter, melted
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp dried parsley
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 425 degrees F and coat a baking sheet with non-stick spray.
2. Cook ground beef until browned and crumbled. Drain fat and mix in taco seasoning without water. Let cool.
3. Roll out pizza dough and cut into 10 rectangles.
4. Place taco meat and half cheese stick in each rectangle.
5. Roll up and pinch seams closed.
6. Mix melted butter, garlic powder and parsley. Brush on top.
7. Bake 10–12 minutes until golden brown.
8. Serve hot with favorite taco toppings.
Notes
Do not overfill to prevent splitting.
Seal seams tightly to avoid cheese leaks.
Best served warm for maximum cheese pull.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 12 minutes
- Category: Appetizer
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mexican-American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stick
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 480mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 15g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 35mg
Keywords: Cheesy Taco Sticks, taco recipe, party snacks, kid-friendly dinner, easy appetizers