Crispitos Cafeteria Copy Cat Recipe

• servings: 24 servings
• active time: 20 minutes
• total time: 35 minutes

Ingredients

16 oz ground beef (OR ground chicken)

3 tablespoons paprika

1 tablespoon turmeric (+ more for "authentic" school lunch color)

2 tablespoons cumin

3 tablespoons water

3 tablespoons chunky salsa

5 tortillas (10-12 inch round)

vegetable oil cooking spray

queso sauce (for serving)

sour cream (for serving)

Directions

brown

Preheat the oven to 400°F. Cook and crumble the ground beef or ground chicken. Rinse in a strainer, then transfer to a food processor.

blend

Add the paprika, turmeric, cumin, water, and salsa to the meat in the food processor. Use the processor to blend the meat until it's paste-like in consistency.

fill

Cut the tortillas in half. Measure out approximately 1/4 cup of the filling and arrange it in a log-like shape about a half-inch in from the cut side of each tortilla half. Fold over each end and tightly wrap the tortilla around the filling.

spray

Spray a baking sheet with vegetable oil cooking spray. Place the filled tortillas, seam side down, on the greased baking sheet. Spray the tops of each filled tortilla with a mist of cooking spray.

bake

Bake in the preheated oven for 12-15 minutes, until they are just starting to get crispy but haven't started to brown.

serve

Serve topped with a generous helping of queso sauce and sour cream. Enjoy!