If your weeknights are busy, chaotic, and dangerously close to ending in takeout again… this list is about to save you.
These 15 easy taco recipes are loaded with bold flavor, melty cheese, and all the good stuff that makes taco night the best night of the week.
From crispy beef tacos and street tacos to buffalo chicken tacos and oven baked taco dinners, there’s something here for everyone — even the picky eaters.
Whether you’re planning Taco Tuesday, feeding a crowd, or just need a quick dinner that doesn’t feel boring, these easy weeknight meals come together fast with simple ingredients and big flavor. Grab your tortillas… we’re doing tacos all week.
Easy Taco Recipes for Weeknight Dinners
Cream Cheese Bacon Chicken Tacos are an easy dinner recipe. Stand and Stuff Taco Shells are loaded with shredded chicken, cream cheese, real bacon bits onions and cheddar cheese. These chicken tacos would also be a great party food.
Philly Cheese Steak Tacos are an easy ground beef dinner or party food recipe. These baked tacos are loaded with green peppers, onions and mozzarella cheese. Serve these ground beef tacos at your Super Bowl party.
Sausage and Egg Breakfast Tacos are a fun and easy breakfast recipe. These breakfast tacos are made in Old El Paso tortilla bowls and loaded with eggs, maple breakfast sausage, cheddar cheese, sweet bell peppers and bacon.
Buffalo Chicken Tacos are an easy dinner recipe using rotisserie chicken. These baked chicken tacos are loaded with buffalo sauce, ranch dressing, celery, tomatoes, onions and cheddar cheese.
Extra Cheesy Baked Beef Tacos are an easy weeknight dinner recipe using ground beef, salsa con queso cheese dip, shredded mozzarella and cheddar and nacho cheese flavoured stand and stuff taco shells.
Ground Chicken Tacos are an easy weeknight dinner recipe made with lean ground chicken, chicken taco seasoning, Rotel diced tomatoes and green chilies and shredded cheese served in flour tortillas and drizzled with ranch and avocado dressing.
Spaghetti Tacos are an easy dinner recipe made with stand and stuff taco shells loaded with spaghetti and ground beef tossed in in tomato sauce with taco seasoning and baked with cheese.
Instant Pot Chicken Tacos is are an easy pressure cooker chicken dinner recipe perfect for weeknights.
Fried Tacos are an easy ground beef dinner recipe using flour tortillas filled with taco beef and shredded cheese before frying.
Sloppy Joe Tacos are hearty ground beef tacos with sloppy joe sauce and baked with cheese.
Cilantro Lime Shrimp Tacos are tasty tacos with seasoned shrimp, sliced red cabbage, diced avocados and a creamy dressing made with mayo, Greek yogurt, lime juice and cilantro.
Smash Burger Tacos are a delightful fusion of two classic foods made with flour tortillas topped with ground beef patties, cheese, onions, pickles, shredded lettuce and homemade copycat Big Mac sauce.
Chicken Caesar Smash Tacos are an dinner recipe made with flour tortillas, ground chicken, chopped romaine, Caesar dressing, bacon and parmesan cheese.
Chicken Alfredo Tacos are a fun and easy dinner recipe perfect for busy weeknights.
Cheesy Blasted Stand N Stuff taco shells are stuffed with creamy linguine alfredo loaded with grilled chicken chunks, Rotel and mozzarella cheese.
Doritos Crusted Chicken Smash Tacos are a fun twist on smash burger tacos. Flour tortillas are spread with a ground chicken and crushed Doritos mixture and fried until crispy before being topped with shredded mozzarella, chopped lettuce, crispy bacon, ranch dressing and more Doritos.
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