Taco Meat
Prep Time
5 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
The best taco meat you will ever make! It has the easiest homemade taco seasoning and a secret ingredient to create the most flavorful and creamiest taco meat. It's perfect for hard or soft shell tacos.
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
American, Mexican
Keyword:
creamy taco meat, taco meat
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 270 kcal
Ingredients
- 1 lb 80/20 or 88/12 ground beef
- 1 medium yellow or white onion, finely diced
- 2 tbsp tomato paste
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- ¼ cup water
- salt and pepper, to taste
Instructions
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Add the ground beef and onion to a skillet over medium heat and cook until ground beef is cooked through. Drain any excess fat and return to skillet.
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Add minced garlic, tomato paste, seasonings, and water and stir to combine. Let the mixture simmer until the sauce has thickened, 5-7 minutes.
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Serve hot with tortillas or taco shells.
Recipe Notes
Nutrition is an estimate and calculated using 88/12 ground beef with excess fat drained.
You can use any type of ground meat you would like: ground turkey and ground chicken would be delicious.
Nutrition Facts
Taco Meat
Amount Per Serving (4 oz)
Calories 270
Calories from Fat 137
% Daily Value*
Fat 15.2g23%
Saturated Fat 4.8g30%
Polyunsaturated Fat 0.6g
Monounsaturated Fat 1.8g
Cholesterol 70.9mg24%
Sodium 225.2mg10%
Carbohydrates 9.8g3%
Fiber 2.7g11%
Sugar 1.5g2%
Protein 26.4g53%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.