Easy Beef Taco Recipe
Forget the taco seasoning packets, water, and ground beef combo. This ground beef taco recipe is the best. You'll have delicious tacos in the same amount of time, but they will taste so much better! Everyone will love them.
Servings: 10 tacos
Ingredients
Taco Meat
- 1 pound ground beef
- 1/2 small onion minced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
Taco Seasoning
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1.5 teaspoon coarse kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon chipotle chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 cup canned tomato sauce
Taco Shells
- 10 whole corn tortillas I use white
- 1/2 cup avocado oil
- Coarse kosher or sea salt optional
Optional Toppings
- shredded cheese
- sour cream
- shredded lettuce
- chopped tomatoes
- fresh cilantro
- cilantro lime sauce
- avocado
- guacamole
- pickled red onions
Instructions
Make the taco meat filling
- Add the ground beef and minced onion to a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Sauté until the ground beef is cooked through and the onion is translucent.
- Add the garlic and sauté just until fragrant, about 1-2 minutes. You don't want to burn it.
- Add the ground cumin, salt, garlic powder, paprika, chili powder, and dried oregano. Mix to combine until all of the ground beef is coated.
- Add the tomato sauce and mix to combine. Turn the heat down to a simmer. Let the meat mixture simmer until most of the liquid is absorbed.
Fry Tortillas
- Heat a medium sized skillet over medium-high heat.
- Pour in avocado oil.
- Once the oil is hot (350°F), gently place the tortilla in the oil. Fry the tortilla on each side for about 30 seconds.
- Remove the tortilla from the oil and place it on a paper towel. This will drain the excess oil.
- Carefully fold the tortilla over itself to create the taco shell shape.
- Sprinkle with a little coarse salt if using.
Assemble the tacos
- Add the ground beef mixture to your taco shells.
- Top with your favorite toppings and serve!
Video
Notes
- Mincing the onion finely will help it incorporate into the meat mixture.
- It's important to the turn the heat down to a simmer once you've added the tomato sauce. You don't want to overcook the meat.
Nutrition
Serving: 1taco | Calories: 223kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 12g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 32mg | Sodium: 442mg | Potassium: 190mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 218IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg