30 Minute Meal Recipe of Tacos Tonight
Delicious and Easy Recipe of Tacos for Every Night of the Week
Let’s taco bout tacos! They are just not for taco Tuesday. Tacos are a great meal to make for dinner any night of the week. They can be made quickly and the family can build them how they like. Use our recipe of tacos to make the perfect 30 minute meal.
Take this recipe for tacos and use it to make a layered taco dip for your next party or to have a second dish from leftovers.
What Ingredients Are Needed for Ground Beef Tacos?
- ground beef
- taco seasoning
- diced onion
- diced tomatoes
- refried beans
- tortillas/taco shells/tortilla chips
- water/tomato juice (optional)
- sour cream
- fresh shredded cheese
- shredded lettuce
- salsa / pico de gallo (optional)
What Makes The Best Beef Taco Recipe?
We think cooking the homemade taco seasoning into the semi cooked ground beef makes the best meld of flavors for tacos. It allows the tacos seasonings to open up their flavors and infuse into the meat. Or so we like to think.
Can I Use Ground Turkey Instead of Ground Beef?
If you want to use ground turkey for your taco meat, you can. You will want to use additional seasoning because ground turkey does not have a lot of flavor. You can do this by simply adding additional seasoning or more chili powder, if you like a little more heat. Adding tomato sauce/tomato juice can also add flavor.
How Do You Season to Make the Best Ground Beef Tacos?
We make our own homemade taco seasoning. It contains chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, ground cumin, oregano, salt and ground paprika.
Are Crunchy Taco Shells Needed?
If you love crunchy taco shells, use them. You can also use tostadas, they hold up better (in my opinion). Soft tortillas are also great for soft shell tacos along with tortilla chips to make nachos instead.
Spice Up the Beef Filling
Add a little chipotle chili powder to add heat for your seasoned ground beef. Fresh squeeze lime juice adds additional flavor over your salsa or pico de gallo.
Homemade Ground Beef Tacos
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef
- 3 Tablespoons taco seasoning
- 1/4 cup diced onion
- 2 chopped tomatoes
- sour cream
- shredded lettuce
- heated refried eans
- tortillas/taco shells/tortilla chips
Instructions
- On medium heat, cook the ground beef with the onions
- Add a little seasoning to the ground beef.
- Once the meat is browned, add the remaining taco seasoning.
- Reduce any liquid, until there is a little left.
- If the ground beef is dry, you can add 1/4 cups water or tomato sauce to reduce and cook in the taco seasoning with the meat.
- Stir occasionally and allow juice to reduce by half.
- Prepare your tacos with your favorite toppings and enjoy.
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