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Mexican Ground Beef Tacos Recipe
It only takes 5 ingredients and 15 minutes to make this ground beef taco recipe. We make ground beef tacos at least once every week because it’s our family’s favorite meal! Use our homemade taco seasoning for the best flavor.
Prep
5 min
Cook
15 min
Total
20 min
Serves
8
Instructions
- 01
Combine ground beef, onion and minced garlic in a non-stick fry pan or cast iron skillet.
- 02
Cover and cook over medium-high heat until the meat begins to brown and is no longer pink in the center, stirring often.*
- 03
Once the ground beef begins to brown, add taco seasoning and stir until it’s evenly distributed.
- 04
Add the lime juice and stir to combine.
- 05
Cook, uncovered, until the mixture is browned, stirring occasionally.
- 06
Fill taco shells with meat and toppings, as desired.
Nutrition
per serving · 1 taco
- Calories
- 151
- Protein
- 10g
- Carbs
- 2g
- Fat
- 11g
- Fiber
- 1g
- Sugar
- 1g
- Sat. fat
- 4g
- Sodium
- 89mg
- Cholesterol
- 40mg
Variations & swaps
Ground Beef Taco Recipe: Ingredients & Substitutions
- Ground Beef. We typically use 85% lean ground beef, however any variety works well. Or, make ground chicken tacos or ground turkey tacos.
- Homemade Taco Seasoning. I always have a batch of this in a jar in my spice cabinet. My entire family agrees it’s the best (and far better than any store-bought varieties). If you prefer to use store-bought, I suggest making sure you chose an organic variety without fillers/artificial ingredients. Two of our favorites are Siete Foods and Simply Organic.
- Onion. We usually use sweet white or yellow onions, however red onion tastes great too.
- Lime Juice. Choose an organic bottled lime juice or use freshly squeezed.
- Minced Garlic. I buy organic minced garlic in a jar and use that since I don’t ever seem to have time to mince fresh garlic. But you can choose whichever you prefer.
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