Description
The BEST ground beef taco recipe made with homemade taco seasoning. The taco meat is juicy, full of flavor, and served in crispy taco shells. This easy weeknight meal is a family favorite and takes less than 30 minutes to make!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 1 tablespoon chili powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 cup water
- 8 corn or flour tortillas
- Lettuce, finely chopped
- Shredded Mexican cheese blend or cheddar cheese
- Pickled Red Onions
- Guacamole or avocado
- Sour cream or plain Greek yogurt
Instructions
- Step: Heat a large skillet over medium heat.
- Step: Brown the ground beef for about 5 minutes, breaking up the meat into small pieces using a wooden spoon.
- Step: Cook until meat is no longer pink.
- Step: Drain off any excess grease.
- Step: Season with chili powder, cumin, salt, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder, and oregano.
- Step: Pour in the water and let simmer for 5 minutes or until thickened.
- Step: Turn off heat and set aside.
- Step: Fill the tortillas with the warm taco meat and top with lettuce, cheese, pico de gallo, guacamole or avocado, sour cream or your favorite taco toppings.
- Step: Serve immediately.
Notes
To make crispy tortillas: Add avocado oil or vegetable oil to a small skillet until it is ½ inch up the sides. Heat over medium-high heat until hot. Carefully place a tortilla in the hot oil and cook until blistering but still soft (10-15 seconds). Using tongs, turn tortilla over and immediately fold to form a shell. Fry until crisp and golden all over (15-30 seconds longer). Sprinkle with cotija cheese and salt while hot.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 10 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Skillet
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 2 tacos
- Calories: 750 kcal
- Sugar: 6 g
- Sodium: 850 mg
- Fat: 42 g
- Saturated Fat: 18 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 22 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 38 g
- Fiber: 5 g
- Protein: 32 g
- Cholesterol: 95 mg
Keywords: Mexican Recipes, Tacos, Ground Beef Tacos