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The Best Homemade Taco Meat
A quick and easy to spice up any meal calling for ground beef.
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Course:
Dinner, Lunch, Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine:
American, Jewish, Kosher, Mexican
Keyword:
burritos, tacos
Prep Time:
5
minutes
minutes
Cook Time:
10
minutes
minutes
Total Time:
15
minutes
minutes
Servings:
4
Calories:
313
kcal
Equipment
heavy bottomed pan
Ingredients
1
lb
ground beef
14
oz
diced tomatoes
1
teaspoon
garlic powder
1
teaspoon
onion powder
1
teaspoon
cumin
½
teaspoon
celery seed
½
teaspoon
crushed red pepper
optional
US Customary
-
Metric
Instructions
Brown the ground beef for 5-7 minutes in a pan over a medium heat.
Drain the fat from the pan.
Add the garlic powder, onion powder, cumin, celery seed, crushed red pepper, cumin, and diced tomatoes.
Cook over a medium flame for another 3-4 minutes or until the sauce begins to thicken.
Notes
Sprinkle over hummus and eat with pita
Hard shell tacos
Soft shell burritos
Serve over corn chips with salsa and guacamole
Stir the meat into a fresh batch of tater tots and top with ketchup or salsa
Always serve with
authentic Spanish rice
Use veggie crumblers instead of ground beef to make the recipe pareve or to add cheese and make it dairy
Nutrition
Nutrition Facts
The Best Homemade Taco Meat
Amount per Serving
Calories
313
% Daily Value*
Fat
23
g
35
%
Saturated Fat
9
g
56
%
Trans Fat
1
g
Cholesterol
81
mg
27
%
Sodium
92
mg
4
%
Potassium
524
mg
15
%
Carbohydrates
5
g
2
%
Fiber
1
g
4
%
Sugar
2
g
2
%
Protein
21
g
42
%
Vitamin A
197
IU
4
%
Vitamin C
9
mg
11
%
Calcium
64
mg
6
%
Iron
4
mg
22
%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.