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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
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 15 minutes
Servings: 4
Calories: 313kcal

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.