DIY taco seasoning: Get the recipe.
Tip: Try these tacos with pico de gallo salsa, tomatillo salsa, a sprinkle of grated mozzarella and a squeeze of lime.
Saucy beef tacos
By Chatelaine3
PREP TIME
10 min
TOTAL TIME
20 min
* PLUS Serves: 4
Saucy beef tacos. Photo, Sian Richards.
Call your friends and crank up the music! Tacos are great for easy entertaining – everyone loves them. Add your favourite toppings, and watch dinner turn into a fab fiesta.
Ingredients
- 2 tsp canola oil
- 2 garlic cloves , minced
- 1 small onion , finely chopped
- 500 g lean ground beef
- 1/4 cup water
- 1/2 156-mL can tomato paste , about 1/4 cup
- 1 tbsp DIY taco seasoning
- 1 tsp granulated sugar
- 4 corn taco shells or flour tortillas
Instructions
- HEAT a large frying pan over medium-high. Add oil, then garlic and onion. Cook until onion is soft, 3 to 4 min. Crumble in beef. Cook, stirring occasionally, until meat is no longer pink, 4 to 5 min. Add water, tomato paste, taco seasoning and sugar. Stir until warmed through, 2 to 3 min.
- SERVE in tortillas.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 455,
- Protein
- 29 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 33 g,
- Fat
- 23 g,
- Fibre
- 2 g,
- Sodium
- 612 mg.
- Excellent source of
- Vitamin B12
