Ground Beef Tacos

These ground beef tacos are flavorful, quick and easy to make, and they're sure to be a hit with the whole family! Great for busy weeknight dinners.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Tex-Mex

Keyword ground beef taco recipe, ground beef tacos

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 20 minutes

Total Time 30 minutes

Servings

Calories 168kcal

Author Natasha Bull

Ingredients

1 pound lean ground beef
1 teaspoon garlic powder
1 teaspoon onion powder
1 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1 tablespoon chili powder
Salt & pepper to taste
For serving: tortillas, and your favorite toppings (see blog post for suggestions) to taste

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 350F (to warm tortillas), stack tortillas and wrap them in foil and place in oven. Or use a tortilla warmer or warm the tortillas over a gas stove burner if you have one. You can prep the toppings beforehand or while the meat is cooking.
Add the beef to a skillet over medium-high heat. Once it's started to cook and you've broken it up a bit with your spoon, add in the spices. Cook, stirring occasionally, for about 8-10 minutes or until the beef has cooked through.
If there's a lot of excess fat released from the beef, spoon it out. Give the beef a taste and adjust ingredients as needed (e.g. add more smoked paprika). Season with salt & pepper to taste (chili power usually contains salt so you may not have to add too much).
Serve warm with tortillas and desired toppings.

Notes

This recipe makes about 2-3 tacos/person if you don't load them up with too much meat, so I recommend doubling it if you've got very hungry people.
You can definitely go with a fattier % of ground beef if you want more flavor and don't mind draining some of the excess grease.
Nutritional information is provided as a courtesy only and should be construed as an estimate rather than a guarantee. Ingredients can vary and Salt & Lavender makes no guarantees to the accuracy of this information. Info for this recipe is just for the taco meat as toppings and the size/brand of tortillas vary.

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