Mix of traditional Mexican cuisine with classic fast food ingredients brings flavor to the max.
You can use this for casual dinner, as a party dish and they are perfect midnight snack after a night out 🙂
We tried several versions, hard and soft tacos, already prepared mix of spices instead of mixing spices ourselves, store bought or homemade salsa and we figured the perfect combination.
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Ground Beef Tacos
When it comes to comfort food, these tacos are one of the best recipes!
Ingredients
- 2 lb beef ground
- 12 taco shells hard
- 1/2 cup tomato sauce
- 2 cups iceberg lettuce
- 2 1/2 cups cheddar cheese
Taco Mix
- 2 tsp salt
- 2 tsp black pepper
- 2 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 1 tsp smoked red paprika
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes
- 3 tsp ground cumin
Salsa
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 1/4 cup water
- salt to taste
- pepper to taste
- 1 tsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Cook ground beef for 15 minutes on a medium heat in a large pan.
- After a couple of minutes start with adding spices (you can add more spices according to your taste).
- Add tomato sauce and let it cook, with mixing from time to time.
- Chop the lettuce and set aside.
- Grate cheddar cheese and set aside.
- After meat is cooked you can start with assembling your tacos.
- After you arrange the tacos in a baking tray, start with few tsp of meat, then cheese and lettuce and a few tsp of salsa. Repeat the process.
- Cover with the rest of the cheese and top with salsa.
- Put tacos in a preheated oven on 220 C or 430 F for 7-8 minutes.
- Serve warm and enjoy!
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Notes
These spice measurements will get you mild taste, you can always add more salt, pepper and red pepper flakes for more intense flavor!
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