Browning Beef for Tacos in Oven

Sharing our favorite taco meat recipe today!  The only taco filling you'll need for taco night.  So simple to prepare and seasoned just right.  This will quickly become a new favorite weeknight recipe.

Easy Taco Meat Recipe

When it comes to tacos, you need a simple taco meat recipe that has just the right seasonings without being too seasoned for all of your toppings.

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How to Make Taco Meat

There are two steps to making homemade taco meat, but they are super simple! First you're going to cook your ground beef, then you'll add the seasonings and assemble your tacos.

Brown the Meat

Browning ground beef is easy to do! Here's how:

1. Place the ground meat in a skillet (preferably a nonstick skillet) and cook over medium-high heat. The most important part to browning ground beef is using a wooden spoon or heatproof spatula to break up the ground beef into equal-size pieces as it cooks. This ensures that all the ground beef pieces cook evenly.
2. Add cooking oil. If your ground meat is very lean, and especially if your skillet isn't nonstick, you may want to heat a small amount of cooking oil — about 1 to 2 teaspoons — in the skillet over medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the ground meat. This will help to keep the meat from sticking.
3. On most stove tops, browning ground beef should take approximately 7 to 10 minutes for 1 pound of meat. It's important to continue stirring and breaking the pieces into the same size with the wooden spoon or heatproof spatula so the ground beef cooks evenly. It's easy to tell when your meat is ready — it should all be brown with no apparent pinkish pieces.
4. When the ground beef is fully browned, the final step is to drain the fat. Remember to be careful because you're working with hot fat. Carefully tilt the pan so the liquid fat falls to one side. Using a slotted spoon, push the meat to the other side of the pan and scoop it out onto a paper-towel-lined plate. Once the paper towels have absorbed any remaining fat, the beef is ready to be used in your favorite recipes.

Add Seasonings

Now all you have to do is stir in the salsa, cumin, hot sauce, and lime juice! Then add the taco filling to corn tortillas along with your favorite fixings and dig in.

Taco Topping Ideas

If you're not sure what toppings go best with tacos, here are some of my favorite ideas:

• Cheese
• Salsa
• Lettuce
• Sour Cream
• Guacamole
• Tomatoes
• Hot sauce
• Cilantro
• Green onions
• Jalapenos

How to Store and Reheat Leftovers

This is a great recipe to make in advance because taco meat reheats well. Just let your taco filling come to room temperature, then store it in the fridge in an airtight container. It will keep for 4-5 days. When you're ready to eat, simply reheat in the microwave or on the stovetop. For the microwave, I recommend covering a microwave-safe bowl with a plate to avoid splattering.

Best Taco Meat Recipe

The only taco filling you'll need for taco night.  So simple to prepare and seasoned just right.  This will quickly become a new favorite weeknight recipe.

Course: Dinner, Main Course

Cuisine: Mexican

Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 15 mins

Servings: 12

Calories: 136 kcal

Author: Jenny

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Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 1 cup finely chopped white onion
• 1 tablespoon fresh minced garlic
• 2 pounds lean ground beef
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon Lawry's garlic salt
• 1/4 cup prepared salsa verde
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon hot sauce such as Cholula
• 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice

Instructions

• Heat oil in large pot over medium heat.  Saute onion and garlic until softened, about 5 minutes.  Add ground beef, salt, pepper and garlic salt.  Cook and crumble until browned.  Drain fat if needed.

• Stir in salsa, cumin, hot sauce and lime juice.  Reduce heat to simmer until ready to serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 136 kcal | Carbohydrates: 2 g | Protein: 17 g | Fat: 6 g | Saturated Fat: 2 g | Cholesterol: 47 mg | Sodium: 356 mg | Potassium: 305 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 1 g | Vitamin A: 35 IU | Vitamin C: 2.7 mg | Calcium: 17 mg | Iron: 2.2 mg

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