Taco Meat Recipe

Taco meat in a soft taco with chopped tomatoes and lettuce and shredded cheese on top.

5 from 2 votes

Spice up your mealtime with delicious homemade taco meat. Our easy-to-make recipe will have your taste buds dancing with its perfect blend of spices and ground beef. Done in less than 20 minutes!

Prep Time3

Cook Time17

Total Time20

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: how to freeze taco meat, Taco meat, taco meat recipe

Servings: servings

Calories: 190kcal

Author: Polly Conner

Equipment

Ingredients

Taco Seasoning Ingredients

1 tablespoon chili powder
2 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon onion powder
1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes or less for sensitive palates
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon paprika
Optional: 1/2 teaspoon sugar

Taco Meat Ingredients

1 tablespoons olive oil or avocado oil
1 small white onion, diced about 1 cup
3 garlic cloves, minced
2 pounds lean ground beef sub: ground turkey
1 cup beef or chicken broth

Instructions

In a small bowl, stir together the chili powder, ground cumin, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, red pepper flakes, paprika, and optional sugar until well combined.
In a large skillet, heat the oil over medium-high heat. Saute the diced onion, stirring frequently, until softened, 4 to 5 minutes. Stir in 3-4 minced garlic cloves and cook for 30 to 60 seconds more.
Add the ground beef and cook for 5-7 minutes, or until no longer pink, breaking up the meat with a wooden spoon or spatula as it browns. Drain off excess grease.
Sprinkle 3-4 tablespoons of taco seasoning over the meat and stir until coated. Add in 1 cup of chicken/beef/vegetable broth and bring to a simmer. Reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, until the mixture has reduced some, about 5 minutes.
Serve however you'd like--in Tacos, Ground Beef Quesadillas, Baked Nachos, Beef Burritos, Taco Soup, or on a Mexican Chopped Salad.

Notes

Where We Get Our Beef: We get our beef from ButcherBox. The beef is grass-fed and curated from trusted farms. We highly recommend this service to source healthy meat–like uncured bacon, chicken, and wild salmon–and have used it for years ourselves.
Taco Seasoning Ratio: Use about 2 tablespoons of taco seasoning for every 1 pound of meat. Use more or less depending on your preference.
Pro Tip: Triple or quadruple the batch of seasoning and store in a jar. I almost always have a batch of our Taco Seasoning stored with my other seasonings.

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