5 from 2 votes
Ground Beef Tacos
Ground beef tacos are super easy and delicious! This cooking method gives flavorful, tender, homemade taco meat in minutes.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Total Time
30 mins
Servings:
4
people
Calories:
341 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
For the Tacos
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil see note
- 1 pound ground beef see note
- 1 onion medium, chopped fine
- 3 tablespoons taco seasoning I use homemade, see note
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons tomato paste
- ½ cup beef broth
- 2 teaspoons vinegar white or cider
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
Optional Toppings
- taco shells
- tomato
- lettuce
- sour cream
- avocado
- black olives
- cilantro
Instructions
- In a medium skillet, heat oil until shimmering and add ground beef. Cook until almost browned. Drain any excess grease, if necessary (see note).
- Add onion and cook until ground beef is browned and onion is translucent.
- Add taco seasoning and garlic. Cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
- Add tomato paste, broth, vinegar, and brown sugar. Bring to a simmer.
- Simmer until almost all of the liquid is reduced in the pan, about 5-8 minutes.
- Serve however you like your tacos! You can find a tutorial for frying your own taco shells here.
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Notes
- I use 90% lean ground beef in most recipes, just because that is what we usually get from our steers we raise and I usually need to add oil and don't have any excess grease. You can use 80% if you like that, just drain off the excess grease before adding any additional ingredients and skip adding the oil at the beginning.
- This is my Homemade Taco Seasoning Recipe, it's easy to throw together and delicious.
Nutrition Information
Calories
341kcal
(17%)
Carbohydrates
5g
(2%)
Protein
20g
(40%)
Fat
26g
(40%)
Saturated Fat
11g
(55%)
Cholesterol
80mg
(27%)
Sodium
344mg
(14%)
Potassium
362mg
(8%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
175IU
(4%)
Vitamin C
3.4mg
(4%)
Calcium
29mg
(3%)
Iron
2.4mg
(13%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 people
Amount Per Serving
Calories 341
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 341kcal | 17% |
| Carbohydrates | 5g | 2% |
| Protein | 20g | 40% |
| Fat | 26g | 40% |
| Saturated Fat | 11g | 55% |
| Cholesterol | 80mg | 27% |
| Sodium | 344mg | 14% |
| Potassium | 362mg | 8% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 175IU | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 3.4mg | 4% |
| Calcium | 29mg | 3% |
| Iron | 2.4mg | 13% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.