5 from 3 votes
Taco Meat Recipe
This is the BEST Taco Meat Recipe Ever! A little unconventional, made with a homemade taco seasoning, tomato paste, vegetables like onions and peppers, plus a secret ingredient (shh...it's potatoes!).
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
20 mins
Servings:
6
Calories:
147 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef I used grass-fed 80/20
- 3 1/2 tbsp taco seasoning or a packet of store-bought, homemade
- 1 cup onion minced
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1/2 cup green bell pepper minced
- 1 small potato minced, not peeled
- 3 tbsp tomato paste
- 2/3 cup water + more as you stew meat
Instructions
- Add ground beef, onion, green pepper and potatoes in a skillet over medium high heat and brown meat until cooked through, breaking meat up as small as possible along the way.
- Make a well in the ground beef to reveal some grease and add garlic and tomato paste, allowing to "fry" a bit before stirring throughout meat mixture.
- Tip pan to one side to allow grease to gather and dab a paper towel to remove "most" of the grease.
- Turn heat down to medium low. Add taco seasoning and water and simmer.
- For best results, stew meat for an hour or longer...adding more water as it evaporates. Adjust seasonings to taste.
- Serve hot with your favorite taco night fixin's.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
147kcal
(7%)
Carbohydrates
10g
(3%)
Protein
18g
(36%)
Fat
4g
(6%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
0.2g
(1%)
Monounsaturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Trans Fat
0.3g
(15%)
Cholesterol
47mg
(16%)
Sodium
118mg
(5%)
Potassium
527mg
(11%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Vitamin A
169IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
20mg
(22%)
Calcium
23mg
(2%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 147
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 147kcal | 7% |
| Carbohydrates | 10g | 3% |
| Protein | 18g | 36% |
| Fat | 4g | 6% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 0.2g | 1% |
| Monounsaturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 0.3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 47mg | 16% |
| Sodium | 118mg | 5% |
| Potassium | 527mg | 11% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 169IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 20mg | 22% |
| Calcium | 23mg | 2% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.