Ground Beef Taco Recipe

Mexican cuisine is varied and popular the world over. Of these, tacos form a part of traditional Mexican food. The term tacos is derived from the Mexican Spanish language and is defined as a “tortilla filled with spiced meat”. A variety of fillings such as chicken, vegetables, cheese, sea food and beef  can be used to make a wrap of taco . You will find chopped vegetables or meat usually rolled into the corn or flour tortillas. This makes Mexican cuisine versatile and fun to dabble in. You can adjust the filling options as per your taste and requirements. You also need not struggle to prepare the taco shells. They are readily available in food stores. So, what you need to do is only cook the filling. Ground beef taco recipes make for perfect evening snacks as the cooking can be completed in a very short time. They are amazingly easy to prepare and your guests or family are bound to shower you with compliments. You can prepare delicious ground beef taco dishes with the help of the recipes given below. Read on to learn more about them.

Easy Ground Beef Taco Recipes 

Recipe 1

Ingredients

• 1 lb lean Beef (ground)
• 1 or 2 tbsp Salad oil
• 1 medium sized Onion (chopped)
• ½ cup Mexican Red Chili sauce or Enchilada sauce (canned)
• 8 Corn Tortillas 
• Salad oil (for deep frying)
• 2 to 3 cups of Lettuce (shredded)
• 1 cup mild Cheddar Cheese (shredded)
• Taco sauce (canned or bottled)

• In a frying pan, break apart and brown the meat adding oil if necessary.
• Now add the onion and cook until soft.
• Now add the sauce and simmer slowly for about 10 minutes.
• Keep stirring until the liquid evaporates.
• Keep warm, or reheat.
• Fry one tortilla in about ½ inch of hot oil till it becomes soft in just a few seconds.
• Then fold it in half and hold slightly open with tongs or two forks so that there is a space between the halves for the filling to be added later.
• Fry the tortilla again for about a minute until crisp and light brown, turning as necessary to cook all sides well.
• Drain on paper towels.
• Fill each tortilla with meat sauce, lettuce and cheese and serve.

Recipe 2

• 1 lb Beef (ground, browned and drained)
• 1Onion (chopped)
• 2 cloves of Garlic (chopped)
• 1 can Beans (refried)
• 2 cups chunky Salsa (divided)
• 1-2 tbsp Chili powder
• 8-10 Taco shells
• 1 ½ cups Cheddar Cheese (shredded)
• 1 cup Lettuce (shredded)
• ½ cup sour Cream
• 1 Tomato (chopped)

• Stir the garlic and the onion into the beef.
• Add the refried beans, 1 cup salsa, and chili powder.
• Bring to a boil, and then simmer for 5 minutes.
• Place the beef in taco shells.
• Serve with the cheese, remaining salsa, lettuce, tomato, and sour cream in bowls.