Taco Meat

3 from 1 vote

This easy Taco Meat recipe makes juicy, flavourful beef taco meat with taco seasoning, tomato paste, and garlic. Perfect for tacos, burritos, bowls, casseroles, and freezer meal prep.

Course Dinner, Meal Prep

Cuisine Meal Prep, Mexican, Tex Mex

Keyword Taco Meat

Prep Time 5

Cook Time 10

Servings servings

Calories 131kcal

Author Chrissie

Equipment

Ingredients

cooking spray
2 pounds lean or extra lean ground beef
3 tablespoons taco seasoning
2 teaspoons smoked paprika
2 teaspoons garlic powder
2 tablespoons tomato paste
A few tablespoons of water or use beef stock

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Heat a large skillet over medium high heat.
Spray the skillet with some cooking spray.
Add the beef to the skillet and sprinkle the taco seasoning, paprika, garlic powder over the top.
Mix the spices into the meat as it browns, breaking up the large pieces of ground beef as it cooks.
When the beef is almost cooked through, add the tomato paste and a few tablespoons of water. Stir well to combine.
Continue cooking over medium high heat until the beef is completely cooked through and saucy.
Use it in your favourite recipes, serve as a filling for tacos, burritos, enchiladas, or burrito bowls, or divide in half and freeze in airtight containers or freezer bags to use later.

Notes

Portion Size Note

One portion of taco meat is about 1/2 cup of cooked ground beef. 1 pound of extra lean ground beef yields about 2 1/2 cups cooked ground beef in total. Since this recipe calls for 2 pounds of lean ground beef, the total yield for this recipe is approximately 5 cups of cooked ground beef.

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