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Mexican ground beef taco meat ready to be served in a white bowl surrounded by taco shells, cheese, and tomatoes

Mexican Ground Beef Recipe

Delicious Mexican-style ground beef is full of flavor and will take your tacos to the next level! This recipe is gluten fee, low carb, keto, and has no added sugar.
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Author Kori Butler
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Total Time 17 minutes
Course Dinner
Cuisine American | Mexican
Servings 8 servings
Calories 322 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 2 pounds ground chuck (80/20)
  • ½ cup diced onions
  • 1 10 ounce can diced tomatoes with green chilies
  • 2 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1 taco seasoning mix (or 1 store bought packet)
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon pepper
  • ¾ cup water
  • Optional tacos: corn or flour tortilla taco shells grated cheese, and any favorite taco toppings (see suggestions in Notes below)

Instructions
 

Seasoned Ground Beef

  • Add oil to a large skillet and preheat over medium-high heat. Add ground beef and onions.
  • As the meat is cooking, break apart any large chunks of ground beef.
  • Cook until the meat is browned, no longer pink and onions are soft.
  • In the same skillet add diced tomatoes, garlic, taco seasoning mix, water, salt, and pepper.
  • Bring to a simmer and continue cooking over medium-high heat until all liquid is absorbed.

Ground Beef Tacos

  • Warm your favorite corn or flour taco shells if desired
  • Fill tortillas with seasoned ground beef, cheese, shredded lettuce, and your favorite taco toppings.

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  • VARIATIONS: For more spice add hot diced tomatoes and chilies, diced green chilies, red pepper flakes, sliced jalapenos, or hot sauce to the meat mixture.
  • SUBSTITUTIONS: Feel free to use ground turkey or chicken in place of the ground beef. Lower the fat content by using a lower fat ground beef
  • TOP TIPS: For best flavor use ground beef with 80/20 fat content (20% fat). Meal prep: make extra batches of the taco meat and freeze some for later! Make my homemade taco seasoning (it's easy!) or buy a store-bought packet, either one is fine but the best flavor comes from the homemade version. 😊 Make extra and save some for future recipes!
  • SERVING SUGGESTION: Ground beef taco recipe toppings: grated cheese, shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, sliced green onion, sour cream, salsa, or sliced black olives. Low carb keto followers are sure to use a low carb tortilla or serve on its own or wrapped in lettuce. This meat is used in my Mexican Ground Beef and Potatoes Recipe!

    • Nutrition

    Serving: 1/6 recipeCalories: 322kcalCarbohydrates: 3.9gProtein: 20.2gFat: 24.8gSaturated Fat: 8.9gCholesterol: 80.5mgSodium: 651.8mgFiber: 1.6gSugar: 1.2g
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