Old School Beef Taco recipe
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Old School Beef Taco recipe

NUTRITION · PER SERVING—
CAL 37%·PRO 76%
CARBS 38G20% OF CAL
6G FIBER26G OTHER6G TOTAL SUGAR
FAT 49G60% OF CAL
21G SAT28G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

Traditional old-school beef tacos with seasoned meat in crispy shells, topped with shredded lettuce, tomato, cheese, and sour cream. Simple, satisfying comfort food.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 4
  • 10 to 12 crispy taco shells (("stand and stuff) OR soft tortillas of choice (Note 1))
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 2 garlic cloves (, minced)
  • 1 onion (, finely chopped)
  • 500 g / 1 lb beef (, ground / mince (Note 2))
  • 2 tbsp tomato paste
  • 1/4 cup / 65ml water
  • 1 tsp EACH garlic powder, onion powder, dried oregano
  • 2 tsp EACH cumin powder, paprika
  • 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper ((adjust spiciness to taste, can skip))
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp black pepper
  • Shredded cheese ((Note 3))
  • Shredded iceberg lettuce
  • 2 tomatoes (, chopped)
  • 1/2 red or white onion (, chopped)
  • Sour cream
  • Taco sauce ((optional))
  • Other: coriander/cilantro (, jalapeño, hot sauce / chilli sauce, pickled chillies, salsa sauce, pico de gallo)
PREP
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SODIUM
1549MG
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COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.