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Mexican
Spicy Beef Tacos Lunch
35 min total15 prep20 cook4 servings520 cal
ClassicFlexitarianContains glutenContains dairy
Warm tortillas piled with spiced ground beef, fresh salsa, crunchy lettuce, and melty cheese. A fast, festive lunch that lets everyone build their own tacos.
Ingredients
meat
- 500 gground beef
bakery
- 8corn tortillas
produce
- 1onion
- 3 clovegarlic
- 2tomato
- 2 cupshredded lettuce
- 1lime
pantry
- 1.5 tbspchili powder
- 1 tbspground cumin
- 1 tbspvegetable oil
- 1 tspsalt
dairy
- 1 cupshredded cheddar cheese
Steps
- Finely dice the onion, mince the garlic, and chop one tomato for the filling; dice the other for topping.
- Heat the oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and cook the onion until softened.
- Add the garlic and cook until fragrant.
- Add the ground beef and brown it, breaking it up with a spoon, until no longer pink.
- Drain excess fat, then stir in the chili powder, cumin, and salt and cook 1 minute.
- Add the chopped tomato and a splash of water and simmer 5 minutes until saucy.
- Warm the tortillas in a dry pan or over a flame until pliable.
- Squeeze lime juice into the beef and adjust the salt.
- Spoon the beef onto each tortilla.
- Top with shredded lettuce, diced tomato, and cheese.
- Serve with lime wedges on the side.
Tips
- Brown the beef well and drain excess fat for a richer, less greasy filling.
- Bloom the spices in the fat for a minute to intensify their flavor.
- Warm the tortillas directly over a flame or in a dry pan so they stay pliable.
- Set out toppings in bowls so everyone can customize their tacos.
