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How to cook ground beef for tacos

Wonderful, amazing and easy ground beef for tacos!! You family will be begging for more with this easy recipe for How to make ground beef for tacos.  Its a family favorite and I’ll show you how to make it!
Prep Time5 minutes
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: how to cook ground beef for tacos
Servings: 4 servings
Calories: 289kcal
Author: Wendi Spraker
Cost: 6

Equipment

  • Stove
  • Frying Pan
  • Wooden spoon or hard spatula
  • potato masher

Ingredients

  • 1 lb ground beef
  • 1 packet taco seasoning

Instructions

  • STEP 1. Open up your ground beef and put it in your hot frying pan.  Using a wooden spoon, spatula, or tongs, start to break up the hunk of ground beef.
  • STEP 2. Continue to break up the beef until it is at your desired consistency.  Some people prefer small chunks of meat while others prefer larger chunks.  It's up to you!
  • STEP 3. Once your beef is cooked all the way through, meaning no more pink color is showing then you can drain any excess fat and add your taco seasonings.

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Notes

 
  • Don’t over cook your beef! Stop cooking as soon as the pink color is gone
  • Drain the fat if you need to but leave a little for extra flavor
  • Add your seasonings last!
  • Use two packets of seasoning for extra flavor
PRO TIP: If you have a potato masher use it when you are trying to break up the ground beef.  This will make it go a lot faster and help make sure the crumbles are even and cook evenly! 

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 289kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 96mg | Potassium: 306mg | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 23IU | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 2mg