Easy Taco Meat

Taco Meat on a corn tortilla with grated cheese to make tacos

This Easy Taco Meat has the perfect blend of seasonings to make this taco meat so much better than any flavor you get from a packet.

This recipe will vary on servings depending on what you make with the taco meat. Servings for this recipe are calculated at about 4 oz. per person.

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Mexican

Cook Time 15

Servings Servings

Calories 317kcal

Author Beth, The Butcher’s Wife

Ingredients

1 lb. ground beef *I use 80/20 lean ground beef
1/2 cup water
3 tbsp tomato paste
1 tbsp all-purpose flour *see notes as to why you add this
2 tsp beef bouillon *Better Than Bouillon is amazing
1 1/2 tsp chili powder
1 1/2 tsp paprika
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp white sugar
1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

Brown your ground beef in a skillet over medium heat. I like to break up the ground beef into small uniform pieces. A potato masher works great to do this.
OPTIONAL:Drain/rinse your meat. Add the ground beef back into the same pan.
Add the water, tomato paste, all purpose flour and seasonings. Mix them into the ground beef. Adjust the seasonings to your liking.
Lower the temperature to med-low and let the meat heat so the flavor can simmer and develop. If there is excess sauce let the meat heat until it has cooked down a bit.
This Easy Taco Meat makes tasty tacos, burritos, enchiladas, taquitos, quesadillas and so much more!

Notes

All purpose flour is added to the ground beef to thicken the sauce/seasonings and help bind the flavor to the ground beef. You do not have to add this. Try it at least once and you will realize it doesn’t affect the taste but makes the taco meat thicker for the flavor to stick to the meat.

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