The Easiest Ground Beef Tacos
Laura
This is your basic ground beef taco recipe using a homemade taco seasoning mix that I always have on hand and simple toppings for an easy weeknight dinner!
Prep Time 5 minutes mins
Cook Time 10 minutes mins
Total Time 15 minutes mins
Course Dinner
Cuisine Mexican
- olive oil
- 1 lbs. ground beef
- 2 Tbsp. homemade taco seasoning
- toppings of your choice example: shredded cheese, lettuce, olives, avocado, sour cream, etc.
- tortillas
If you don't have homemade taco seasoning on hand, use the following:
- 2 1/2 tsp. chili powder
- 1 tsp. ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp. onion powder
- 1/2 tsp. garlic powder
- 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
- pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
- salt and pepper to taste
Heat a large pan on medium high and drizzle a little bit of olive oil in the pan.
Add ground beef to the pan and break it up with a spatula or ground meat chopper. Sauté until the meat is brown and there's no more pink. Pour off any fat that is still in the pan. (If you use a 90% lean ground beef, there probably won't be much fat to drain, so maybe just pat with a paper towel.)
Add 2 Tablespoons of Taco seasoning per 1 lbs. of ground beef.
Add enough water to halfway cover the ground beef in the pan.
Simmer on medium-low until the water has cooked out and the meat is saucy, but not runny.
Serve on flour tortillas or taco shells with the toppings of your choice.
Keyword ground beef dinner