The absolute BEST ground beef Taco Meat! An easy to make homemade taco seasoning and a secret ingredient that makes this the most flavorful and juiciest taco meat EVER! Perfect for loading up on soft or hard shell tacos and topping with all your favorites!
What is the best meat to use for Taco Meat?
The best meat to use for taco meat is a simple ground beef, a 70-80% lean. The fat is going to help give flavor to the meat and we are able to drain the grease prior to serving.
What spices are in Taco Meat?
The spices that are used in this homemade taco seasoning are: chili powder, cumin, oregano, garlic powder, onion powder and salt.
If you want to add a bit more heat you could add a bit of crushed red pepper as needed.
How do you make Taco Meat?
This recipe is super simple to follow and easy to make. We start with the ground beef, cook it up until it’s completely browned. Drain the grease. Then when we return to the heat to the stove lower the heat, add the homemade taco seasoning and a small amount of tomato sauce.
The tomato sauce thickens it up and helps the spices stick to the meat. It’s so flavorful and you will never go back to using water with your taco seasoning again! Trust me.
Recipes that use this Taco Meat:
- Taco Stuffed Avocados
- Taco Cups
- Smothered Burritos
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The absolute BEST ground beef Taco Meat! An easy to make homemade taco seasoning and a secret ingredient that makes this the most flavorful and juiciest taco meat EVER! Perfect for loading up on soft or hard shell tacos and topping with all your favorites!
Ingredients
- 1 pound ground beef (70-80% lean)
- 1 tablespoon Chili Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 3/4 teaspoon Cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon Dried Oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon Garlic Powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Onion Powder
- 1/2 cup tomato sauce
Instructions
- Cook the ground beef fully, drain grease, then add 1/2 cup tomato sauce and taco seasoning.
- Allow to simmer for 5 minutes.
- Add to tacos shells or use in any other recipes that call for taco meat.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 120
- Fat: 5 g
- Carbohydrates: 9 g
- Protein: 11 g
- Cholesterol: 28 mg
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Sharon says
Is it ok if I bought 95% lean ground beef?? I’m excited to try ur recipe but nervous that it may dry out
Serene says
Hi Sharon! It will absolutely work. You’re going to drain out the grease after cooking the meat anyway. And adding the tomato sauce helps keep anything from being too dry. Let me know how it turns out 🙂
Jenn says
It really is the best!! So good!
Jessica N says
It is the best taco recipe I have tried ! Thanks !!
laura says
best taco recipe! so easy and delicious
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Karen says
I browned some ground beef to make tacos from that taco mix kit. When I opened the box it was only the shells! You came to my rescue and I might just do it this way all the time! I had to add a little more tomato sauce and water. My ground beef sat for about 5 minutes until I found your recipe. Thank you!
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Serene says
Yay! It makes me so happy to know that this recipe saved your tacos!! 🙂