Easy Ground Beef Tacos
Easy ground beef tacos are a go to in my house. Homemade taco seasoning and browned ground beef make for one of my favorite childhood dinners.
This recipe is actually one from the archives and I shared it a few years ago before I started doing Taco Tuesday as a series. It’s one of my favorite taco recipes and one I make at least once a month. These tacos are my answer when I ask myself what should we have for dinner but nothing sounds good and I don’t have much time. These tacos always taste good and you can have a meal on the table in less than 20 minutes.
I grew up eating these tacos as my mom has been using this same recipe for 25 years. Always a favorite of my brothers and mine, we loved them as kids and we love them just as much as adults. While admittedly not the most sophisticated of Mexican food this is certainly a staple meal you’ll want to include in your recipe box.
The beauty of these tacos is in their simplicity. All you need is a pound of ground beef and some dried spices. That’s it. Simple, simple, simple. I like to top mine with shredded cheese, diced tomatoes, a sprinkling of green onion and maybe some diced avocado if I have one lying around. Always topped with some hot sauce and always served in a hard shell corn tortilla.
These make great leftovers which is something coming from a gal who “doesn’t do leftovers.” My dad has been known to make a taco omelet with the leftover ground beef the next morning while I tend to eat my leftover meat slightly heated over some crunchy greens for a taco salad. How ever you top them, reheat them, and/or eat them, these are a tried and true recipe I’ve been eating and making for as long as I can remember!
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Description
This is an easy ground beef taco mixture and one I grew up on. It’s mild, kid friendly and insures dinner will be on the table in less than 20 minutes!
Ingredients
- 2 teaspoons dried minced onion
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon cornstarch
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon dried minced garlic
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 lb ground lean beef
- 1/2 cup water
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine all ingredients except ground beef and water; set aside.
- In a large saute pan brown ground beef over medium heat, breaking up into small pieces. When fully cooked, about 8 minutes, add spice mixture and cook 2-3 minutes.
- Add water, turn heat to high, and cook, stirring often for 2 minutes more.
- Serve in tortillas of your choice and whatever condiments and garnishes you fancy!
For prosperity sake, here are the original photos!
16 Comments
I know my family would love these. We haven’t had hard shells tacos in a while. I’ll have to put it on the menu.
Your tomatoes look perfectly ripe! Now you have me craving tacos.
I’m always craving tacos!
My daughter was glancing over my shoulder when I saw this post and she insists that I make these. Soon. “Ma! You never make beef tacos anymore!” Thanks for the reminder.
Let me know how they turn out!
If you could make this recipe using carne asada like that found in Mexican tacos instead of the ground beef, you would have a winner. I don’t believe Mexicans know what ground beef is and carne asada is amazing in a tortilla.
we only uses ground beef for our tacos!!! oh and for enchiladas too!!! yummy in the tummy.
This seasoning mix is so delicious! I leave out the crushed red pepper, not because I wouldn’t like it, but because it is a bit spicy for the kids. I go with about half of the water and add 8 oz. of salsa. My family cannot get enough. My youngest is highly allergic to dairy and we cannot use prepared taco seasoning packets from the store anymore and I searched high and low, trying lots of recipes in hopes of finding the perfect blend for us. I can happily say, the search is over. I will never use a mass-produced taco seasoning packet again! Thank you, thank you!
You are SO SO welcome. This is the taco mix I’ve been eating since I was a kid. It’s my absolute favorite. I will have to try salsa in it one of these days. Thank you so much for the comment. Have a great day! đŸ™‚
try putting a small can of corn in the hamburger mixture. It’s how we always do it.
I just froze a bunch of fresh corn so I’ll give it go- thanks for the idea!
Making this recipe tonight for the family after not cooking for 8 months due to deployment. looks simple enough, I shouldn’t screw this up!
It’s the easiest dinner in my rotation. Good luck and welcome home đŸ™‚
My families all time favorite! These look awesome!
I’m always looking for an excuse to use my spices. And I know we would gobble these up at our house. LOVE this series. đŸ™‚
Easy and simple good idea and looking professional…Thanks for help for making. I really enjoy it.