Ground Beef Tacos

Dinner ready in 25 minutes! Enjoy these tacos made using ground beef, cheese, lettuce and tomatoes that are served with salsa. ...MORE+ LESS-

lb. lean ground beef

medium onion, chopped

teaspoon chili powder

1/2

teaspoon salt

1/2

teaspoon garlic powder

(8-oz.) can tomato sauce

taco shells

oz. (1 1/2 cups) shredded American or Cheddar cheese

cups shredded lettuce

tomatoes, chopped

3/4

cup salsa

3/4

cup sour cream, if desired

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1

Heat oven to 250°F. In medium skillet, brown ground beef and onion over medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes or until beef is thoroughly cooked, stirring frequently. Drain.
2

Stir in chili powder, salt, garlic powder and tomato sauce. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 10 minutes.
3

Meanwhile, place taco shells on ungreased cookie sheet. Heat at 250°F. for 5 minutes.
4

To assemble tacos, layer beef mixture, cheese, lettuce and tomatoes in each taco shell. Serve with salsa; top with sour cream.

Nutrition Information

1 Starch; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 1 Vegetable; 3 Fat;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

More About This Recipe

This taco recipe is the classic Tex-Mex-style version of tacos that many Americans grow up with: seasoned ground beef stuffed in a crispy taco shell with additional fillings like lettuce, cheese, tomatoes and sour cream. Your family probably made this at home when you were growing up, or you may know this recipe from the occasional stop at Taco Bell, the fast food chain that is often credited with making ground beef tacos famous in the United States. Go south of the border though, and you’ll find fillings that go beyond ground beef. There’s tacos al pastor which are made with seasoned pork steak strips, shrimp tacos, tacos filled with carne asada (seasoned flank steak) and more. So, once you’ve had your fill of ground beef tacos, try your hand at any one of those delicious takes on tacos, too. All taco’d out? Learn how to make enchiladas next with our easy how-to article.