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Let’s get basic here and talk about taco meat. I totally realize that you all know how to whip up some taco meat for a taco salad or tacos; however, a lot of you ask how I whip up my taco meat? A few extra (yet simple) steps make this taco meat so extra delicious. It’s nothing fancy, but dang, this really is The Best Taco Meat!
It’s a staple in our home. I always keep ground beef or turkey in my freezer for when I just don’t have time to run to the grocery store so that I can thaw it out and whip this up for dinner any day of the week. I throw this in a bowl with any type of salad fixings, or stuff it in a Siete Foods Grain Free Tortilla for a real taco!
The Best Taco Meat
2017-10-04 00:54:11
Total Time
15 min
Ingredients
- 1 lb. Grass fed Ground Beef (or ground turkey)
- salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 tbsp. tomato paste
- 1 tbsp. adobo seasoning (I use Frontier Co-Op)
- 1/4 cup (or more) beef broth
- 1/8 tsp Cayenne pepper (optional, or more to taste)
Instructions
- Heat a skillet over medium high heat.
- Add in ground meat and, using the back of a wooden spoon, break up the meat. Brown meat with a little salt and pepper until cooked through.
- Add in the tomato paste and the adobo seasoning, Stir into the meat.
- Add Beef broth and stir until there are no more clumps of the tomato paste.
- Add salt and pepper, to taste and add cayenne, if desired for additional spice!
- Serve in lettuce cups, in tortillas, or over a salad like I did for a taco salad!
- Enjoy!
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Hi! I’m doing a taco bar for my daughter’s birthday party. Would you mind telling me how I could make this in a crock pot? Or would I just need to make it as instructed and then transfer to the crock pot to keep warm? Thank you!!
Hi! I have not made this in a crockpot so I would suggest making it as instructed then transferring it as you mention. Have fun!
Love the idea of tomato paste. Whats a good sub for adobo spices? I have chili powder, cumin, oregano etc all in my pantry.
You can definitely use any sort of taco seasoning instead or make your own using what you mentioned 🙂
Good to know! I love the simple additional of the beef broth (I would add just water, but I bet the broth would enhance the flavor) and tomato paste. Gonna try it out for taco Tuesday!
Yes, such great little additions to taco meat!!
This is also a staple at our house! I love how foolproof ground meat is. Like you literally can’t mess it up haha!