Classic Beef Tacos

Name: Classic Beef Tacos
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 500g lean beef mince; 1 packet taco seasoning or 2 tbsp homemade blend; 100ml water; 12 hard taco shells; 1 cup iceberg lettuce, shredded; 2 tomatoes, diced; 150g cheddar, grated; 200g sour cream; hot sauce to serve

Crispy ground beef taco shells with lettuce, cheese, tomato and sour cream. Draining off the excess fat after browning the beef stops the taco shells turning soggy and losing their crunch.

Total time

20 min

Prep

5 min

Cook

15 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Mexican

Ingredients

500glean beef mince

1 packettaco seasoning or 2 tbsp homemade blend

100mlwater

12hard taco shells

1 cupiceberg lettuce, shredded

2tomatoes, diced

150gcheddar, grated

200gsour cream

hot sauceto serve

Instructions

Brown beef mince. Drain fat.

Add taco seasoning and water. Simmer 5 minutes.

Warm taco shells in oven 3 minutes.

Fill shells with beef.

Top with lettuce, tomato and cheese.

Add sour cream and hot sauce.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories

269

Protein

11.6g

Fat

22.4g

Carbs

6.9g

Fiber

1.4g

Sodium

257mg

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