Ground Beef Tacos

These homemade Ground Beef Tacos are made with spiced taco meat loaded into fried taco shells. Top with your favorite toppings!

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% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Heat a large skillet over medium heat. Add oil. Add onions and cook until tender, about 6-7 minutes.

Step 2

Add ground beef and increase heat to medium-high. Break up with a wooden spoon. Cook until the ground beef is browned and no longer pink, about 8-10 minutes.

Step 3

While beef is cooking, heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Add enough oil to completely coat the pan. Heat the oil. Once it is heated, carefully add each tortilla, one at a time. Turn to cook both sides. Once it is golden and crisp, remove it from the skillet with tongs, and immediately fold it in half to make a taco shell. Set aside on a paper towel-lined baking sheet to drain. Repeat.

Step 4

Once the ground beef is cooked, sprinkle the ground beef with taco seasoning, pepper, and add tomato sauce (make sure there are no spices added to canned tomato sauce). Stir to coat and heat for several minutes.

Step 5

Fill each taco shell with the ground beef mixture. Fill with your taco toppings of choice. Serve warm.

Step 6

Combine the tomatoes (set aside 1 tomato for garnish on top), cilantro, jalapeno, and garlic salt in a blender or food processor. Set aside some tomato, cilantro, and green onion to hand chop to garnish the salsa.

Step 7

Stir in sliced green onions and el pato sauce.

Step 8

Taste and season accordingly. Start with 1 teaspoon of garlic salt and keep adding to taste. This recipe uses all fresh ingredients so the fresh tomatoes soak up the salt. If you don't use the canned el pato salsa, you will need to add more garlic salt to the recipe.

Step 9

Sprinkle the top with the hand chopped tomatoes, green onions, and cilantro to make it more chunky. Refrigerate the salsa for at least an hour to give time for flavors to develop.

Step 10

*May use 1/2 jalapeno if you want a mild salsa. Most of the heat is located in the seeds and inner membrane. Remove those for a mild flavor. If you like heat, add the entire jalapeno!

Step 11

In a large bowl, combine beans, corn, avocado, jalapeño, tomatoes, onion, and cilantro.

Step 12

In a small bowl, whisk together lime juice, oil, honey, and cumin. Season with salt and pepper.

Step 13

Pour dressing over salad mixture and toss to combine. Add cotija and toss again. Season to taste with more salt and pepper.