Spicy Beef Taco Filling
4
Points®
Total time: 18 min • Prep: 5 min • Cook: 13 min • Serves: 12 • Difficulty: Easy
If you are a person who likes to meal prep, this recipe should go on heavy rotation in your arsenal. Ready in under 30 minutes, you can make this super versatile beef mixture, full of Mexican-inspired flavors. Use it during the week as a taco filling, nacho topping or inside quesadillas. Canned diced tomatoes with green chiles add a spicy kick and make the meat mixture more rich in texture. Serve over mixture greens with fresh corn kernels, black beans and chopped tomatoes for a wonderful taco salad. Top with cilantro and add a spritz of fresh lime juice to round it out.
Ingredients
Cooking spray
4 spray(s)
Garlic
6 medium clove(s)
Uncooked 93% lean ground beef
2.25 pound(s)
Ground cumin
1.5 Tbsp
Ground coriander
1.5 Tbsp
Table salt
2 tsp
Canned diced tomatoes
4.5 cup(s)
Instructions
1
Coat a large skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Add the garlic; cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 30 seconds to 1 minute. Add the beef; cook until browned, breaking up the meat as it cooks, about 5 to 6 minutes. Add the cumin, coriander, salt, and diced tomatoes; cook, stirring occasionally, until the liquid is almost absorbed, about 5 to 6 minutes.
2
Serving size: 1/2 cup.
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