This recipe is a staple at our house. This ground beef taco meat can be whipped up in as little as 30 minutes for an easy weeknight meal!
What you need to make farmhouse taco meat:
-1 pound ground beef (we prefer 90/10)
-1 TBSP fat (we use tallow, but olive oil, canola oil, etc. would work fine)
-1/2 yellow onion, diced
-1 packet taco seassoning
-1/2 cup salsa
-1/4 cup diced green chiles
How to make farmhouse taco meat:
Step One
Heat oil on medium in a 10″ cast iron skillet. Add dice onion and ground beef.
Step Two
Cook the onion and ground beef. Break up the meat and stir regularly until the onions are translucent and there is no pink left in the beef.
Step Three
Add the contents of the taco seasoning packet, and water according to packet instructions. Stir in salsa and diced green chiles.
Step Four
Continue cooking and stirring until most of the water is gone.
Step Five
Enjoy! Serve this taco meat however your like. Whether that be on tacos, burritos, salad, or quesadillas (my son’s favorite) you really can’t go wrong!
TIPS:
- Enjoy the flexibility of this recipe! This could easily be the base for a taco casserole or a taco pasta! Serve it up with as many topping as you like! We really like to enjoy this with a side of jasmine rice and my refried beans!
Notes from the homestead:
In this recipe I used ground beef and tallow from a steer we fed out on our property. I also used home canned Anaheim peppers; I always use these in place of canned diced green chiles.
Farmhouse Taco Meat
- Total Time: 25 minutes
- Yield: 4 1x
Description
A simple taco meat recipe that is great for using in burritos, tacos, nachos, or quesadillas!
Ingredients
1 lb ground beef (we prefer 90/10)
1 TBSP oil (I use tallow, but you can use your preferred oil)
1/2 yellow onion diced
1 packet taco seasoning
1/2 Cup salsa
1/4 Cup diced green chiles (I use canned Anaheim peppers from my garden)
Instructions
1. Heat oil on medium heat in a 10″ cast iron skillet. Add diced onions and ground beef.
2. Cook the onion and ground beef, stirring and breaking up the meat continuously, until the meat is cooked through and no longer pink, and the onions are translucent.
3. Turn heat to low. Add taco seasoning packet, and water according to packet instructions. Stir in salsa and diced green chiles.
4. Continue cooking and stirring until the majority of the water is gone.
5. Serve however you please! I prefer to have mine over chips with cheese, lettuce, red onion, and some additional salsa.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: dinner
- Method: stove top
- Cuisine: mexican
