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20 Minute Dinners

Quick Beef Tacos

The most consistently popular 20 minute dinner in households everywhere. Juicy seasoned beef, warm shells, taco bar style setup so everyone builds their own. Twenty minutes and taco night is the best night of the week every week.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Mexican American
Calories: 510
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 500 g ground beef
  • 8 taco shells hard or soft
  • 1 packet taco seasoning
  • Quarter cup water
  • 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
  • 2 cups shredded lettuce
  • 2 tomatoes diced
  • Sour cream and salsa to serve
  • Lime wedges to serve

Method
 

  1. Step 1: Heat large pan over medium high heat
  2. Step 2: Add ground beef break apart cook 8 to 10 minutes until fully browned
  3. Step 3: Drain excess fat carefully
  4. Step 4: Add taco seasoning and water stir to coat everything
  5. Step 5: Simmer 3 minutes until sauce thickens around beef
  6. Step 6: Warm taco shells oven 3 minutes or microwave 30 seconds
  7. Step 7: Set out all toppings in small bowls taco bar style
  8. Step 8: Serve immediately with lime wedges

Notes

— Taco bar means everyone happy —
each person builds their own
— Double beef batch and freeze
half for next week
— Works in hard shells soft shells
burritos bowls or over rice
— Leftover beef great in
quesadillas tomorrow