While the rest of the world may be making elaborate dinners come dinner time, I am serving up these homemade Beef Tacos! This is a meal that makes it onto my meal rotation at least once a fortnight. It’s an uncomplicated recipe with familiar flavours that my kids love. The beef filling is easy to make with pantry staples and as good as it is loaded into crispy taco shells and drizzled with sriracha mayo for Mum and Dad, it’s equally good stuffed into quesadillas, loaded into burrito bowls or heaped on nachos.
I love that the salad can be customised to my family’s tastes and/or what is in season and the flavour is unlike any store-bought taco seasoning I’ve tried (and without the additives!). A dollop of sour cream or sriracha mayo is also a must! The added bonus is that the beef filling can be frozen, so you can make a double batch and have it ready for a rainy day. These Beef Tacos are the perfect quick and easy weeknight dinner to add to your next meal plan.
Yes, you can prepare the seasoned beef filling and refrigerate it for up to 2 days in an airtight container. You can also freeze it for up to 2 months. Remember to completely thaw the beef in the fridge overnight before reheating.
I use and recommend regular minced (ground) beef for this recipe (i.e. not super lean).
Beef Tacos can be refrigerated in an airtight container for up to 2 days and frozen for up to 2 months. Thaw completely in the fridge overnight before reheating.
The options really are limitless! I’ve used shredded cheese, avocado, shredded red cabbage, diced tomatoes, coriander (cilantro), jalapeño and sriracha mayonnaise in the recipe, but these are some other delicious ideas that allow you to customise the tacos to suit your family’s tastes: Shredded lettuce, crumbled feta, guacamole, diced red onion, roasted vegetables (like zucchini/courgette or capsicum/bell pepper), black beans and corn.
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Jane says:
So easy and delicious. No more packet seasoning for us!
s.triffett says:
We all loved this taco mince! I will never use a packet again. It was so easy and full of flavour.