🌮 American-Style Crunchy Beef Tacos

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American-style crunchy tacos: seasoned ground beef, lettuce, tomato and cheddar. A Tuesday-night dinner in 20 minutes.

⏱️ 20 min🍽️ 2 servings👩‍🍳 Easy🔥 586 calories per serving💪 49 g protein per serving

Ingredients

  • 10.5 oz (300 g) lean ground beef
  • 6 hard taco shells taco shells
  • 1 1/2 cups shredded iceberg lettuce
  • 1 medium, diced tomato
  • 1/2 cup (2 oz) shredded cheddar
  • 2 tsp chili powder
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp garlic powder
  • to taste salt

How to make it, step by step

  1. Brown the beef in a skillet over medium-high heat for 6 to 7 minutes, breaking it up. Drain the fat.
  2. Add the chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, salt and 3 tablespoons of water. Cook 3 minutes.
  3. Warm the taco shells for 3 minutes in a 350°F (180°C) oven (optional).
  4. Fill each taco with beef, lettuce, tomato and cheese. Serve right away.

Nutrition facts (per serving)

586
calories
49 g
protein
12 g
carbs
38 g
fat

Values are approximate.

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