Recipe: Beef Tacos with Homemade Taco Seasoning

Ingredients

Tacos:

• 500g grass fed Beef Mince
• 1-2 tbsps* of Taco Seasoning (recipe below)
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 carrot, grated
• 200g cheese, grated
• 2 cups, lettuce, shredded
• 2 tomatoes, thinly sliced or diced
• 1 avocado, mashed with a squeeze of lemon juice
• 1 packet of taco shells or burrito wraps
• 1 small tub of sour cream
• 1 jar of salsa sauce

Taco Seasoning:

• 2 tbsp dried mixed Italian herbs
• 1 tbsp smoked paprika
• 1 tbsp ground cumin
• 1 tbsp onion powder
• 1 tbsp garlic powder
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp chilli powder (or to taste)

Method

• Combine spices in a bowl and store in airtight jar ready for use.  Feel free to double recipe for more meals or give a jar to a friend as a gift.  Use 2-3 tbsp per 500g mince.
• Add 1 tsp of oil to a frypan and bring to medium heat.  Add beef mince and stir until browned all the way through breaking up the lumps with your wooden spoon as you go.
• Add taco seasoning and water to pan and continue stirring until cooked through and water absorbed.
• Pre-heat oven to 180C whilst you are preparing other taco ingredients into individual bowls.
• Place tacos in oven and heat through as per packet instructions.
• For a fun family dinner, place all your bowls on a Lazy Susan in the middle of the table and let everyone create their own style of taco or burrito.

* 2tbsps of seasoning gives lots of flavour and may be a little too spicy for young kids. If serving to young kids who don’t like spicy food, use only 1tbsp or 1.5tbsps of seasoning.