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Taco Meat

Served with warm tortillas and simple green salad.

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Ingredients for 2

  • ½ lb ground beef or turkey
  • ½ medium onion, finely chopped (or 1 1/2 teaspoon onion powder)
  • ½ medium tomato, chopped (or 1 small can of tomato sauce)
  • ½ tsp chili powder (or 1/3 teaspoon each oregano, cumin, garlic powder)
  • ½ tsp oregano (ground or leaf)
  • ⅛ tsp cumin
  • pinch pepper (1/8 teaspoon or less)

Side: Warm tortillas

  • 4 flour tortillas

Side: Simple green salad

  • 3 oz spring mix
  • ½ cucumber
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp balsamic vinegar

Instructions

  1. Brown beef and onion together. Drain grease.

  2. Add the rest of the ingredients to the browned meat.

  3. Stir well.

  4. Heat this mixture thoroughly.

  5. Add more tomato sauce if the mixture is dry.

  6. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, or less if the mixture begins to dry out.

  7. Warm the tortillas in a dry skillet for 30 seconds per side, and keep them wrapped in a towel until serving.

  8. Make the salad: slice the cucumber and toss it with the spring mix, olive oil, balsamic vinegar, salt and pepper.