Grammy's Kitchen · Ground Beef Tacos · Easy Ground Beef Tacos
One of 137 ground beef tacos recipes we measured
It ranks #1 of 137 for gravy quality among the ground beef tacos recipes we compared. 43 cooks on www.spendwithpennies.com rate it 4.9★.
Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 137.
| this recipe | typical | |
|---|---|---|
| liquid | 35% | 0% |
| fat | 0% | 1% |
| aromatics | 8% | 8% |
| salt | 1% | 0% |
| vegetables and beans | 0% | 17% |
| collagen idx | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| marbling idx | 0.6 | 0.6 |
Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)
Weights computed by us.
| 454 g | 1 pound lean ground beef |
| 33 g | 2 tablespoons tomato paste |
| 158 g | 2/3 cup water |
| 8 taco shells (or 6-inch tortillas) | |
| toppings as desired | |
| 8 g | 1 tablespoon chili powder |
| 3 g | 1/2 tablespoon cumin |
| 2 g | 1/2 teaspoon onion powder |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder |
| 1 g | 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes |
| 1 g | 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano |
| 3 g | 1/2 teaspoon salt (or to taste) |
| 2 g | 1 teaspoon black pepper |
Method: 4 steps, published by www.spendwithpennies.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.
“I tried to order tacos yesterday from my favorite taco place with no luck (I couldn't even get through on the phone!). So we took matters into our own hands and made these ground beef tacos. They turned out even better than the taco place, especially drizzled ” — a cook, 5★
“We love Mexican food but seldom try making it at home. Your tacos look amazing so that’s what I’m making with the ground beef I have thawed. One question though, I just noticed the green stuff in the meat mixture and wondering if an ingredient is missing from ” — a cook