American · Dinner
Ground Beef Hard Shell Tacos
Lean ground beef browned with chili powder, cumin and paprika, spooned into crisp corn taco shells and topped with shredded lettuce, diced tomato, sharp cheddar cheese and plain Greek yogurt. A Tex-Mex weeknight plate built lighter with 95 percent lean beef.
$4
10 minsPrep
12 minsCook
22 minsTotal
EasyLevel
Nutrition per serving
393Calories
46.7gProtein
15.4gFat
18.3gCarbs
3.9gSugar
3gFiber
447mgSodium
153mgChol
6.1gSat Fat
358mgPotassium
174mgCalcium
2.8mgIron
1.5mcgVitamin B12
8.2mgVitamin C
Goes well with
Sparkling Lime Agua Fresca
local
Mexican Lager with Lime
international
gluten-free
low-calorie
low-carb
protein-rich
low-calorie
Instructions
1
Prep
Dice the tomato and shred the lettuce on a board, then measure the chili powder, cumin, paprika and salt into a small dish.
2
Sear
Heat the olive oil in a skillet over medium-high heat, add the lean ground beef breaking it apart, and cook for 6 minutes until browned with no pink remaining.
3
Bloom
Stir the chili powder, cumin, paprika and salt into the beef over medium heat and cook 1 minute until fragrant and glossy.
4
Plate
Warm the corn taco shells briefly, spoon in the beef, top with lettuce, tomato, cheddar, salsa and Greek yogurt, then serve.
Serves
2 portions ·
2 adults, 0 over 10, 0 under 10
Ingredients
- 15 oz426g lean ground beef (95% lean)
- 44 hard corn taco shells (52g)
- 2 tsp2 tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp1 tsp ground cumin
- 1/2 tsp1/2 tsp paprika
- 1 oz28g sharp cheddar cheese
- 22 small handful (60g) lettuce
- 2.8 oz80g tomato
- 4 tbsp60g plain Greek yogurt
- 2 tbsp30g salsa
- 2 tsp10ml olive oil
- 2 pinch2 pinch salt
