Easy Beef Tacos

Easy Beef Tacos

Quick spiced beef piled into warm corn tortillas with fresh salsa, avocado and lime. Build-your-own dinner that everyone actually helps with.

⏱ 25 minutes Easy 🍴 Serves 4 High-ProteinBudget30-Minute

Ingredients

  • 400 g beef mince · 400 g · 1000 kcal
  • 8 corn tortillas · 208 g · 453 kcal
  • 1 onion · 110 g · 44 kcal
  • finely chopped
  • 2 garlic cloves · 8 g · 12 kcal
  • crushed
  • 1 tsp chilli powder · 2 g · 6 kcal
  • 1 tsp ground cumin · 2 g · 8 kcal
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika · 2 g · 5 kcal
  • 1 tomato · 123 g · 22 kcal
  • diced
  • 80 g cheddar cheese · 80 g · 322 kcal
  • grated
  • 1 avocado · 136 g · 218 kcal
  • sliced
  • 1 lime · 67 g · 20 kcal
  • cut into wedges
  • salt and black pepper

Method

  1. Heat a pan over medium-high heat and brown the beef mince for 4-5 minutes, breaking it up.
  2. Add the onion and garlic and cook for 3 minutes until soft, then stir in the chilli, cumin and paprika and cook for 1 minute. Season.
  3. Warm the tortillas in a dry frying pan or in the microwave, wrapped in a damp tea towel.
  4. Fill each tortilla with the spiced beef, then top with tomato, cheese, avocado and a squeeze of lime.
💡 Warming tortillas wrapped in a damp towel keeps them soft and flexible instead of cracking.

Nutrition per serving

Computed automatically from this recipe's ingredient list by the GoPlateSmart nutrition engine (typical USDA-style values per 100 g).

528kcal / serving
MacroPer servingWhole recipe
Calories528 kcal2110 kcal
Protein26.7 g106.8 g
Carbs33.7 g134.9 g
Fat33.0 g131.8 g
Fibre7.4 g29.5 g
Sugars3.2 g12.9 g