Originally published in the Today’s Parent March/April 2020 issue. Photo by Erik Putz.
Saucy beef taco filling
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PREP TIME
5 min
TOTAL TIME
15 min
Makes
4 servings

Photo: Erik Putz
Missed Cinco de Mayo? This easy beef recipe makes taco night a breeze any day of the year!
Ingredients
- 2 tsp canola oil
- 2 garlic cloves , minced
- 1 small onion , finely chopped
- 500 g lean ground beef
- 1/4 cup tomato paste
- 1 tbsp Tex-Mex seasoning , such as Clubhouse
- 1 tsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat. Add oil, then garlic and onion. Cook until onion is soft, 3 to 4 min. Crumble in beef. Cook, stirring occasionally, until beef is no longer pink, 4 to 5 min. Add 1/4 cup water, tomato paste, seasoning, sugar and salt. Stir until warmed through, 2 to 3 min.
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 310,
- Protein
- 26 g,
- Carbohydrates
- 7 g,
- Fat
- 20 g,
- Fibre
- 1 g,
- Sodium
- 788 mg.
- Good source of
- vitamin b12