Quick Mexican tacos

Description

Tacos rate high in the list for best liked Mexican food. A taco kit with ready made seasoning and prepared taco shells can be your introduction to Mexican food.

Summary

Yield
Servings
Prep time
20 minutes
Cooking time
Total time
20 minutes

Ingredients

1 lb
ground beef
1 pk
taco seasoning
2⁄3 c
water
8  
taco shells
1 cn
refried beans (16 oz can)
1 1⁄2 c
cheese (shredded, Cheddar or Monterrey Jack)
1 1⁄2 c
lettuce (chopped)
1 1⁄2 c
chopped (tomatoes)
1⁄2 c
green onions (chopped)
1 c
cream
1 c
salsa

Instructions

  1. Pre-heat ovet at at 350?? F (180?? C)
  2. Cook ground beef in a pan together with taco seasoning and water - follow directions on the packet.
  3. Warm taco shells in the oven for about 10 minutes.
  4. Spoon refried beans into a serving bowl. Arrange the shredded cheese, chopped lettuce, tomatoes and onions in separate bowls.
  5. Fill a taco shell starting with your choice of beans or meat, add cheese and vegetables. Top with salsa and sour cream.

Notes

Taco shells are Mexican tortillas fried and folded. They come ready to fill in taco kits.

If you are not a big fan of canned food and have the time, make authentic refried beans.

Ingredients, metric

450 g ground beef 1 packet of taco seasoning 160 ml water 8 taco shells 1 can of retried beans 100 g shredded cheddar cheese 100 g chopped lettuce 200 g chopped tomatoes 75 g cup chopped green onions 250 ml salsa cruda250 ml sour cream