Name: Lighter Beef Tacos Recipe
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 0
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 tsp vegetable oil; 1 large onion; 2 ribs and seeds removed bell peppers; 3 clove garlic; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 2 tsp chili powder; 1½ tsp ground cumin; coarse salt and ground pepper; ¾ lb ground beef sirloin; 12 soft corn tortillas; and shredded iceberg lettuce store-bought salsa

How To Make Lighter Beef Tacos

Enjoy the goodness of beef tacos without feeling guilty about extra carbs with this lightened recipe that does away with cream and loads up on spices.

Preparation: 20 minutes

Cooking:

Total: 20 minutes

Serves:

Ingredients

1tspvegetable oil
1largeonion
2bell peppers,ribs and seeds removed
3clovegarlic
2tbsptomato paste
2tspchili powder
1½tspground cumin
coarse salt and ground pepper
¾lbground beef sirloin
12soft corn tortillas
store-bought salsa,and shredded iceberg lettuce

Instructions

In a large nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium. Add onion and bell peppers; cook until crisp-tender. Add 1 cup water; cook until water has evaporated and vegetables are softened.
Add garlic, tomato paste, chili powder, and cumin; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, 1 minute. Add beef. Cook, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes.
Season taco filling with salt and pepper. To serve, spoon filling onto tortillas, top with salsa and lettuce, and fold to enclose.

Nutrition

Calories: 401.41kcal
Fat: 16.02g
Saturated Fat: 5.40g
Trans Fat: 0.01g
Monounsaturated Fat: 6.71g
Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.89g
Carbohydrates: 43.02g
Fiber: 7.55g
Sugar: 5.84g
Protein: 22.94g
Cholesterol: 66.34mg
Sodium: 624.17mg
Calcium: 114.94mg
Potassium: 718.32mg
Iron: 3.58mg
Vitamin A: 120.24µg
Vitamin C: 81.28mg

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