Meal-prep this easy meat sauce for quick, delicious weeknight tacos!
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I make these easy and delicious ground beef tacos at least once a week. I make a double batch of the meat sauce on Sundays or Mondays. Sometimes, I even make a triple batch and freeze it because it freezes so well. It’s the perfect thing to have on hand because it makes for the most flavorful tacos. The meat sauce is savory, delicious, and so easy to put together. I can’t wait for you to try it all put together!
Why you’ll make this every week, too!
- Soft toasted tortilla
- Warm spicy meat sauce
- Fresh, flavorful tomato avocado salad
- Cool creamy shawarma sauce
- A super easy make-ahead meat sauce used for quick weeknight tacos!
Everything you need
The Meat Sauce:
- Onion –finely chopped
- Olive oil –try the new olive oil straight from Crete in our shop!
- Garlic cloves –grated or minced
- Ground beef
- Sweet paprika
- Freshly ground black pepper
- Salt
- Ground cumin
- Ground coriander
- Ground turmeric
- Cayenne pepper
- Dried thyme
- Worcestershire Sauce
The Salad:
- Onion –red, spring, or your favorite
- Grape tomatoes –halved
- Avocados –diced
- Serrano chilies –use a latex glove to seed and slice it if you have it
- Lemon juice –or lime if that’s what you prefer
- Olive oil
- Salt
- Shawarma Sauce or tzatziki sauce –check out my recipes!
- Tortillas –pita bread
- shredded cheese: cheddar, Monterrey Jack, or your favorite cheese
How to make easy and delicious ground beef tacos
Make the Meat Sauce:
- Add the onion and olive oil to a pot and cook until soft and golden –about 10 minutes over medium heat.
- Add the garlic and warm through until fragrant.
- Then, add the ground beef and season with salt, pepper, and all the spices.
- Break up the meat, and add the Worcestershire sauce.
- Mix together and continue to cook over medium heat for about 20 minutes.
- Stir in the thyme, and the meat sauce will be ready when it’s nice and thick.
Assemble the tacos:
- Warm a tortilla until it is toasted.
- Add the cheese and the meat sauce.
- Then, top with salad and shawarma sauce. (I also like to add some sriracha for a kick of heat)
Serving
The salad is easy to make, beautiful, and colorful. Honestly, I just toss all the ingredients in a bowl and stir it up. It’s the perfect topping for the tacos! You can use whole wheat, soft white, or corn tortillas, but try some pita bread if you don’t have that. My favorite is the soft white tortillas. I warm them until toasted and then add the meat sauce and toppings. If you like a little extra heat, definitely kick it up with sriracha sauce. It adds a great sweet heat. Kali Orexi!
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- Tortellini in a Spinach & Feta Sauce: Ready in 20 Minutes!
- A Greek Breakfast Ready in 15 Minutes! Eggs & Pasturma
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Easy & Delicious Ground Beef Tacos
Ingredients
The Meat Sauce:
- 1 onion, finely chopped
- 3-4 tablespoons olive oil
- 6-8 garlic cloves, grated
- 2 pounds ground beef
- 2 teaspoons sweet paprika
- freshly ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 teaspoon salt, or to taste
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper, or to taste
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme
- 4 splashes Worcestershire Sauce
The Salad:
- I small onion, finely chopped
- grape tomatoes, halved
- 2 avocados, diced
- 1-2 Serrano chilies, seeded and sliced
- lemon (lime) juice
- 3-4 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Shawarma Sauce or tzatziki sauce
- Tortillas or pita bread
- shredded cheese: cheddar, Monterrey jack, or your favorite cheese
Instructions
Make the Meat Sauce:
Add the onion and olive oil to a pot and cook until soft and golden. About 10 minutes over medium heat.
Add the garlic and warm through until fragrant.
Add the ground beef and season with salt, pepper, and all of the spices. Add the Worschestershire sauce and mix together. Break up the meat and continue to cook over medium heat for about 20 minutes. Add the thyme and mix together. The meat sauce is ready when it is nice and thick.
Assemble the tacos:
Warm a tortilla until it is toasted. Add the cheese and the meat sauce. Top with salad and shawarma sauce. I also like to add some sriracha for a kick of heat. Serve! Kali Orexi!
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