Beef and Bean Taco Meat

5 servings

Ready in 21 min

Prep in 1 min

This Beef and Bean Taco Meat is super delicious, picky kid approved, and freezer friendly! A favorite recipe of ours for Taco Night!

Ingredients

1 lb lean ground beef (I use 93/7) (ground turkey or chicken will work too)
1 15 oz can black or pinto beans (about 1-1½ cups total if using homemade beans )
homemade taco seasoning (ingredients below) OR a packet of taco seasoning will work
8 oz can tomato sauce (or about ½ cup )
½ cup water
salt and pepper (to taste)
2 tsp chili powder (*see notes)
2 tsp cumin
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp kosher salt (reduce by half if using regular table salt or fine sea salt)
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp smoked paprika
1/2 tsp oregano
1/8 tsp cayenne pepper (more or less depending on spice level preference (optional)

Instructions

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