Mom's Tacos Recipe

This recipe is an adaptation of my Mom's tacos that she made back in the 70's. It was our family's favorite dinner while we were growing up.

⏱️ 45 min 🔪 Prep: 20 min 🔥 Cook: 25 min 📊 Medium 👁️ 13 views
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Ingredients

6 servings
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 cup chopped sweet onion
  • ½ pound ground turkey
  • ½ pound ground beef
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon cumin powder
  • ½ teaspoon garlic powder
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • One 15.5-ounce can chili beans ((or any beans), drained)
  • One 10-ounce can Ro-Tel ((tomatoes & chiles))
  • 12 corn tortillas, (warmed or fried)
  • desired taco fixings ((lettuce, tomato, sour cream, avocado, cheese, etc))

Steps

  1. Heat a large saute pan to medium-high; swirl in the tablespoon of olive oil. Saute the onions and mix in the ground meats. Cook until lightly browned. Tilt the pan and scoop out any accumulated fat (or take a bunch of paper towels and let them soak it up. Discard the fat.

  2. Mix the dry ingredients in a small bowl. Sprinkle the mixed spices onto the cooked meat. Pour in the chili beans and Ro-Tel. Heat for about 10 more minutes and your taco filling is ready.

  3. Fill heated tortillas with taco filling and desired taco fixings.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

Macronutrients

Calories36318% DV

*DV = Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

💰 Cost Estimate

Total Ingredients Rp 950
Per Serving Rp 158/serving
🏠 Save ~Rp 1.900 compared to buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (21% ingredients detected)
IngredientAmountUnit PriceSubtotal
olive oil 1 tablespoon - -
chopped sweet onion 1 cup - -
ground turkey 0.5 pound - -
ground beef 0.5 pound - -
chili powder 1 teaspoon Rp 8.000/100g Rp 400
cumin powder 1 teaspoon Rp 70.000/kg Rp 350
garlic powder 0.5 teaspoon Rp 8.000/100g Rp 200
dried oregano 0.5 teaspoon - -
sea salt 0.5 teaspoon - -
freshly ground black pepper 0.25 teaspoon - -
One 15.5-ounce can chili beans - - -
One 10-ounce can Ro-Tel - - -
corn tortillas 12 - -
desired taco fixings - - -

*Estimated market prices, may vary by region

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