Epicures Yummy Taco Filling, serve it on a Friday night after shopping, a rainy day Saturday,or movie night fun dinner, whether you're on the run or snuggling up for family movie night this is the perfect casual meal. You can make big batches of the taco hamburger mixture, then freeze it in portions for several meals. Chop your veggies, lettuce tomatoes, and onions if you like.  Its fun to have the whole family involved in making the tacos.  I like to serve it with whole grain Taco Shells, and Epicure Selections Guacamole.

Reduce your sodium intake with Epicure’s Taco Seasoning: 1 tsp (5 ml) contains only 10 mg of sodium! Store-bought brands can contain as much as 22 times that amount: 240 mg per 1 tsp (5 ml)!

Serves 10 

Cost Per Serving: 1.42     Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

1 lb (450 g) lean ground beef

3 Tbsp (45 ml) Epicure's Taco Seasoning

1 cup (250 ml) water

Instructions

1. Brown beef with Taco Seasoning in Epicure's Eclipse® Coated Professional Frying Pan over medium-high heat. 

2. Add water. Simmer for 15 minutes. 

3. Serve in a bowl alongside other taco toppings.

Per Serving : Calories 150, Fat 5 g (Saturated 1.5 g, Trans 0.4 g), Cholesterol 60 mg, Sodium 95 mg, Carbohydrate 3 g (Fiber 2 g, Sugars 0 g), Protein 23 g.

Tips: Creative Cooking: Try this recipe with ground chicken, turkey, or soy for a vegetarian-friendly version. 

Serving Suggestion: Let everyone make their own! Serve whole-grain tortillas or taco shells with shredded lettuce, Epicure’s Salsa, Epicure's Guacamole, grated low-fat cheese, and diced tomatoes. Serve fresh veggies and prepared Epicure’s Dip to munch on while you make up your tacos.

The Best Ever Guacamole

 Ingredients

1-14 oz 398 ml can diced tomatoes

1 Tbsp 15 ml Epicure's Guacamole Dip Mix

1 Tbsp 15 ml Epicure's Salsa Mix-Your choice

1-8 oz 250 g pkg cream cheese

ripe avocados, peeled and pitted

Instructions

Simmer tomatoes with salsa mix and guacamole dip mix in Epicure's Multi-Purpose pot for 10 min. Cool.

In food processor or by hand, blend cream cheese with avocados.  Mix with tomato sauce mixture. Serve immediately.

Per Serving 2 tbsp 30 ml:  Calories 50, Fat 4.5 g saturated 1.5 g, Trans 0 g, cholesterol 5 mg. sodium 55 mg, Carbohydrate 2 g Fiber 1 g, Sugars 0 g, Protein 1 g.

Tips:  Serving Suggestions: Excellent with taco chips and as a topping for burritos, fajitas or burgers

I like to have my tacos made with Turkey or ground Chicken