Plento Pasto CookbookBlack Bean and Beef Tacos
⏱ 25 min
🍽 Serves 4
≈ $14.75 ($3.69/serving)
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Why this fits a family on a budget
Black Bean and Beef Tacos fit your pantry perfectly—you've got ground beef, mustard, ketchup, and pickled peppers ready to go—and at $14.75 it leaves you room in the budget for two more solid meals.
Ingredients
• 1 lb ground beef 80/20
• 1 can canned black beans
• 1 can canned diced tomatoes
• 1 package flour tortillas 8-inch
• 1 each yellow onion
• 3 clove garlic
• 8 oz shredded cheddar cheese
• 8 oz sour cream
• 2 each lime
• 2 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp cumin
• 0.5 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tbsp vegetable oil
Instructions
1. Dice the onion into small pieces. Mince the garlic. Drain and rinse the black beans in a colander under cold water.
2. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and cook for 3 minutes, stirring a few times, until it starts to soften.
3. Add the ground beef and break it up with a spoon or spatula. Cook for 5–6 minutes, stirring and breaking up any big clumps, until no pink remains. If there's a lot of grease pooled in the pan, carefully tilt it and spoon out the excess, leaving about a tablespoon behind.
4. Add the minced garlic, chili powder, cumin, smoked paprika, and salt directly to the beef. Stir for 1 minute until fragrant.
5. Pour in the diced tomatoes (with their liquid) and the drained black beans. Stir everything together and bring to a simmer. Cook uncovered for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until the liquid reduces slightly and the mixture looks thick and saucy rather than watery.
6. Squeeze the juice of one lime over the filling and stir. Taste and add more salt or lime if needed.
7. Warm the tortillas one at a time directly over the stovetop burner on medium-low for about 20–30 seconds per side until they have a few light char marks and are soft and pliable, or wrap them in a damp paper towel and microwave for 30 seconds.
8. Set out the filling, cheese, sour cream, and remaining lime cut into wedges and let everyone build their own tacos.
Contains: gluten, dairy. Always double-check labels for your household's allergies.
Cost is a national-average estimate and varies by store and region.
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