Taco Filling I made last night

[Little Bit]

I just thought I'd share a recipe from last night. I jazzed up my taco filling with a few additions and it turned out really well.

Here ya go:
Taco Meat Filling with Black Beans, Tomatoes and Peppers

1 pound ground round
3 small onions, diced fine
1 can Ro-Tel diced tomatoes and peppers, plus all its' liquid
1 can of black beans, plus all its' liquid
4 tablespoons Penzeys Taco Seasoning (mixed with 1/4 cup of water, to blend)
1/2 teaspoon cumin
Olive Oil

Plenty of water, to simmer

Saute the onions in a bit of olive oil til tender. Remove to another dish.
Brown the meat. Add the vegetables and seasonings, and plenty of water.
Let simmer down slowly to blend the flavors, until the sauce is nice and thick.

[little_bopeep]

Mmmmm...that sounds great! I can see using that for a taco salad or some great nachos.... Thanks for sharing!

:cool:

[jjsooner73]

Ummm, yummy.
Tacos are among my favorite easy week night meals.

For some odd reason, I have this thing about adding a can of pork n beans to my taco meat (goes back to childhood--comfort food), gross though it may sound. In any other mexican type food, I am stricyly by the book! I told my boyfriend this, and he thought I was nuts.

[Little Bit]

I hear ya, Jennifer! My sister makes what she calls 'sweet chili', which is really just a combination of baked beans and chili. It was the only way she could get her kids to eat chili when they were very small. :)

This filling I made has a nice flavor, and I think I'll freeze the rest if any makes it through tomorrow, so I can make an enchilada casserole or something one day when I'm not in the mood to cook. :p

[boisewinesnob]

Little Bit,
sounds really good! I don't have any of that Penzey's Taco seasoning, though. Do you think you could sub an envelope of the taco seasonings they sell in a grocery store?

Suzy

[Janeway45242]

Great taco filling idea. And a great way to make it a lot less fat and vegetarian to boot would be to substitue the ground beef for Morningstar Farms Crumbles (tastes, feels and looks just like ground beef). I've made a yummy veggie chile with this. You could cut the olive oil by at least half reducing even more fat.

[Little Bit]

Hi Suzy,

The Penzey's was nicely flavored, but whatever brand you have around should be just fine. :)

LOL, I'd love to see my dad's reaction to Morningstar Farms! He's got blood pressure troubles, so I try to avoid processed products whenever possible. Do you know how much sodium this stuff might have?

[Janeway45242]

The nutrition label on the Morningstar Farms say that a 2/3 c. serving (about 6 in the 12 oz package) has 210 mg sodium, 80 calories (20 from fat), total fat 2.5 g (0 saturated, 2 g polyunsatured, .5 g monunsaturated), 0 colesterol, 120 mg potassium, 4 g. carbohdrates, dietary fiber 2 g, sugars less that 1 g., protein 10 g. I'm not sure if that's considered high for sodium, but if you're careful not to add any further salt (Penzey's taco mix might be saltfree, but guessing a lot of the others do have salt) it might not be too high per serving. So far as looks, taste and mouth feel go, I'd be willing to be if you fixed it for him and didn't tell him it wasn't ground beef he wouldn't be able to tell.

[JLS]

Sounds good Little Bit! ( I usually just use ground beef & penzeys taco seasoning! which is excellent!)

[KelLeg]

I just have to mention this ready-made taco meat I found. I have always made tacos from "scratch," but now there is El Paso fully cooked taco meat. It is really tasty and I think only 70 cals for 1/4 cup and something like 3 grams of fat. My son loves this stuff and I'm really glad I found it. Anyway, it is worth a try.

[Little Bit]

Janeway45242, Thanks for all the nutritional information, that's a lot of typing! :)

I'm glad to have thought of this one, since the extra veggies and beans help extend the dish, but there's still plenty of flavor.


I was planning to freeze the leftovers, but they're mostly gone, since we can't seem to resist munching on it just as chili or in a salad. Beats more cooking on a weekend, right?

Guess I could just make dip out of the rest, heh, heh, heh. :D

[memartha]

I've been looking at your recipe all weekend, Littlebit, and think I'll try it tonight. I'm going to use it as filling in a "Tortilla Stack" I make... layer meat, cheese, tortillas and then bake a little. Thanks for the idea. Martha

[carolyn.1]

I fixed your taco filling recipe for supper last night...WOW.
I did make one change, I used ground venison instead of ground round. I try to use it in place of when I can.

After cooking it down, I wrapped it in a flour tortilla with sour cream, green leafy lettuce and grated cheese.
This is such a treat for me because the flavor is so wonderful and it is one of the easiest meals to put together.:p

Thanks for posting! :D

Carolyn

[Little Bit]

I'm so glad you liked it!! :D

This is definitely on my 'to be repeated' list.