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Nutrition: per serving

  • kcal383
  • fat21g
  • saturates4g
  • carbs29g
  • sugars1g
  • fibre2g
  • protein22g
  • salt1.17g
    low
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Method

  • step 1

    Heat a large frying pan until very hot, then brown the mince. Remove, then season with salt and pepper. Add the oil to the pan and fry the garlic, oregano and spices for 1 min until fragrant. Return the beef to the pan and toss well, then cook for 2-3 mins until hot through. Warm the taco shells following the pack instructions and serve with the beef.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, February 2011

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A star rating of 3.9 out of 5.23 ratings

Hamble Claire

I felt it needed a flavour boost so added the following to the original recipe: 1tsp paprika, 1tsp cumin, 1/2 TSP oregano, good pinch chilli flakes, 1/2 TSP chili powder, salt and pepper, beef stock cube, 70ml water. Also served Tex mex dips. NB these proportions were with 750g of lean beef mince…

hopkinsonc

Yummy! I too was alarmed at how much oregano but trust the recipe was lovely. I added beef stock as well - will definitely make again.

KazL_aka_Red

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

A quick, easy and simple recipe. You can tune it to taste.

Erin Pepper

A star rating of 5 out of 5.

Good, easy recipe, I made a vegetarian version so changed it up a little bit. I used chickpeas rather than mince and also added in some passata, green peppers and onion. Halved all the ingredients as was just cooking for myself and came out with enough for my tea aswell as for lunch tomorrow. Really…

LordFarr

This recipe seems deceptively easy and too basic, but is surprisingly delicious and much better than any shop-bought packet mix. Two modifications I think improve it further: add 200ml of beef stock at the end and simmer until it reduces down. Also, I like it very spicy so I use a finely chopped…

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