Easy Ground Beef Taco Meat With Black Beans

This easy weeknight ground beef taco meat recipe is BIG on flavor! Adding a can of drained and rinsed black beans helps stretch the meat further and, in turn, your budget, as well.

So when I shared how we survived spring soccer season, I completely spaced on one of our very favorite quick and easy, budget-friendly meals... Tacos, of course!

My kids will eat tacos any day of the week, be it Taco Tuesday (on a Wednesday...) or Fiesta Friday. In fact, sometimes I think that my teenage boys would eat their weight in tacos if I let them -- which could get kind of expensive, you know? Especially since I prefer to purchase organic ground beef whenever possible.

Ground Beef With Black Beans

Typically I stock up on organic ground beef at Costco. You get three 1.5-lb. packages for $19.99, so that works out to about $4.44 per pound, which is by far the best price I've found.

Still more than conventional ground beef, for sure, but I've found that when I stretch it by adding a can of drained and rinsed black beans, it evens things out. Especially given the Kirkland organic black beans are only $0.82 per can!

DIY Ground Beef Taco Seasoning

Another budget-stretcher? Make your own taco seasoning at home. I'm still using the same ground beef taco seasoning recipe that I shared years ago when I first started blogging... If it ain't broke, don't fix it! It's every bit as good as those packets you can buy in stores, minus all of the icky additives.

I order most of my organic spices from Amazon. The Simply Organic brand is my most trusted favorite, and the prices are MUCH better than my local grocery stores, especially if it ships as an add-on item or is available with Subscribe & Save.

Easy Ground Beef Tacos

In addition to plain ole' ground beef tacos (hard or soft), we use this easy taco meat recipe on tostadas, in walking tacos, on taco salads, in enchiladas, you name it! And it freezes well, so you can use it in your favorite freezer meal recipes that call for seasoned ground beef.

Easy Ground Beef Taco Meat Recipe

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This simple ground beef taco meat recipe is BIG on flavor! Adding a can of drained and rinsed black beans helps stretch the meat further, which stretches your budget, as well.

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 15 minutes mins

Total Time 20 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mexican

Servings 4 cups

Calories 187 kcal

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Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 1- pound ground beef
• ▢ 2 tablespoons taco seasoning mix
• ▢ ¼ cup water
• ▢ 1 15-oz. can black beans, drained and rinsed

Instructions

1. In a large skillet, crumble and brown the ground beef over medium heat.
2. Sprinkle the ground beef taco seasoning over the top and pour in water, mix well.
3. Stir in black beans and heat through.

Tips & Suggestions

I've written this recipe based on a standard 1-lb. package of ground beef. If you're using the larger 1.5-lb. Costco package I mentioned in the post, use 3 tablespoons of taco meat seasoning and ⅓ cup of water. I still use just one can of beans.

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Serving: 1/2 cup | Calories: 187kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 52mg | Sodium: 54mg | Fiber: 2g

Nutrition information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates. Actual nutritional content will vary with brands used, measuring methods, portion sizes, and more.

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