This Ground Beef Taco Skillet is being added into the permanent rotation. WHY? My husband WONT.STOP.TALKING. about it! 🙂 After dinner, he came up behind me while I was doing the dishes and gave me a huge hug and kiss on the cheek and thanked me for making such a delicious meal. I mean, talk about putting a huge smile on my face. The funny thing is, this meal was SO incredibly simple and required little to no extra dishes (AWESOME!)
I used my trusty 12″ skillet. Chopped up my veggies and put them in with the ground beef. Once the ground beef was browned, I added the rest of the ingredients, covered the skillet and let it simmer until he got home. When he got home, I added the cheese and cilantro and when the cheese melted, I served it up!
I usually try to stay away from carbs (my yellow containers) after 5pm, but if you are needing to add an extra yellow in, serve this or mix in some quinoa or brown rice OR wrap it up in a whole wheat tortilla. DELICIOUS!!!
- 1 lb lean ground beef
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 yellow and/or 1 red bell pepper, chopped
- 1 large zucchini, quartered and sliced
- ½ red onion, diced
- 1 can of diced Fire Roasted Tomatoes, drained
- 1 tsp oregano
- 1 tsp onion powder
- 2 tsp chili powder
- Sea salt & black pepper, to taste
- 1 cup Monterrey Jack cheese, shredded
- Fresh cilantro, chopped, to taste
- 1 can diced green chilis (if you like spicy!)
- In a 12" skillet, break up and brown ground beef, drain excess fat once beef is browned.
- Add in veggies and seasonings and cook until onions are translucent.
- Top evenly with cheese and cilantro
- Serve over brown rice or in a whole wheat tortilla (add 1 yellow for 21 Day Fix)
- Top with hot sauce
- 1 Red, 1 Green, 1 Blue for 1/4 skillet
Made this tonight and added sweet potatoes to get in our yellows. It was a hit all around. The boys grumbled when they saw what it was, but said it was a repeat and they all had seconds. That’s a win in my book. Thanks!
Hi Kasandra!!! I am so happy your guys liked them! 🙂 I think I make this once a week now – so easy, filling, and delicious! I love the idea of adding sweet potatoes too…YUM!
xoxo Angela
How much would you consider a serving? 1 cup full or so?
Hi Lorraine! It would be 1/4 of the skillet. 🙂
Enjoy! Angela
How many calories
Can you put this on calorie form?
Hi! I actually don’t currently have the calorie calculations on my recipes because I count containers on the 21 Day Fix and Hammer and Chisel programs. Hopefully, I will be able to get them soon, but for now, I can provide you with the container counts I use!
Made this last night and it was Yum O!!!! My 2 year old and hubby gobbled it up. I just completed my first week of the 21 day fix and this will definitely become a repeater in my dinner rotation!! Thanks for sharing.
That’s awesome!
Made this evening and hubby was smitten! Great recipe, thank you!
YAY! You’re welcome!
What size can of tomatoes?
Hi Ashleigh! 14.5 oz can of fire roasted tomatoes. 🙂
This is absolutely the best!! My husband loves it and he’s a very picky eater. We fix this at least once a week lol.
How many servings does this make
Sorry I found it. It tastes delicious
Made this tonight and the boyfriend LOVED IT. I served it in tortillas with a little bit of sour cream on top. Thank you!
This has been a staple since I found this recipe- even tried it with ground turkey and it tastes just as good.
Love hearing this! So happy you enjoy it!
Made this tonight and doubled the recipe to have leftovers. Was very good! I used ground beef and ground turkey and added ground cumin to it. My 8 year old even claimed it was very good!
What are some other good sides with this other than rice or a tortilla?
I will put the meat/veggies into a lettuce wrap! Delish! Fresh and crispy.
I have made this at least a half a dozen times….I’ve been substituting all white Ground Chicken for lean Ground Beef the last few times and love it just as much and instead of Fire roasted tomatoes I use diced tomatoes with chilies 10 oz.s it’s perfect …then I still add the spices! Thanks this is a repeat recipe at least every other week!
I made this and my husband and boys are not veggie eaters, but they loved it. My girls loved it also.
I love this recipe. It’s one of my go-tos for meal prep. I serve it on 1/2 cup of Uncle Ben’s Seven Grain rice. It’s delicious!