Makes dinner for two, with leftovers for lunch.
Approximate cooking time: 30 minutes
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground beef or turkey
- 2 Tbs chili powder
- 1 tsp garlic salt
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1/2 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 3/4 cup water
- 1/2 yellow onion, diced
- 1 medium tomato, diced
- 3 romaine hearts
- 1 can black olives, sliced
- 1 avocado
- fresh cilantro
- 1 small jar of salsa
Instructions
- Heat medium skillet over medium-high heat. Add beef or turkey and onion to pan. Cook for about 10 minutes, or until browned.
- Add chili powder, garlic salt, cumin, oregano, sea salt and water, and let simmer for 5 minutes more.
- Meanwhile, wash lettuce and tear onto two plates (save some for leftovers).
- Top with meat, sliced avocado, black olives, tomatoes, cilantro and salsa.
13 Comments
CrossFit Mom For Life
I’d suggest NOT using the Taco seasoning mix (they are usually full of additives and HIGH in salt) so make your own! All you need is cumin & chili powder and garlic powder.
Julie
Trader Joes has a taco seasoning that is not full of additives. It’s quite spicy so I don’t use the whole packet.
jdweberg
I hope it’s ok to post a recipe from elsewhere. I took CrossFit Mom’s advice and did not use a package. What I did use (along with ground turkey, which I have never preferred over beef) was this spice mix:
http://allrecipes.com//Recipe/taco-seasoning-i/Detail.aspx
I have to say, even with the turkey it made the best taco meat I have ever had in my life and I no longer see the need to use beef in my tacos. It is rather spicy so you may want to cut down on the black and red pepper. I should also warn you that you’ll want to eat WAY too much.
Faye
Very good. If you don’t like a lot of spice I’d suggest going with 1 TBSP chili powder instead of 2 when making it the first time. Other then that, very satisfying, flavorful.
donnyriz
As a person that has always made a wide variety of tacos, I rather enjoyed just letting the meat cool down a little so that the lettuce could just be picked up and eaten like a traditional taco. I always like mixing in about 1/2 C of salsa during the “water and spices” stage, as it thickens up the mixture and adds a lot of flavor. I agree with only using 1T of chili powder, and adding chopped Jalapeno if you want it spicier.
austhokie
does anyone have a recommendation for a salsa in the US that is paleo friendly?
Erika
Didn’t care for this. Not sure if I did something wrong since it seems like it should taste much better than it did. Maybe I’ll try again another time.
lala2012
yummm- made this tonight for myself and my fella- followed the recipe to a T… he says “seriously, i think this is the best dish ive ever eaten. Could it be day 5 of our cleanse/paleo challenge?… poor hungry guy. it WAS good though- extra big handfuls of fresh cilantro really made it fresh tasting.
Suz
Make your own salsa, its super easy.
By volume, add 1 part fresh chopped tomatoes, 1 part onion, 1 part chopped fresh cilantro. Add a clove or two of minced garlic to taste if you like that. Squeeze a fresh line or two over the top, toss and let it set in the fridge for a few hours.
Want amazing guacamole?
Mash a few avocados and add 2 parts avocado to 1 part salsa.
Its fresh, cheap, and has ZERO added sugar.
Suz
oops, I meant lime, not line. Darn tired eyes!
Sandra
I made this dish &we all enjoyed it!!!!! It was very tasty!!!
Mistylefrandt
Loved it! I wasn’t sure about adding water, because I’d never done that before, but it worked out great!
tiffany
We made this without any of the salt and substituting garlic powder for garlic salt. It was great! Thanks for the recipe :o)