XL Beef Taco Bar

2x the portions for family dinner or leftovers 

Allergens: Milk, Sesame, Wheat, Soy

Total: 20 min • Prep: 5 min

Servings:
Ingredients

  • Sour Cream

    6 tablespoon

  • Baby Lettuce

    1 unit

  • Tomato Paste

    2 units

  • Blue Corn Tortilla Chips

    1½ ounce

  • Ground Beef

    20 ounce

  • Chicken Stock Concentrate

    1 unit

  • Beef Stock Concentrate

    1 unit

  • Tomato

    2 units

  • Flour Tortillas

    12 units

  • Mexican Spice Blend

    2 tablespoon

  • Mexican Cheese Blend

    1 cup

  • Hot Sauce

    3 teaspoon

  • Sugar

    0.13 teaspoon (tsp)

  • Black Pepper

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

  • Salt

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

  • Cooking Oil

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

Cooking steps
1

  • Wash and dry produce.

  • Trim and discard root end from lettuce. Pat leaves thoroughly dry; halve lengthwise, then slice crosswise as thinly as possible. Dice tomatoes into ½-inch pieces.

Ingredient Quantities

  • Tomato

    2 units

2

  • Heat a drizzle of oil in a large, preferably nonstick, pan over medium-high heat. (TIP: To save time, while pan is heating up, transfer taco bar ingredients into serving vessels so they are ready to go!) Add beef* and season with salt and pepper; cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes. 

  • Carefully drain any excess grease from pan.

Ingredient Quantities

  • Salt

    1 teaspoon (tsp)

3

  • Add Mexican Spice Blend and tomato paste to pan with beef; cook, stirring, until tomato paste is brick red in color, 30 seconds.

  • Add beef stock concentrate, chicken stock concentrate, ½ cup water, and ⅛ tsp sugar (¾ cup water and ¼ tsp sugar for 8 servings); cook, stirring occasionally, until flavors meld and liquid has reduced, 1-3 minutes.
Ingredient Quantities

  • Tomato Paste

    2 units

  • Beef Stock Concentrate

    1 unit

  • Tomato

    2 units

  • Mexican Spice Blend

    2 tablespoon

  • Sugar

    0.13 teaspoon (tsp)

4
  • Wrap tortillas in damp paper towels; microwave until warm and pliable, 30 seconds.

  • Gently crush tortilla chips in their bag.

  • Serve tortillas, beef, lettuce, diced tomatoes, Mexican cheese blend, tortilla chips, sour cream, and hot sauce family style so everyone can make their own tacos.

Ingredient Quantities

  • Sour Cream

    6 tablespoon

  • Tomato

    2 units

  • Mexican Cheese Blend

    1 cup

  • Hot Sauce

    3 teaspoon