Beef and Bean Taco Filling

Ingredients

• Ground beef

  80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw

  1 lb or 453g

• Garlic

  Raw

  1 cloves, minced or 3g

• Onions

  Dehydrated flakes

  2 tbsp or 10g

• Chili powder

  Spices

  2 tsp or 5g

• Oregano

  Spices, dried

  2 tsp, ground or 4g

• Cumin

  Spices, cumin seed

  1 tsp, ground or 3g

• Salt

  Table

  1 tsp or 6g

• Cinnamon

  Spices, ground

  ½ tsp or 1g

• Crushed red pepper flakes

  ¼ tsp or 0.08g

• Tomato paste

  Canned, without salt added

  3 tbsp or 48g

• Beef broth soup

  Canned, condensed, bouillon and consomme

  1 cup or 248g

• Kidney beans

  Red, mature seeds, canned

  1 cup or 256g

Directions

1. Cook ground beef and garlic in a large, non-stick skillet until the beef is crumbled and brown. Drain half of the rendered fat.
2. Add the beans, dried onion, chili powder, oregano, cumin, salt, cinnamon and red pepper and stir well.
3. Stir in the tomato paste and beef broth until the tomato paste is well combined.
4. Bring mixture to a boil, then reduce heat to a simmer, cover and cook until the liquid reduces, about 15 minutes.
5. Once the liquid is reduced, remove from heat and cool before dividing into 4 servings for 4 tacos. Top each taco with desired toppings. Each serving can be frozen in a separate bag for quick freezer meal.