Taco Filling (oamc)

katie in the UP's Note:

I found this recipe this week in my new Food Everyday Magazine....I doubled it (which is the recipe below) so I could freeze enough for tacos, burritos, taco salads and taco soup!!

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 30 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 12

Yield: 12.0 cups

• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 6 cups onions , finely chopped
• 12 garlic cloves , minced
• 4 jalapenos (original recipe only calls for 1...we prefer spicier!)
• 2 tablespoons chili powder
• 2 tablespoons ground coriander
• 4 lbs ground beef , lean (I used 96% fat free)
• 56 ounces crushed tomatoes
• coarse salt

Directions:

1. Heat oil in a large skillet over med high heat. Add onions and cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, jalapenos and seasonings, cook, stirring 1 minute.
2. Add beef; cook, breaking up meat with a wooden spoon, until no longer pink, about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally until liquid has evaporated, 15 to 20 minutes.
3. I placed 3 cup servings in freezer zip loc bags. (It will make 4 different meals -- tacos, burritos, taco salads and taco soup!

Reviews

[enigma535]

This was easy to make and does make alot. Nice for us. I froze in 1lb portions. This definitely needs salt. Wish I had tasted it before freezing and it really isn't spicy. At least not for my family. We like it but we just need more of a kick. I think salt is something lacking in the recipe though. We aren't saltaholics but even my husband (salt hater) thought it needed some.

[Crazy 'bout Cookin']

This was a pretty good recipe. A little bland for me, and I even added 5 jalapenos! The taste is good, but it just doesn't have a spicy mexican taste. It does make A LOT of filling though!

[TransplantedHusker]

Oh my gosh!! My hubby is LOVING this - he even boiled up some spaghetti and mixed it all together. My 6 year old just had a taco spaghetti taco (her own concoction) and wants it for lunch tomorrow! I've had weight-loss surgery so I'm happy with anything that settles well and this does. I declare this a 5 star hit!!!!