One-Pan Ground Beef Tacos

🥘 Ingredients

• black pepper
  to taste, to taste
• cheddar cheese
  ¾ cup, ¾ cup
• flour tortillas
  8 units
• ground beef
  2 lb
• heirloom grape tomatoes
  3 c
• lime
  2 unit
• salt
  to taste, to taste
• scallions
  9 units
• shredded red cabbage
  3 c
• sour cream
  4 tbsp
• southwest spice blend
  2 tsp
• taco spice blend
  2 tsp
• tomato paste
  ¼ cup, ¼ cup
• vegetable oil
  2 tbsp
• water
  4 tbsp
• yellow onion
  3 unit

🍳 Cookware

• small bowl
• large pan

1. 

   1

   yellow onion heirloom grape tomatoes lime scallions sour cream southwest spice blend taco spice blend tomato paste ground beef cheddar cheese flour tortillas shredded red cabbage vegetable oil water salt black pepper

   yellow onion: 1 unit, heirloom grape tomatoes: 1 c, lime: 1 unit, scallions: 3 units, sour cream: 2 tbsp, southwest spice blend: 1 tsp, taco spice blend: 1 tsp, tomato paste: ¼ cup, ground beef: 1 lb, cheddar cheese: ¾ cup, flour tortillas: 4 units, shredded red cabbage: 1 c, vegetable oil: 1 tbsp, water: 2 tbsp, salt: to taste, black pepper: to taste
2. 

   2

   Wash and dry all produce. Halve, peel, and thinly slice yellow onion . Quarter heirloom grape tomatoes . Cut lime into wedges. Thinly slice scallions . Slice shredded red cabbage into thin strips.

   yellow onion: 1 unit, heirloom grape tomatoes: 1 c, lime: 1 unit, scallions: 3 units, shredded red cabbage: 1 c
3. 

   3

   In a small bowl , stir together sour cream , southwest spice blend , and a squeeze of lime juice. Season with salt and black pepper . Set aside.

   sour cream: 2 tbsp, southwest spice blend: 1 tsp, salt: to taste, black pepper: to taste
4. 

   4

   Heat large pan over medium-high heat and add vegetable oil . Add yellow onion and cook, tossing occasionally, until softened ⏱️ 5 minutes . Season with salt and pepper. Add taco spice blend and tomato paste to pan. Stir until fragrant and well combined ⏱️ 1 minute .

   vegetable oil: 1 tbsp, yellow onion: 1 unit, taco spice blend: 1 tsp, tomato paste: ¼ cup
5. 

   5

   Add ground beef to pan, breaking up meat into pieces. Cook, tossing occasionally, until browned ⏱️ 5 minutes . Season generously with salt and pepper. Stir in water , then sprinkle cheddar cheese evenly over the top. Transfer pan to broiler and broil until cheese is melted and bubbling ⏱️ 3 minutes . Sprinkle with scallions .

   ground beef: 1 lb, water: 2 tbsp, cheddar cheese: ¾ cup, scallions: 3 units
6. 

   6

   While the filling broils, wrap flour tortillas in a damp paper towel. Microwave on high until warm and pliable ⏱️ 30 seconds .

   flour tortillas: 4 units
7. 7

   Arrange shredded red cabbage , heirloom grape tomatoes , lime wedges, and crema on plates for serving. Fill tortillas with the beef mixture and divide between plates. Let everyone add their preferred toppings and dig in!

   shredded red cabbage: 1 c, heirloom grape tomatoes: 1 c