Description
A quick and flavorful weeknight meal featuring ground beef cooked with honey, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, and spices, served in warm tortillas with fresh toppings.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 pound 80/20 ground beef
- 2 medium chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, finely minced
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- Salt and black pepper to taste
- 1 tablespoon lime juice, freshly squeezed
- Corn or flour tortillas
- Diced white onion
- Fresh cilantro
- Crumbled cotija or feta cheese
- Lime wedges
Instructions
- Mince the garlic and chipotle peppers. Mix the minced peppers, 1 tablespoon of adobo sauce, and honey in a small bowl; set aside.
- Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot.
- Add ground beef to the pan, breaking it into crumbles. Brown the beef, stirring occasionally, until no longer pink (about 7-8 minutes).
- Push beef to the side, add garlic to the empty space, and sizzle for 30 seconds. Mix garlic into beef.
- Sprinkle in cumin and chili powder, stirring constantly for 1 minute to toast spices.
- Pour the honey-chipotle mixture over the beef. Stir to coat evenly.
- Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer for 3-4 minutes until sauce thickens and clings to meat.
- Remove from heat, stir in lime juice, and season with salt and pepper to taste.
- Warm tortillas in a dry pan or microwave.
- Assemble tacos by spooning beef into tortillas and topping with onion, cilantro, cheese, and lime.
Notes
Do not crowd the pan to ensure proper browning. Toast spices for deeper flavor. Use fresh lime juice for best results. If the sauce is too thin, simmer longer; if too thick, add a teaspoon of water. Leftovers can be stored in the fridge for up to 3 days or frozen for up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: Main Course
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 taco with standard
- Calories: 375
- Sugar: 8
- Sodium: 450
- Fat: 22
- Saturated Fat: 9
- Carbohydrates: 25
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 18
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