Slow Cooker Taco Meat With Salsa

Hey, y'all! Not all taco meat is created equally -- that's a hill that I'll die on. In an effort to create the most flavorful, foolproof taco meat, I developed my newest recipe: Slow Cooker Taco Meat With Salsa. Dump the ingredients into a slow cooker and go on about your day; a delicious dinner will be served with little to no effort!

Slow Cooker Taco Meat With Salsa

Frequently Asked Questions

Ingredients, Shopping List: Slow Cooker Taco Meat With Salsa

Meat: extra-lean ground beef

Seasonings: taco seasoning, course black pepper, garlic powder

Produce: vidalia onion

Canned/Jarred Goods: salsa of choice

How To Make Slow Cooker Taco Meat With Salsa

1. Place ground beef in a slow cooker. Top with taco seasoning, course black pepper, garlic powder, diced vidalia onion, and salsa.
2. If cooking on high, cook for 3 hours; if cooking on low, cook for six hours.
3. Once done, if there is too much liquid, carefully drain/scoop out excess.
4. Serve in your desired fashion: taco salads, burritos, soft-shell/hard-shell tacos -- your choice!

Slow Cooker Taco Meat With Salsa: Tips and Tricks

1. Use the leanest ground beef that you can find at the store.
2. I prefer to use hot salsa, as I find that it has the most flavor; that said, use the salsa of your choice.
3. For the excess liquid, I like to simply ladle it out of the crockpot -- it saves you from dirtying another dish.

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The Recipe

Slow Cooker Taco Meat With Salsa

JC Phelps

Looking for the most flavorful, easiest to make taco meat? Look no further than this Slow Cooker Taco Meat With Salsa!

5 from 39 votes

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Prep Time 5 minutes mins

Cook Time 3 hours hrs

Total Time 3 hours hrs 5 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine American, Mexican

Servings 8 servings

Calories 343 kcal

Equipment

• Slow cooker

Ingredients

  

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• 2 lbs. ground beef extra lean
• 2 c. salsa of choice
• 1 vidalia onion diced
• 2 packages taco seasoning
• 1 tbsp. garlic powder
• 1 tsp. course black pepper

Instructions

 

• Place ground beef in a slow cooker. Top with taco seasoning, course black pepper, garlic powder, diced vidalia onion, and salsa.
• If cooking on high, cook for 3 hours; if cooking on low, cook for six hours.
• Once done, if there is too much liquid, carefully drain/scoop out excess.
• Serve in your desired fashion: taco salads, burritos, soft-shell/hard-shell tacos -- your choice!

Notes

• Use the leanest ground beef that you can find at the store.
• I prefer to use hot salsa, as I find that it has the most flavor; that said, use the salsa of your choice.
• For the excess liquid, I like to simply ladle it out of the crockpot -- it saves you from dirtying another dish.

Nutrition

Calories: 343kcalCarbohydrates: 14gProtein: 21gFat: 23gSaturated Fat: 9gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 10gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 81mgSodium: 1174mgPotassium: 538mgFiber: 3gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 1109IUVitamin C: 7mgCalcium: 49mgIron: 3mg

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