Tacos recipe

ingredients

Enjoy a taste of Mexico in this easily prepared snack. With various colourful toppings to choose from, you can vary the taste to suit yourself.
225 g (8 oz) minced beef
1 small onion, chopped
1 tbsp raisins
1 tbsp pine nuts
1 tbsp sweetcorn
2 tsps chilli powder
120 g (4 oz) canned tomatoes
Salt and pepper
8 taco shells

Toppings

120 g (4 oz) grated cheese
140 ml (1/4 pint) sour cream
4 tomatoes, chopped
1/2 head lettuce, shredded
1 chopped avocado

method

1. Put the beef and onion into a 1150ml/2-pint casserole. Break the meat up well with a fork.

2. Cover and cook for 4 minutes on HIGH, stirring occasionally to break into small pieces.

3. Drain any fat from the meat and add the raisins, nuts, sweetcorn, chilli powder and tomatoes.

4. Cover and cook on MEDIUM for 8 minutes. Adjust seasoning. Spoon into the taco shells and serve with the various toppings.

serving amount

serves 4


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