Beef Tacos Paleo Style

I had a craving all day for some old school ground beef tacos. Of course, almost everything about a traditional taco is anti-paleo so you have to get creative! Although there is no crispy outer shell or cheese or sour cream, I promise these tacos are SUPER tasty and bursting with rich flavors!

There is the extra step of making the taco seasoning. But I think it's worth it and you can store the extra and use the seasoning later for either more tacos or other Mexican type dishes. Plus when you make the seasoning, you actually know what's in it! The store bought stuff has god only knows what in it... I used the seasoning recipe from another blog and it was delicious!

Ingredients:

Taco Seasoning
1/2 cup dried minced onion, or onion powder
1/4 cup chili powder
1/4 cup sea salt
1/8 cup garlic powder
1/8 cup ground cumin
1 tablespoon dried oregano
1 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1. Put all the ingredients in a pint mason jar, shaking to combine.

Meat Filling
1 tbsp coconut oil
1/2 red onion, finely chopped
2-3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 green pepper, chopped
1 lb grass fed ground beef
3 tbsp taco seasoning
Juice from 1 lime

1. In a large skillet, heat coconut oil using medium heat.
2. Saute onions and garlic until golden brown, 7-8 min.
3. Add green peppers until soft, 3-4 min.
4. Add ground beef. Be sure to let ground beef brown and caramelize first before moving around. This is the trick to successfully browning your ground beef.
5. Add taco seasoning and lime juice and thoroughly mix with ground beef and vegetables. Break up any larger pieces of meat.
6. Cook ground beef until pink is no longer visible, 5-7 min.
7. Remove meat from heat when done and let rest.

Taco construction
1 head bib lettuce
1/2 tomato chopped
handful of cilantro
1 avocado, sliced

1. Place 1 piece of lettuce on a place.
2. Fill with a large spoon full of meat filling.
3. Top with tomato, cilantro, and avocado.
4. Eat and enjoy!

Beef Tacos Paleo Style