Beef Taco Boats

Makes 3 taco boats · 20 min from scratch · about 10 min with the shortcut

Beef Taco Boats

Calories
210
Protein
13 g
Carbs
16 g
Fat
10 g

Per taco boat, from scratch. Shortcut numbers are below.

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Ingredients

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  • 3½ oz extra lean (95%) ground beef
  • ¼ tsp all purpose seasoning

To build

  • 3 soft flour tortilla taco boats
  • ¾ cup shredded iceberg lettuce
  • ½ Roma tomato, diced
  • 1½ oz reduced fat shredded cheddar
  • 1 green onion, sliced
  • 2 tbsp peri peri mayo

Directions

  1. Season the beef. Mix the seasoning into the beef.
    Shortcut: skip

  2. Cook the beef. Brown it in a nonstick skillet over high heat for 7 to 10 minutes, breaking it up, until it reaches 160°F.
    Shortcut: heat instead

  3. Prep the toppings. While the beef cooks, dice the tomato and slice the green onion.

  4. Build the boats. Line each boat with lettuce. Add a third of the beef, tomato, cheese and green onion to each. Drizzle each with a third of the mayo.

Beef Crumbles
Beef Crumbles · Portside Proteins

Skip the cooking

Use 3 oz Beef Crumbles instead

They come fully cooked and seasoned, so step 1 goes away and step 2 becomes a quick warmup. Thaw them in the fridge overnight. Heat them in a skillet over medium heat for 3 to 4 minutes, stirring, until they reach 165°F. Build the boats with about 1 oz in each.

Per taco boat: 220 cal · 14 g protein · 16 g carbs · 10 g fat.

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Nutrition per taco boat is estimated from USDA data and Portside label values.