Real Taco Recipe Mexican

corn tortillas

🥗Healthier: whole wheat tortillas

💰Cheaper: flour tortillas

Whole wheat offers more fiber.

cooked meat

🥗Healthier: grilled chicken

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Grilled chicken is leaner and lower in fat.

salsa

🥗Healthier: fresh pico de gallo

💰Cheaper: store-bought salsa

Pico de gallo is fresher and lower in preservatives.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: none

Nutritional yeast adds a cheesy flavor with fewer calories.

Marinate flank steak with a little lime, onion, and jalapeño.

Add Mexican seasoning and a little cumin to the marinated meat.

Fire up the charcoal grill and wait until the coals are down to embers.

Grill the marinated flank steak on the grill.

Add onion and jalapeños to the grill to roast them.

Cook the steak until it has a little pink center, as preferred in Mexico.

Prepare tortillas by stacking two together, as done in Mexico.

Place the grilled meat on top of the tortillas.

Dress the tacos with queso blanco cheese, Pico de Gallo, and guacamole.

Add a dab of Chula's hot sauce on top before serving.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

Spice Level:

Dietary

Allergens