Best Ground Beef Tacos Recipe: How to Make Tacos at Home

ground beef

🥗Healthier: ground turkey

💰Cheaper: ground pork

Ground turkey is leaner, while ground pork is often less expensive.

sour cream

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

Greek yogurt provides similar creaminess with added protein.

Light the charcoal in the SNS kamado smoker and let it reach temperature.

Add cherry wood chunks to the smoker.

Preheat the cast iron pan in the smoker until hot.

Add beef mince to the hot cast iron pan in the smoker.

Cook the beef mince for about 20 minutes at 475°F.

Move the beef mince to a hotter zone in the smoker to finish cooking.

Taste the beef mince to check if it needs more rub.

Remove taco shells from the smoker once crispy.

Assemble the tacos by filling them with beef mince, tomato, salsa, and guacamole.

Top the tacos with guacamole.

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