XL Taco Bar with 2x Beef
2x the portions for family dinner or leftovers
- Milk
- Sesame
- Wheat
- Soy
This hearty crowd-pleaser feeds 2x the folks—perfect for a family dinner + leftovers! Transform your kitchen into a Mexican cantina with this DIY taco bar! Ground beef gets the full Mexican-inspired spice treatment, while crispy blue corn tortilla chips, fresh lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, and sour cream create delightful combinations. Serve family style so everyone can build their own handheld masterpiece.
Ingredients
6 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
1 unit
Baby Lettuce
40 ounce
Ground Beef
2 unit
Tomato Paste
1.5 ounce
Blue Corn Tortilla Chips
(Contains: Sesame)
1 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
1 unit
Beef Stock Concentrate
2 unit
Tomato
12 unit
Flour Tortillas
(Contains: Wheat, Soy)
2 tablespoon
Mexican Spice Blend
1 cup
Mexican Cheese Blend
(Contains: Milk)
3 teaspoon
Hot Sauce
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
0.13 teaspoon (tsp)
Sugar
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Cooking Steps
Wash and dry produce.
Trim and discard root end from lettuce. Pat leaves thoroughly dry; halve lengthwise, then slice crosswise as thinly as possible. Dice tomatoes into ½-inch pieces.
Heat a drizzle of oil in a large, preferably nonstick, pan over medium-high heat. (TIP: To save time, while pan is heating up, transfer taco bar ingredients into serving vessels so they are ready to go!) Add beef* and season with salt and pepper; cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes.
Carefully drain any excess grease from pan.
Add stock concentrates, ½ cup water, and ⅛ tsp sugar (¾ cup water and ¼ tsp sugar for 8 servings); cook, stirring occasionally, until flavors meld and liquid is reduced, 1-3 minutes.
Add Mexican Spice Blend and tomato paste to pan with beef; cook, stirring, until tomato paste is brick red in color, 30 seconds.
Add beef stock concentrate, chicken stock concentrate, ½ cup water, and ⅛ tsp sugar (¾ cup water and ¼ tsp sugar for 8 servings); cook, stirring occasionally, until flavors meld and liquid has reduced, 1-3 minutes. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
Wrap tortillas in damp paper towels; microwave until warm and pliable, 30 seconds.
Gently crush tortilla chips in their bag.
Serve tortillas, beef, lettuce, diced tomatoes, Mexican cheese blend, tortilla chips, sour cream, and hot sauce family style so everyone can make their own tacos.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Sep 2026- Flavor: Several reviewers found the taco meat seasoning tasted more like BBQ sauce than traditional Mexican spices, with some noting it lacked the expected cumin flavor.
- Ease of prep: The build-your-own format made this an easy, crowd-pleasing family meal that everyone could customize to their taste 🎉.
- Suggestions: If you prefer a more traditional taco flavor, consider supplementing the spice blend with cumin or your own Mexican seasoning mix.
- Leftovers: One reviewer noted plenty of leftovers from this generous meal.
