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Homemade ground beef tacos with melted cheese

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 25 minutes, around $4.15 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

25mintotal
≈ $4.15a serving
824kcalper serving
56gof protein
In season in OctoberFreezes well
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Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Prep the veggies

    Peel and thinly slice the onion. Dice the 2 tomatoes.

  2. Slice the cheese

    Cut the 130 g of raclette cheese into small pieces or thin slices. Set it aside.

  3. Sauté the onion

    Heat 1 tbsp of oil in the skillet over medium-high heat. Cook the onion for 3 min, stirring, until translucent.

  4. Cook the ground beef

    Add the 300 g of meat, break it up with the spoon and cook it for 6 to 7 min, until there's no pink left (at least 70 °C in the center). Season with the paprika, salt and pepper.

    Tip · Leave the meat alone for 1 to 2 min before stirring, so it browns instead of boiling in its juices.

  5. Add the tomatoes and cream

    Add the diced tomatoes and the 5 cl of crème fraîche. Let it simmer for 3 min over medium heat, then transfer the filling to a plate.

  6. Fill the tortillas

    Lay the 4 tortillas on the counter. Split the meat and cheese evenly between them (a quarter each) on one half of each tortilla, then fold the other half over.

  7. Toast the tacos

    Put the empty skillet back over medium heat, no extra oil. Toast the tacos 2 min per side, 2 at a time, until the cheese is melted and the tortilla is golden.

    Tip · Don't overfill the tortillas and press gently with the spatula, otherwise the filling escapes when you flip them.
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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 824 kcal. 24% comes from carbs, 27% from protein and 47% from fat.

50 gCarbs
56 gProtein
43 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy824 kcal
Protein55.7 g
Carbs50.1 g
of which sugars7.6 g
Fat43.4 g
of which saturated fat20 g
Fiber4.5 g
Salt2.4 g

Worked out ingredient by ingredient with the ANSES Ciqual 2025 table, never written by an AI. It's an estimate: veggie sizes and brands make the numbers vary.

How much does it cost?

About $4.15 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $8.29for 2 people
≈ $4.15a serving

Pantry salt, oil and spices aren't counted. Your store and your brands will move the total, but the ballpark is right.

How long does it keep?

2 days in the fridge, in a closed container, once cooled within two hours. After that, into the freezer it goes.

2 daysin the fridge
Yesin the freezer, thaw it in the fridge the day before

Times Popotam uses for meal prep, based on ANSES guidance, rounded down. The details: how long cooked dishes keep.

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