Crockpot Taco Meat

overhead view of taco meat cooked in the slow cooker

Servings: 8

Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 3

Total Time: 3 5

Make flavorful crockpot taco meat with ground beef, taco seasoning, and salsa. It’s an easy hands-off dinner you can use for tacos, bowls, and freezer meals.

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Ingredients

2 lbs ground beef
4 tablespoons taco seasoning, 2 packages
1 ½ cups salsa, any

Instructions

Prep:

Place the ground beef into the bottom of a 6-quart slow cooker. Break up the meat with a wooden spatula or meat chopper tool. Sprinkle the taco seasoning over the meat and pour the salsa over the top. Mix to combine as well as possible.

Cook:

Cover and cook on high for 3 hours or on low for 6 hours. Here and there, use the spatula or chopper tool to break up the beef into smaller pieces. This can be done when the meat is finished cooking too.
Once the beef is cooked through, use a spoon to drain the liquid or fat from the bottom of the slow cooker.

Serve:

Use a slotted spoon to transfer the meat to a serving bowl or serve it directly from the slow cooker.

Store:

Refrigerate any leftovers for up to 3 days and freeze for up to 2 months.

Notes

This recipe is for 2lbs of ground meat; you can double or triple it and cook up to 6lbs in a large slow cooker. When cooking in bulk, come back every hour to break up the meat.

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