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5 January 2026

Easy Weeknight Tacos (Ready in 10 Minutes!)

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Easy Weeknight Tacos (Ready in 10 Minutes!)

Easy 10-minute taco recipe with homemade seasoning. Make ground meat tacos, taco bowls, or taco salad—perfect for weeknight dinners. Try it tonight!


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Yield: 4 People
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 5 minutes

 

Ingredients:

  • 1 lb (454 g) ground Ontario pork
  • 1 small onion, diced
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 tbsp (15 mL) chili powder
  • ¼ tsp (1 mL) each salt and pepper
  • 1 tbsp (15 mL) oil
  • ¾ cup (175 mL) salsa (mild, medium or hot)
  • 8 to 12 hard taco shells or small flour tortillas
  • Shredded lettuce, shredded cheese, diced tomatoes and sour cream (optional)

Cooking Instructions:

  1. In a skillet, cook pork, onion, garlic, chili powder, salt and pepper with oil over medium-high heat. Cook, stirring for about 5 minutes or until browned and no longer pink. Stir in salsa to combine. Remove from heat.
  2. Divide pork into taco shells and top with your favourite toppings to enjoy.

Taco Salad: Top crunchy salad greens (like romaine) with pork mixture and top with crushed tortilla chips, shredded cheddar, diced tomatoes and sour cream to enjoy.

Taco Bowl: Top rice or quinoa with pork mixture and top with crushed tortilla chips, shredded cheddar, diced tomatoes and sour cream to enjoy.

Nutritional Information
Easy Weeknight Tacos (Ready in 10 Minutes!)
2 Tacos
Protein 30g
Calories 420
Sugar 3g
Fat 26g
  Saturated 8g
  Monounsaturated
  Polyunsaturated
Cholesterol 75mg
Sodium 740mg
Potassium
Calcium 200mg
Carbohydrate 25g
Fibre 3g
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