| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 30 min |
| Active: | 30 min |
| Yield: | 4 to 6 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 scallions, sliced
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 pound ground chuck
- 1 mounded tablespoon taco seasoning
- Pinch kosher salt
- 1/2 cup jarred salsa
- Hot sauce, to taste
- 6 hothouse tomatoes
- 1 cup shredded lettuce
- 1/2 cup shredded Colby Jack cheese
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
- 1/4 cup jarred jalapenos, drained
- Hot sauce, to taste
- Wedges of lime, for serving
Instructions
- For the beef taco mix: Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over a medium-high heat. When the oil is hot, add the scallions and garlic. Stir and cook briefly, 30 to 60 seconds, then add the ground beef. Break the beef up and cook until it is totally browned, 3 to 4 minutes, then drain most of the fat. Add the taco seasoning, salt, salsa and hot sauce, then stir to combine. Add 1/4 cup hot water and stir. Cook for 3 to 4 more minutes to thicken.
- To serve: While the beef taco mixture cooks, place the tomatoes on a cutting board, with the tops facing down. Using a sharp knife, cut the tops of each into 6 wedges, making sure to not cut all the way through to the bottoms. Gently pull the tomato wedges apart, opening up the centers so they can be filled.
- Taste and adjust the beef taco mix as needed. Fill each tomato with the mix, then top each with lettuce, cheese, sour cream, cilantro, jalapenos and hot sauce. Garnish with the lime wedges.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
| Calories | 231 |
| Total Fat | 13 g |
| Saturated Fat | 6 g |
| Carbohydrates | 9 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Sugar | 5 g |
| Protein | 21 g |
| Cholesterol | 67 mg |
| Sodium | 409 mg |
Reviews
I have made this recipe and appears to be interesting. I think would fill with the taco filling and top with cheese and jalopeno; then bake in the oven for 30-35 minutes to cook the tomatoes. After top with other toppings.
Fun spin on taco night! Using the tomatoes as the “bowl” is perfect for a refreshing summer change up.
Love it! Just what we needed on our diet:)
This was GREAT!!! No pesky taco shells . Fresh tomatoes and meat and veggies. Perfect . use and fork and knife to eat. and cut the tomatoes a little deep the Ree. My family LOVED this.
Filling is very good! Instead of cutting the tomatoes in wedges which makes in extremely hard to fill (Ree even had a problem) I used a spoon and removed some of tomato added it right to the filling! Then there was room for filling!