Tuesday, April 1, 2008

Tasty Tacos

Ingredients
1 pound lean ground beef
8 (8-to-10-inch) tortillas, corn or flour
1/2 cup chopped green pepper
1/2 cup chopped onion
1 cup cheddar or Monterey Jack cheese, grated
Shredded lettuce, chopped tomato, sour cream, guacamole and/or salsa for garnish


Directions
1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. Wrap tortillas in aluminum foil and place in oven. Heat for 10 minutes and turn off oven, leaving tortillas inside to warm.
2. In a large skillet, brown ground beef 5 to 10 minutes or until no longer pink. Drain off excess fat. And add onion and green pepper; sauté 3 minutes more.
3. Place tortillas, ground beef, grated cheese, and garnishes as desired in serving dishes of appropriate size. Serve family style.