Slow-Cooker Party Tacos

Name: Slow-Cooker Party Tacos
Prep time: 3 h 25 min
Cook time: 3 h 25 min
Total time: 3 h 25 min
Yield: 30
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 medium avocado, pitted, peeled and chopped; 473 milliliters chopped red, yellow and/or green bell pepper; 936 grams Green Giant® SteamCrisp® Niblets® Whole Kernel Sweet Corn, drained; 59 milliliters chopped fresh cilantro; 118 milliliters sliced green onions; 1 kilograms lean (at least 80%) ground beef; 283 grams pkg. (5 1/2 cups) shredded lettuce; 237 milliliters mayonnaise; 2 larges onions, chopped; 473 milliliters chopped Italian plum tomatoes; 118 milliliters Old El Paso® Salsa; 355 milliliters Old El Paso® Thick n Chunky salsa; 473 milliliters oz. finely shredded Mexican cheese blend; 57 grams packages each) Old El Paso® taco seasoning mix; 400 grams boxes each) Old El Paso® Stand N taco shells; 237 milliliters water

Slow-Cooker Party Tacos

You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Slow-Cooker Party Tacos a try. This gluten free recipe serves 30. One serving contains 255 calories, 14g of protein, and 14g of fat. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 3 hours and 25 minutes. A mixture of avocado, lettuce, green onions, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. This recipe is typical of Mexican cuisine.

Instructions

Cook ground beef in 2 batches. For first batch, spray 12-inch skillet with cooking spray.

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Cooking Spray

Ground Beef

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Frying Pan

Add half of the ground beef and 1 chopped onion. Cook over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes or until beef is thoroughly cooked, stirring frequently.

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Ground Beef

Onion

Beef

Drain.

Stir in 1 package taco seasoning mix, 3/4 cup salsa and 1/2 cup water. Reduce heat to low; simmer 8 to 10 minutes or until most of liquid is absorbed.

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Taco Seasoning Mix

Salsa

Water

Cool first batch of beef mixture 15 minutes. Spoon into refrigerator or freezer container; cover tightly. Repeat to make second batch.

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Beef

Serve immediately, or refrigerate up to 24 hours or freeze up to 1 week.

To serve immediately, place beef mixture in slow cooker; keep warm on Low setting. If beef mixture is frozen, thaw before heating.

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Beef

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Slow Cooker

Place beef mixture in slow cooker; cover and cook on High setting for 1 hour or until hot. Reduce heat to Low to keep warm. To serve, spoon beef mixture into taco shells. Top with

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Taco Shells

Beef

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Slow Cooker

Layered Taco Toppings.

To make

Layered Taco Toppings, heat oven to 425°F. Spray 15x10x1-inch baking pan with nonstick cooking spray. Dry corn on paper towels; spread corn in sprayed pan.

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Cooking Spray

Spread

Corn

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Paper Towels

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Oven

Bake at 425°F for 15 minutes. Stir; bake an additional 10 minutes. Cool 5 minutes or until slightly cooled.

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Oven

In ungreased 13x9-inch (3 quart) glass baking dish, layer lettuce, bell pepper, roasted corn, onions, tomatoes and avocado.

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Bell Pepper

Tomato

Avocado

Lettuce

Onion

Corn

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Glass Baking Pan

In small bowl, combine mayonnaise and salsa; mix well.

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Mayonnaise

Salsa

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Bowl

Spread over vegetables.

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Vegetable

Spread

Sprinkle with cheese and cilantro. Cover tightly; refrigerate at least 2 hours or overnight.

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Cilantro

Cheese

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Servings:

1medium

avocado, pitted, peeled and chopped 473milliliters

chopped red, yellow and/or green bell pepper 936grams

Green Giant® SteamCrisp® Niblets® Whole Kernel Sweet Corn, drained 59milliliters

chopped fresh cilantro 118milliliters

sliced green onions 1kilograms

lean (at least 80%) ground beef 283grams

pkg. (5 1/2 cups) shredded lettuce 237milliliters

mayonnaise 2larges

onions, chopped 473milliliters

chopped Italian plum tomatoes 118milliliters

Old El Paso® Salsa 355milliliters

Old El Paso® Thick 'n Chunky salsa 473milliliters

oz. finely shredded Mexican cheese blend 57grams

packages each) Old El Paso® taco seasoning mix 400grams

boxes each) Old El Paso® Stand 'N taco shells 237milliliters

water

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé are great choices for Mexican. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. You could try Concha y Toro Marques de Casa Concha Pinot Noir. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.6 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 26 dollars per bottle.