Batch Prep Taco Meat {Freezer Prep}

Looking for an easy way to fill your freezer with a dinner freezer meal starter?! Look no further, it doesn't get any easier than this Batch Prep Taco Meat recipe made with homemade taco seasoning!

My best tip for streamlining once a week meal prep is to always have a few freezer meal dinner starters in the freezer.  I have a whole post about freezer meal starters here.

There are a few things I always batch prep to have in the freezer to make dinner come together quick. 

This Batch Prep Taco Meat is one of them! 

This is such a simple recipe, and I make mine without the store bought seasoning with a million ingredients. 

I make a scratch made seasoning that is portioned perfectly for this 3 pound batch prep. 

Once you have your taco meat in the freezer, the time intensive part of dinner is all done.

You can then easily throw together tacos, burritos, a taco soup, a taco casserole, taco breakfast casserole, Tex Mex Gnocchi Skillet, Meal Prep Turkey Black Bean Salads,  or even a quick batch of  sweet potato nachos!  

My personal preference is to freeze my portions in foodsaver bags with this Foodsaver system.

Once it is sealed, I use a rolling pin to get it all flat. I then freeze flat. This is a really space efficient way to freeze your meals!

Are you ready to fill your freezer with taco meat!?

Recipe

Batch Prep Taco Meat

Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes

Total Time: 30 minutes minutes

Servings: 12 servings

Calories: 179kcal

Looking for an easy way to fill your freezer with a dinner freezer meal starter?! Look no further, it doesn't get any easier than this Batch Taco Meat recipe made with homemade taco seasoning!

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Ingredients

• 3 lbs lean ground beef or turkey
• ¼ cup water

Taco Seasoning

• 3 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• ½ teaspoon smoked paprika
• 2 tsp cumin
• ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• ½ teaspoon ground pepper
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt

Instructions

• In a large pan or a dutch oven, brown the meat on medium heat until no pink remains. Drain the excess grease, if necessary. 
• Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine all of the seasoning ingredients. 
• When the meat is cooked, add in the seasoning and water. It should be around 5 tablespoons of seasoning. Stir to combine.
• Simmer on medium heat until the water is nearly evaporated. 
• Remove the taco meat mixture from the heat and allow to cool.
• Transfer the mixture in to freezer safe containers, label, and freeze for up to 6 months. The portions per container are completely dependent on the size of your family!

Nutrition

Calories: 179kcal | Carbohydrates: 2g | Protein: 23g | Fat: 9g | Fiber: 1g

So, there you have it, a really simple way to fill your freezer with batch prep taco meat to get dinner on the table in no time!

If you make this recipe, I want to see it! Tag me @mealplanaddict over on Instagram, or come post a photo in the Meal Plan Addict Community!