Try These Easy Taco Recipes for a Weekend Fakeaway
All the flavour of a takeaway with none of the cost, these taco recipes are the perfect way to end the week
Beef Tacos
This easy beef taco recipe with a flavourful beef mince filling is a great introduction to making tacos at home and a brilliant way to use that packet of mince in your fridge. Even after a long day at work, they can come to the rescue as they only take 30 minutes to whip up.
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- ½ white onion, finely diced
- 1 red pepper, diced
- 1 potato, peeled and cubed
- 500g minced beef
- 1 tbsp Gran Luchito Chipotle Paste
- Salt
- Pepper
- 1 packet Gran Luchito Soft Tacos
- Gran Luchito Pineapple Chipotle Sauce
Fry onion, peppers, potatoes, and minced beef with one tablespoon of chipotle paste, season with salt and pepper.
Warm up soft tacos, fill them with the fried beef and serve with shredded cabbage and avocado (optional). Lastly, drizzle some pineapple chipotle sauce.
Halloumi Tacos
We think that this halloumi taco recipe is a must-have in your repertoire. It’s perfect for vegetarians but also meat-eaters love it too.
- For the Tomato Corn Relish
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 4 spring onions
- 300g cherry tomatoes
- 1 fresh corn on the cob (cut kernels)
- 1 tsp Gran Luchito Chipotle Paste
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper (for seasoning)
- ½ red onion (finely diced)
- 1 handful coriander (finely chopped)
- 1 lime
- 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
- For the Chipotle Crema
- 200ml creme fraiche
- 1 tsp Gran Luchito Chipotle Paste
- ½ a lime (juice and zest)
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- For the Halloumi
- 500g halloumi (cut into 1cm thick slices)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp Gran Luchito Smoky Chipotle Fajita & Taco Mix
Heat up a frying pan with the olive oil. Add the spring onions, cherry tomatoes, corn kernels, chipotle paste, and season with a pinch of salt and black pepper. Stir and cook for five minutes until the corn cooks through, and once ready, remove from the heat.
In a bowl, place the corn-tomato mixture. Add the red onion, coriander, lime juice and extra virgin olive oil. Season to taste, and mix with a spoon, then reserve.
Make a quick chipotle crema by mixing all of the ingredients in a bowl and whisking until smooth. Season with salt and pepper, then reserve.
Prepare a non-stick pan with a tablespoon of the olive oil then drizzle the remaining oil over the halloumi pieces and sprinkle the smoky chipotle fajita and taco mix on top. Pan fry the halloumi until golden brown on both sides, then remove from the pan when ready, and cook the rest of your halloumi.
Time to serve your tacos! Warm up the soft taco wraps over a hot pan, then serve with pieces of warm pan-fried halloumi. Add tomato-corn relish and drizzle with a good amount of chipotle crema on top.
Carne Asada Tacos
There is nothing like the smell of grilled steak cooking away alongside spring onions over the grill; simply served with warm tortillas, homemade guacamole and a good Mexican salsa on the side. Pure glory!
- 500g bavette steak or rump steak
- 1 tbsp of Gran Luchito Ancho BBQ Fajita and Taco Mix
- ½ a lime
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 6 Gran Luchito Soft Tacos
- 1–2 cups guacamole
- 1 jar Gran Luchito Chipotle Salsa
Season your steak with the ancho barbecue fajita and taco mix, lime and olive oil, and cook over a hot pan.
Slice and serve with warm soft tacos.
Add guacamole and Gran Luchito Chipotle Salsa.
