Name: Soft Shell Tacos
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Mexican

The Urben Life Verified

October 3, 2025

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These soft shell tacos come together with ground beef, homemade seasoning, and toppings of your choice. This recipe comes together in one pan, in under 30 minutes. They're easy for each person at the table to customize, so always a crowd-favorite. Seasoned beef tacos are naturally dairy free and can easily be made gluten free, making them perfect for allergy friendly families. Great for an easy weeknight dinner!

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Soft Shell Tacos

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WarningMilk and 2 other allergens identified

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Instructions

Heat a large skillet over medium, coat with olive oil, then add the ground beef.

Cook the ground beef until brown, breaking it apart into crumbles as it cooks. Drain any excess grease from the skillet, then return to the stove.

As the meat cooks, whisk the chili powder, cumin, paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, salt, and pepper together in a small bowl.

Stir taco seasoning into cooked meat, then add water. Stir until combined, let simmer for about 5 minutes.

As the taco filling simmers and begins to thicken, warm tortillas, and prepare any additional toppings.

*Warm tortillas on a hot comal, over an open flame, or wrapped in foil in the oven at 300F.

Divide the ground beef into equal portions, then load the tortillas up, and top with desired toppings.

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The Urben Life

Hey there, I'm Jenna Urben! I'm the recipe developer, photographer, and writer behind The Urben Life. My mission is to share allergy-friendly recipes the entire family will love.