Easy-to-prepare Taco Bowls on laid back Sundays

I love tomatoes which is probably why I fell in love with Tacos. Just the thought of those ripe tomatoes packed with white onions and beef is enough to make me drool.

I’ve been seeing a lot of recipes being shared by fellow mommies and WAHM-ies, and since I love preparing food for my family and friends, I thought I would share my own favorite recipes at least once a month starting with one of our favorite Sunday quick-to-prepare meals: Taco Bowls.

Sunday is special for me and Jay. It’s not quite a completely free day as my hubby works full time for our church so the weekends are usually his busiest days in the week and we wait till Monday for our free day, but when he gets home, it marks the beginning of our time together – me and him, me and the kids.

What I’m trying to say here is that we’re too lazy on Sunday evenings so we always choose food that’s easiest to prepare. So it’s either pizza, burgers, or tacos.

Without further ado, here are the ingredients:

Taco bowl ingredients:

1/2 kilo of beef
1/2 cabbage, grated or chopped into tiny pieces
White onions, chopped
Ripe, red and juicy tomatoes, chopped
Store-bought medium spicy taco mix
Store-bought Taco bowl shells
Seasoning (Optional)
Cooking oil
Cheddar cheese (Optional)

Preparing the Taco bowls:

1. Put the pan on medium heat, add oil.
2. Brown the beef in the pan.
3. Prepare the Taco mix as instructed in the packet, then pour into pan to mix with the brown beef.
4. Continue to mix the beef in the pan while waiting for the extra liquid mix to evaporate and to avoid burning the meat.
5. Add a little seasoning and mix thoroughly until the beef is ready.
6. Lay cooked beef in your Taco bowl shell.
7. Top with chopped cabbage, onions and tomatoes.
8. Sprinkle with grated cheddar cheese.

You can also use regular taco shells if you prefer those. I like Taco Bowls because I don’t like getting messy when I’m eating so I eat it salad-style.

And…there you go, enjoy your tacos. Have a happy week everyone!

30 Comments

Mitz Leviste

February 23, 2014 at 10:00 am Reply

We love tacos! 🙂 My daughter cooked it with their school club once, and since then it’s been a regular in our menu. We love quesadillas too, and they’re so easy to make.

May De Jesus-Palacpac

February 23, 2014 at 10:15 am Reply

yes diba? so easy to make. perfect for lazy days, haha. i haven’t tried quesadillas but it’s one of my favorites at mexicali. 🙂

Janice / The Roller Coaster Ride

February 23, 2014 at 2:46 pm Reply

Oh we used to eat tacos at home a lot! It came to the point when we were eating tacos at least once a week that the kids started to get tired of it already. Haha! So we stopped. But the last time we had tacos at home was a long time ago, so maybe we can start serving it again. 🙂

May De Jesus-Palacpac

February 23, 2014 at 4:43 pm Reply

it can be addictive, haha. we also had a period that we had to stop serving it for a while because we got tired of it. thanks for dropping by Janice.:)

The Pinay Mom

February 24, 2014 at 12:50 am Reply

Hi May, this looks good and I love taco, we have this once every two weeks! I can share with you how to make homemade taco mix and tortilla too!

May De Jesus-Palacpac

February 24, 2014 at 12:52 am Reply

Yey! Please do!
- The Pinay Mom
  
  February 24, 2014 at 12:53 am Reply
  
  Sure! I’ll post it soon.

Rikx Knows Best

February 24, 2014 at 1:53 am Reply

Me and my husband love Mexican food!!! I would really love to have a Mexican themed house party! Hehe! Thanks for this one, May. I would probably make one for this weekend. 😉

May De Jesus-Palacpac

February 24, 2014 at 1:57 am Reply

yeah, that would be a good idea…i have to learn to do burritos too, hehe.

The Vanilla Housewife

February 24, 2014 at 3:37 am Reply

I love tacos! I can have tacos every single day and not mind at all 🙂

May De Jesus-Palacpac

February 24, 2014 at 6:30 am Reply

You said it! 🙂

Camille Aguila

February 24, 2014 at 5:26 am Reply

I love tacos. It’s easy to prepare and so yummy too. I want want want this. 😀 I’ve never seen taco bowls. I use the regular taco shells that are a bit messy when eaten.

May De Jesus-Palacpac

February 24, 2014 at 6:30 am Reply

Hi Camille. Yeah, Tina was also looking for one. Didn’t realize they’re hard to find because we always see boxes of them at Market Market and SM. I don’t mind getting the regular taco shells sometimes, my husband likes it that way. What I do is crush it with the fillings and eat it with a fork, haha. 😀

Kim Reyes

February 24, 2014 at 7:53 am Reply

I love tomatoes too so anything with tomatoes, I will munch on. Thanks for sharing your recipe! I will try it out soon.

May De Jesus-Palacpac

February 24, 2014 at 9:11 am Reply

Thanks Kim. Let me know how it turns out. 🙂

patriciacuyugan

February 24, 2014 at 9:29 am Reply

I love tacos and taco salad. Gonna give your recipe a try! 🙂

May De Jesus-Palacpac

February 24, 2014 at 9:34 am Reply

hope you enjoy it! 🙂

Jem Alvarado (@esupermommy)

February 24, 2014 at 5:12 pm Reply

My sister always prepare tacos and I loved it! I will try your recipe 🙂

May De Jesus-Palacpac

February 24, 2014 at 6:13 pm Reply

Hi Jem! Thanks for dropping by. I hope you’ll love this as much as you loved your sister’s tacos. 🙂

Peachy @ The Peach Kitchen

February 28, 2014 at 11:38 am Reply

We love Tacos here at home too! Taco Bowl means more taco filling and that’s a thumbs up iin my book! Thanks for sharing this recipe.

May De Jesus-Palacpac

March 7, 2014 at 7:54 am Reply

Thank you Peachy. I hope you can try it soon and enjoy it.:)

Flaired Hair Extensions

February 28, 2014 at 12:26 pm Reply

Helpful tips on easy to prepare meals! Perfect for peaceful snacking at home 🙂

May De Jesus-Palacpac

March 7, 2014 at 7:55 am Reply

Thanks for dropping in. 🙂

Nathalie

March 7, 2014 at 6:27 am Reply

This is pretty easy to make, not to mention everyone at home can eat it because the veggie toppings are optional (yey for carnivorous me!). 😀 Will try this soon!