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Beef & black bean tacos
Cooked taco filling frozen flat in one bag. On the night: warm, fill, done in 10 minutes. Feeds 4.
serves 4Sunday 20 minon the night 10 minkeeps 2–6 months frozen
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground beef, thawed
- ½ onion, diced
- 1 packet taco seasoning
- 1 can black beans, drained
To serve: 10 flour tortillas, salsa and 1 cup cheddar
From the pantry: 1 tbsp oil
On Sunday
- Brown the beef with the onion in the oil, breaking it up, 7–8 minutes, until no pink remains (160°F). Drain the fat.
- Stir in the taco seasoning, ⅔ cup of water and the beans. Simmer 5 minutes.
- Cool it in a shallow dish and get it into the fridge within 2 hours.
- Bag it, press out the air and freeze it flat. Label it.
On the night
- The night before, move the bag to the fridge to thaw.
- Heat the filling in a skillet with a splash of water until it reaches 165°F.
- Warm the tortillas and fill them with the beef, salsa and cheddar.
The 10-minute nightEverything is cooked already. Warm, fill, done.
Freezer and thaw
Freeze at 0°F or colder. It keeps its best quality for 2–6 months (cooked meat); food kept frozen at 0°F stays safe indefinitely. Thaw in the fridge overnight, never on the counter, and heat cooked food to 165°F.
Sources: FoodSafety.gov Cold Food Storage Chart and Safe Minimum Internal Temperatures; USDA FSIS «The Big Thaw». Checked Oct 28, 2026.
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