Quick Dinner Idea: 5-Minute Tacos
Need a quick easy dinner idea for tonight? These simple 5-minute tacos actually deliver in minutes. Prepare to be amazed!
- Prep Time: 2 minute
- Cook Time: 3 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
- Yield: 2 servings (4 tacos) 1x
- Category: Main Dish
- Method: Stovetop
- Cuisine: Mexican Inspired
Ingredients
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- 4 eggs
- 1/2 tablespoon chili powder
- 1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
- 1/2 tablespoon cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
- 4 taco sized tortillas or 8 mini tortillas
- Purchased salsa fresca or pico de gallo
- 1 handful thinly sliced red onion
- Torn cilantro leaves
- Hot sauce
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the 4 eggs. Add the chili powder, garlic powder, cumin, and kosher salt, and whisk until combined.
- In a skillet, heat the olive oil. Add the eggs and cook over medium low heat, scraping as the eggs solidify, about 3 to 4 minutes total. As you scrape, they’ll start to form together into a meat-like texture. Don’t scrape too much or you’ll make too small of pieces: just enough for that it comes together!
- If time, warm and char the tortillas by placing them on an open gas flame on medium for a few seconds per side, flipping with tongs, until they are slightly blackened and warm. (See How to Warm Tortillas.)
- Top with salsa fresca (drain extra liquid before serving), thin sliced red onions, torn cilantro leaves, and hot sauce.
Notes
The filling for these quick tacos we call taco-spiced eggs. We stumbled on this trick and we use it all the time. In addition to this quick dinner idea, you can use taco-spiced scrambled eggs for a tasty breakfast or brunch, filling for a breakfast burrito or breakfast sandwich, protein for a burrito bowl or rice bowl, or in place of taco meat in a taco salad.
Find it online: https://www.acouplecooks.com/quick-dinner-idea-5-minute-tacos/
