Slightly Smokey and Spicy Taco Meat

Ingredients

• 1 cup yellow onion
• chopped
• 3 minced garlic cloves
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 1 tablespoon chili powder
• 2 teaspoons Mexican oregano
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 14 teaspoon pepper
• 1 lb lean ground beef
• 8 ounces tomato sauce
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 chipotle chile (from a can of adobo chilis)
• 1 teaspoon adobo sauce (from the can of adobo chiles)

Instructions

1. Saute onion and garlic until soft.
2. Add ground beef and spices and cook until meat is no longer pink.
3. Add remaining ingredients and simmer 15 minutes.
4. I served these using hard taco shells, asedero cheese, and shredded lettuce.
5. The asedero cheese really makes it!
6. I found it in the refrigerated section of the supermarket by the cream cheeses, string cheeses, and laughing cow brand cheese.