*I was asked by Carusele to participate in the #TysonTastemakers campaign, sponsored by Tyson Tastemakers. Although I have been compensated, all opinions are my own.
With my daily busy schedule, I am constantly looking for ways to prepare fresh meals for my family that are not only yummy, but quick and affordable. I also happen to be a very lazy grocery shopper, so the fewer times I have to run to the grocery store, the better. Thanks to Tyson Tastemakers, I can literally grab a meal (or 2) and go, all of its ingredients needed being in one package!
For those who weren’t already aware, I am a very visual person. Having step-by-step instructions made preparing the Carne Asada Street Tacos much easier for my family, especially having just a few simple steps! Everything was already pre-prepped in their own little packages, making the preparation of this meal a breeze. No meal prep required!
Another thing to note is that all the veggies featured in the Tyson Tastemakers kits are fresh, the meat is all-natural and pre-marinated and already seasoned. What a bonus!
The first thing I did was prep my onions for garnish, in which they were already sliced. I simply added my seasoning packet that was provided, heated them in the microwave for a couple of minutes, and let them marinate in the fridge while I prepared everything else for the meal!
The next step was to cook the beans, which also were already seasoned and packaged separately. I can’t tell you how paining it is to wash and prepare beans otherwise. It took seconds to add the beans from the Tyson Tastemakers kit to water and to cook. What a major cut down on time!
While the beans were cooking, I moved onto the protein…that beef! It was already marinated and seasoned, so this also saved me a lot of time. Normally I’m also used to breaking beef into smaller pieces for tacos, so I did that here as well. Doing this also gives you more to eat too…haha! *shrugs*
I had the tortillas warming in another skillet during this time as well. My family prefers a softer taco, so I didn’t cook them for too long. Feel free to leave them in a bit longer though…your choice!
Now comes my favorite part, in record time…plating! I am still in shock that all of this took less than 45 minutes. It usually takes me about that time just to prepare the meat. I literally felt like I was on Masterchef being so fast!
Hey! Don’t judge me for adding more salsa verde. Everyone in my household loves it!
Aren’t they beautiful? I still can’t believe how quickly I was able to make them. Literally no minutes were wasted and I love how you can multitask with different portions of the meal, all while staying on task getting it done!
Tyson Tastemakers Meal Kits are currently only available in Texas retailers (Walmart, HEB, Target, Kroger, Albertsons and Tom Thumb) and also, via Amazon Fresh, Prime Now and jet.com if you aren’t in Texas.
In these stores, they can be found in your local grocer’s meat section for an SRP of only $19.99, each kit being 3 servings. I actually got mine from Walmart, where there was a $6 off coupon on the package. I ended up getting about 10 meals in varying varieties. Great time to stock up, if you ask me!
If anything, you can click here to see where you can buy these delicious and fresh meal kits! I just can’t wait to try all the other flavors and share them with my family (and also spend less time in the kitchen…muahahahaha). Happy Shopping!
Photos: Brittany Spann Photography
This is a sponsored conversation written by me on behalf of Tyson Tastemakers. The opinions and text are all mine.
These looked absolutely delicious!!! I have to try them! They seem very convenient and quick as well. Thanks to this post I’m actually hungry!!
I love cooking and I am always in the kitchen so this seeems like a meal kit I need to try! It’s such a great way to explore different food options and I am sure you can also try this with a friend to make the process enjoyable! I’m glad you enjoyed it and I also love salsa verde so no judgment here girl!
Wow this looks so easy but you can tell by the photos how fresh it really is. This doesn’t look like a regular microwavable meal at all! Thank you for sharing 🙂
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Yummm! These tacos look delish! I will have to try them!
xo, Steph
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Yum! That looks absolutely amazing!
Belle | One Awesome Momma
I am drooling as I am reading this. Those carne asada tacos look delicious! I love how easy it is to make and how everything is included in the package. But most importantly, I love that it is all natural and fresh. Making meals for the family takes so much time thinking about it, prepping it and cooking it, but Tyson makes it easy with their tastemakers. I am definitely going to pick a few of these up at the grocery store today! xoxo, Christine
Daily | Kongfidence
Omg this is so cool! What a great concept!
Oh that looks fairly easy to make and looks so good. Feed me.
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Nice to see you in the kitchen and cooking for us:)
Love the onions, too.
Eva
these look delicious!! I love tacos!
xo megan
If there’s something I love it’s a good taco and if there’s something I love even more is one that is effortless! As I don’t live in Texas I’ll have to check the website out for sure as making food shouldn’t be time consuming, yet I don’t want to compromise on taste or quality!
Thomas xx
This is so cool. Thanks!
This is way too cool!
I’ve heard really great things about these! They look amazing.
xo,
Steph
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Those came out looking super yummy! I’ve never heard of Tyson Tastemakers and it looks like a great way to make a quick meal and still have all the amazing fresh ingredients. One thing about quick meals are the lack of fresh ingredients, so I’m happy to see that this isn’t the case here 🙂 I love how everything is already pre-marinated and seasoned. That part alone saves so much time!
This looks good… 🙂 I am pretty lazy too at grocery shopping, this will be really my go to. And the fact that they prep most of the things makes it even a better choice.
How cool! This looks like such a yummy and convenient meal.
Megan | http://www.pipmegan.com
This recipe looks easy enough that a kitchen newbie like me can follow too! Now fingers crossed that I don’t set it on fire haha! (I’ve done it before)
Helen xx
These look so delicious. I am going to have to make these for my family, they would love this!
Kileen
Yummy!! I just came back from Mexico and this post makes me really craving Mexican food again!! You did a great job cooking and making these street tacos and I bet they taste amazing!!
xo Sheree
Posh Classy Mom
Those tacos look delish! I wonder if they’ll sell them in the UK one day. Also, you’re a very cute looking chef! X
This looks so good! I need to try it!
Such a great tutorial Candace! I love carne asada and I could not get enough of it in Mexico. Definitely going to try this myself.
I’ll have to check these kits out on Amazon because they sound SO easy and yummy. You had my mouth watering by the time I was done reading this article. Yum!
Can’t wait to try Tastemakers. Those tacos look yummy and what a great idea for busy people especially.
Xxgracie
snapppedbygracie.com
I am still waiting for my dinner invitations!!! LOL! This looks so delicious – I appreciate that everything is there – makes cooking easier so you can get to eating!!!
This looks sooooooooooooooooooooooooo yummy!! My husband would absolutely love this, he seriously loves mexican food!!! Great step by step details here
These look delicious and so easy to make! Will need to try them soon!
This looks so easy and soooo delicious! I’ll have to try this sometime!
Xo, Steph
This package looks so yummy… been curious about these types of food packs, will try it soon. Mexican food is love and having them readily avialable in a pack will ease and save us some time. 🙂
God Bless!
JM Kayne | #InMyHeart♥
First of all, I love your makeup in this post!! Second, these tacos looks amazing! Tyson Tastemakers must’ve made it easy to make these delicious-looking tacos! I rarely eat tacos in Japan so now I’m craving some 🙂
xo Samantha
Ohhhh sooo Good Darling, love the Recipe and the Whole Idea:)
You look so cute while cooking:)
Would love to taste:) yummm
Love Tacos so much 🙂
Love Kisses
Can I say that your kitchen is literally #kitchengoals!? And oh, these look so goooood! I want some! x
Everything looks so simple, but the result is great!
I don’t have time to cook either and that is such a great option to eat home-made delicious food without opening hours in the kitchen! And I can’t judge you, I love salsa verde too! 🙂
This is so awesome! I definitely need to try Tyson Tastemakers! I’ve been looking for more tasty and easy recipes for my family and they love Tacos!
Seriously starving right now!! LOVE the idea and I wish they had them in Scotland! You look great as always!
Tatyana x
LAFOTKA
These look absolutely delish!
this sounds so yummy!!
Wow this looks so easy and delicious to prepare babe!! I definitely need to try this tacos by Tyson Tastemaker.
xoxo
Marcy