Ingredients: |
Ingredients: What do we have here?
Ground turkey seasoned with onion and taco seasoning.
Then simmered with black beans, green chiles and tomatoes.
Cover with tortillas, let cheese melt and you will be able to slice it with spatula. Even your kids can perform self serve.
Protein: Use any ground meat like beef, pork, lamb, chicken or like me – ground turkey. Drain fat from fattier meat. If vegetarian, use tofu crumbles or any other sub.
Seasonings: Taco skillet flavor is built with sauteed onion, taco seasoning and diced green chiles. No chiles? Use extra taco seasoning, chili powder, or throw in some jalapenos or green pepper to saute with the onion.
Veggies: Involved are canned veggies/beans like diced tomatoes and black beans. And fresh veggies to top the skillet – lettuce, tomatoes and cilantro. You can add corn, mushrooms, zucchini or bell pepper to saute.
Tortillas: Corn tortillas add the most authentic Mexican flavor. You can also use wheat tortillas or tortilla chips. Skip completely for low carb version. Also this reminds me, you can skip beans for lower carbs too.
Cheese: I am using what we call in Canada marble cheese, a mix of white and yellow cheddar. Use Tex Mex cheese, or yellow or white cheddar.
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Directions: |
Directions:Sauté your veggies and spices quickly in a bit of oil. It will brighten their flavors.
Then you add ground meat of choice and saute for about 7 minutes or until almost cooked. This step requires muscle work – constant stirring and breaking meat into small pieces.
Add canned goods like diced tomatoes (do not drain), black beans (drained), green chiles (see recipe notes for sub) and maybe even frozen corn.
Simmer this mix for about 5 minutes with lid.
Top with tortillas and cheese and let stand covered with heat off to allow tortillas to soften and cheese melt.
Now top with fresh veggies like typical taco fixings – lettuce, tomatoes, cilantro, green onion, avocado. |
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