You can make turkey tacos with this ground turkey taco meat or turkey taco salad, lettuce wraps, burritos, etc.
Tasty Ground Turkey Tacos
With seasoned ground turkey, this healthier taco salad recipe is loaded with crisp lettuce, juicy tomatoes, diced avocado, and crunchy tortilla strips.
Recipe Summary Tasty Ground Turkey Tacos
My mom's beef tacos get a makeover with ground turkey. These are much healthier, easier, and faster because there is no grease to contend with and I think they just taste better.Ingredients | Taco Salad Recipes With Ground Turkey
1 ½ pounds ground turkey
1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
8 fluid ounces water
1 (4 ounce) can diced green chile peppers
½ onion, chopped
1 (1.25 ounce) package taco seasoning mix
1 clove garlic, minced
12 (6 inch) corn tortillas
1 cup shredded lettuce, or to taste
½ cup Cheddar cheese, or to taste
½ cup diced tomatoes, or to taste
¼ cup chopped green onion, or to taste
¼ cup chopped cilantro, or to taste
2 tablespoons sliced olives, or to taste
Directions
Preheat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add turkey; cook and stir until browned, about 5 minutes. Add tomato sauce, water, green chile peppers, onion, taco seasoning, and garlic; simmer, stirring occasionally, until thickened, about 30 minutes.
Spoon turkey mixture over tortillas. Top with lettuce, Cheddar cheese, tomatoes, green onion, cilantro, and sliced olives.
Substitute fried or warmed flour tortillas for the corn tortillas if desired.
Info | Taco Salad Recipes With Ground Turkey
prep:
20 mins
cook:
35 mins
total:
55 mins
Servings:
6
Yield:
6 servings
