Wednesday, June 3, 2009

Ground Turkey Tacos

I am really behind on my blogging so I have quite a few recipes ready to go. My husband has been on vacation and while we have been eating well... I've been too busy spending time with him to post.
I got this recipe from a new site I was referred to by a friend a couple of weeks ago. Gina at Skinny Weight Watcher Recipes has a lot of great recipes and I was so excited to try this one. I have cooked with ground turkey before... and the result was not the greatest, but I'm happy to report that this turned out well! I was also a little afraid they would be too spicy for my husband, but they tasted almost exactly like the store bought packet of taco seasoning minus all the extra sodium!

GROUND TURKEY TACOS
1.3 lbs 99% lean ground turkey
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp salt
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp paprika
1/2 tsp oregano
1/2 small onion, minced
2 tbsp bell pepper, minced
3/4 cup water
1/2 8 oz can tomato sauce
8 large lettuce leaves from Iceberg lettuce

Brown turkey in a large skillet. When no longer pink add dry seasoning and mix well. Add onion, pepper, water and tomato sauce and cover. Simmer on low for about 20 minutes.
We tried these in the lettuce wraps, but despite drying them the end result was pretty messy (as well as tasty) so we decided to go with the traditional tortilla after that.

Source: Skinny Weight Watcher Recipes

9 comments:

Katy ~ said...

Gianina, this is a terrific find! I really like the idea of using ground turkey with all these spices. I think they must've dressed up the ground turkey in a grand way. Will certainly have to give this a try as we are trying to eat more healthy.

Thanks for sharing a great recipe.

Jobina said...

I just found your blog and tried this recipe. We LOVED it! Our kids are not big into meat but because turkey is not a strong flavor and the texture was hidden in the taco it went over great! Thanks for sharing!

Pierce College NFLC said...

Gianina,

I came upon your blog by complete accident... I was looking for a ground turkey recipe. I thought your blog was sooo cute and found we had a few things in common... I too am a Medical Transcriptionist and own my own small business... I too love Weight Watchers recipes after losing about 15 pounds 2 years ago. Finally, I just loved your music list. I also teach fitness classes and am always looking for new music. Thanks for sharing... Very cute.
thanks for sharing
Tiffanie

Anonymous said...

Gianina,
I was looking for a ground turkey recipe that is not Indian. I was lucky to find this site. Thank you for helping us to have nice dinner on a sunday night.

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Anonymous said...

Thanks for posting this! It really helped!
-Sarah

Anonymous said...

Gianina,
My husband & I loved this recipe!! It has GREAT flavor, is easy to make and works well with ground turkey. We look forward to not buying another packaged taco mix again. Cute website/blog. Thanks!
D~

Janice said...

I'm going to try this tonight! I've been making the ground turkey tacos on the Mayo Clinic site for YEARS, and it's always a hit, but I was in the mood for a change!

Anonymous said...


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The dogs are dead.
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