Ground turkey taco meat. Ground turkey is seasoned with chili powder, cumin, paprika, and cayenne in this easy recipe for a meat topping for tacos or baked potatoes. They are the perfect dinner for a busy weeknight meal yet just as crave worthy as more labor intensive dinners. You can make Turkey Tacos with this ground turkey taco meat or turkey taco salad, lettuce wraps, burritos, etc.
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It's made with two secret ingredients that make it taste amazing.
You can have Ground turkey taco meat using 15 ingredients and 5 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Ground turkey taco meat
- It's 3 teaspoons of chili powder.
- Prepare 1 1/2 teaspoons of cumin.
- You need 1 1/2 teaspoons of garlic powder.
- You need 1 teaspoon of onion powder.
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of salt.
- Prepare 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper.
- You need 1 teaspoon of dried oregano.
- You need 1/2 teaspoon of paprika.
- It's 1/4 teaspoon of cayenne pepper.
- Prepare 1/2 tablespoon of olive oil.
- Prepare 1 of small onion diced.
- It's 1 lb of ground turkey.
- It's 1 can of diced green chiles (4 oz).
- It's 1 can of beans rinsed and drained (black, pinto, or kidney).
- You need 1 cup of frozen corn.
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Ground turkey taco meat instructions
- Stir together chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, black pepper, oregano, paprika, and cayenne pepper together in a small bowl. Set aside..
- Heat olive oil in a LARGE skillet set over medium heat, add diced onion and stir. Add turkey next, break the meat up into crumbles as it cooks. Stir everything up as needed until no pink remains and the meat is fully cooked..
- Evenly sprinkle the taco seasoning mix over the turkey in the skillet. Raise the heat to medium-high..
- Next add cup of corn, diced green chiles, and beans. stir ensuring all ingredients are mixed together. (I usually use pinto but black beans and kidney work great as well.) NOTE: If ingredients appear to be very dry you can add a tablespoon or two of salsa, water, or broth to moisten..
- Let everything simmer for a few minutes. Turn off heat and serve..
How to make Ground Turkey Tacos. First, heat a skillet over medium-high heat. Add oil, turkey meat, onion, and garlic to skillet. Swap ground beef for ground turkey in this healthier version of a dinnertime favorite. Divide meat mixture, cheese, lettuce, and tomato among taco shells and serve immediately with optional sour cream, pico de gallo, and avocado.