Tacos Supreme
"Once you go healthy you never go back. Every chance I get (which is always) I add nutrition to "traditional" foods that everyone eats thereby personalizing them and making it that much better for you. As you may have noticed by checking out my other recipes, I virtually add garlic, spinach and carrots to most every dish. And, what's most fascinating is that each one of them tastes scrumptiously distinctively different! Once you try my new twist to 'plain old' tacos, you'll never go back. Enjoy!"
photo by DayJahView
- Ready In:
- 1hr 5mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Yields:
-
2 tacos
- Serves:
- 8
ingredients
- 1⁄4 lb lean ground turkey
- 1⁄4 lb lean ground beef
- 1⁄4 cup textured vegetable protein (uncooked)
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 6 garlic cloves (thinly sliced)
- 1 red pepper
- 1 green pepper
- 1 yellow pepper
- 1 orange bell pepper
- 1 carrot (shredded)
- 1⁄2 cup celery (diced)
- 2 tomatoes (Roma)
- 2 cups spinach (coarsely chopped)
- 4 ounces colby-monterey jack cheese (shredded)
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1⁄2 cup taco sauce (Taco Bell brand)
directions
- Boil 1/2 cup water, add textured protein and stir until combined. Set aside. Chop spinach and set aside. Heat olive oil on medium, add garlic, celery, carrot and chopped peppers until tender. Add seasonings and cook one minute more. Remove from pan. Cook lowest fat ground turkey and beef and drain any excess fat/juices. In same pan add vegetable mixture. Combine and cook two minutes more. Assemble tacos by layering meat, then sauce then cheese then spinach. Serve with avocado slices if desired. Enjoy!
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
DayJahView
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
Prior to my ever hearing about the movie Julie and Julia, realeased August, 2009, I came up with an idea to make 52 different Sunday dinners at my house over the course of one year. Present would always be my saintly common-law husband Peter, my beloved 29-year-old son Elijah and his ever-thoughtful girlfriend Sabrina carrying my precious grand-darling Arianna along with any family or close friends who happen to be in town. I only half realized the great challenge before me as I tended to eat a very limited diet on a day-to-day basis. Thanks to Recipezaar I've simplified this challenge somewhat with the ingredient search engine alone. While never copying anyone's recipe exactly, I've been inspired by the volume and variety of delicious-sounding dishes at my fingertips. I Thank all contributors for taking the time to share. I'm approaching week 34 tomorrow. Thus far, based on the kids' weekly ratings, I have two five stars!! I'll publish them soon. In the meantime, Happy Cooking!
