The next Taco Tuesday you can cut the cost, carbs and the calories when replacing ground beef with ground chicken or turkey and eliminating the shells . This taco salad is flavorful and quite satisfying.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Servings: 6
Calories: 222kcal
Cost: $8.34
Equipment
frying pan
Ingredients
1lbGround Chickenor Turkey
2 Jalapeno Pepper
1Poblano Pepper
1 Onion
15OZBlack beans
1CupLettuce
1Tsp Chili Powder
1/2Tsp Ground Cumin
1/4 Tsp Cayenne Pepper
1/2TspSalt
1 Tomato
2/3Cup Water
Instructions
Wash the Poblano pepper
Wash the Jalapeno pepper
Wash the tomato
Rough cut the Poblano
Mince the Jalapeno
Rough cut the onion
Add olive oil to the frying pan
Turn the heat to med low
Add the onions and peppers
Cook until glistening then remove to a bowl
Turn the flame to medium
Add in the meat
Break the meat apart and spread the it out so it cooks evenly
Cook until all the pink color is gone then add back the vegetables
Add the (taco seasonings)
Stir until evenly distributed
Add the water
let it simmer
Drain and rinse the black beans
Add the beans to the mixture
Mix and let cook
Serve family style
Or make individual taco bowls
Notes
Note We finished the bowl with salsa, sour cream, avocado, and cheese. These are optional and not calculated into the nutritional or cost information.