Oven Tacos

For dinner tonight, I tried a new recipe I found on Pinterest from Mommy, I’m Hungry. We have some type of taco or burrito every week or two because I just love mexican food, but I think this is by far the best taco recipe I have made and it will be hard to go back to the old ones. I modified the original recipe a bit, so if you want your tacos to be more meaty-increase the turkey amount or decrease the amount of refried beans. Anyway you do it, I don’t think you’ll go wrong!

Oh, and one side note… I was concerned they were going to be soggy, but they turned out to be the perfect texture. They do soften up but they are not soggy, so ease your worries!

Ingredients

• 1 lb ground turkey
• 1 small onion diced
• 1 small can diced green chilies
• 1 packet of taco seasoning (or use recipe below)
• 1 (8 ounce) can low sodium tomato sauce
• 1 (16 ounce) can fat free refried beans
• 1 cups shredded reduced fat Colby-jack cheese
• 8-12 hard taco shells

Optional Condiments

• Lettuce (shredded)
• Tomato (diced)
• Salsa
• Guacamole
• Sour Cream
• Olives, sliced

Directions

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees.
In a large skillet brown ground turkey and onion over medium-high heat. Drain off any excess liquid. Return to pan, add chilies, refried beans, tomato sauce, and taco seasoning. Mix well and cook for a few minutes if mixture seems runny.
Spoon the taco meat mixture into the taco shells and place into a 9 x 13 inch baking dish, standing up. Sprinkle cheese over the top of the taco meat in each shell. Place into the oven and bake at 400 degrees for 10-12 minutes or until the cheese has melted and the tacos are heated through.
Remove from the oven and top with any optional condiments for serving.

Taco Seasoning
1 tablespoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon black pepper