Saturday, February 18, 2006

Turkey Tacos





Turkey Tacos, read recipe for full ingredient list.

249.5 calories per taco, I ate two.

It's a bit frustrating when you're trying to eat lean, but also enjoy what you're eating. I'm a piggy and could have eaten three of these, easily. Still, for tacos, the calorie content is much better than if I had used full-calorie products, and since I don't eat red meat very often, the taste of the turkey replacing the beef wasn't even noticable. These were fantastic.

Low Calorie Turkey Tacos Recipe

Taco Meat:
565g. ground turkey 98% fat free - 595 calories
86g. onion - 35 calories
82g. green bell pepper - 24 calories
185g. tomatoes - 33 calories
11g. garlic - 15 calories
33g. tomato paste - 30 calories
1/2 tsp. olive oil - 7 calories
1 tsp. thyme - 1 calorie
1/2 tsp. red pepper flakes - 0 calories
1 bay leaf - 0 calories
2 tsps. ground coriander - 10 calories
2 tsps. ground cumin - 15 calories
salt to taste

Preheat skillet with 1/2 tsp. of oil, saute garlic, onion, bell pepper, bay leaf, and red pepper flakes together until onions are translucent. Add the meat, tomato paste, and the rest of the seasonings, cook through. Add tomatoes and let cook for about 4 minutes, just until tomatoes are soft and release a bit of their juice.

Taco meat mixture: 765 calories and 720 grams total weight. This mix makes 18 - 40g. servings, 42.5 calories per serving.


Addons Per taco:
1 - 6" white corn tortilla - 55 calories
40g. taco meat mixture - 42.5 calories
olives - 10g. - 17 calories
avocado - 15g. - 36 calories
non-fat sour cream - 1 tbsp per taco - 10 calories
reduced fat mild cheddar cheese - 7g. - 30 calories
6" white corn tortilla - 55 calories
2 teaspoons Tomatillo Salsa - about 4 calories

With all addons, 1 taco is 249.5 calories.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

And this one! OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!YUM! Your mom