taco night?

I make my own taco seasoning! It's all to taste... cumin powder, chilli powder, paprika, a little tin of drained and rinsed kidney beans, a couple of tomatoes, tomato paste and water so it's not dry. I also make a salsa from cucumber, tomato, red onion and a little sweet chilli sauce. Add some guacamole and voila healthy tacos! My family just has to have it with a little sour cream and grated cheddar cheese, but of course you dont' have to add it if you don't want to

Friday night without fail is taco night!

*Edited because I forgot to add the kidney beans!

I love love me some Mexican food. I eat it a lot. Use a lean steak and dice it up. Make sure you drain the fats off or cook in a George foreman. This can be done with chicken too. IF you use a lean hamburger, its cheaper afterall, make sure you drain the grease off before adding in a seasoning. Great tip is to use a paper towel to sop up the grease if you cook it in a pan. I add in black beans to my meat as well as green peppers and onions. The key is to get the peppers and onions diced small and tender. You can put these in the microwave before adding them to the pan. It cuts down on your cook time. Now a great tip is to sub out your sour cream with plain nonfat greek yogurt. It has less calories, more vitamins and protein so it is healthier for you. It pretty much tastes the same. I use a lowfat cheese and make sure I measure out my portions. I buy corn soft shells or hard shells and add in a bunch of lettuce to my tacos or have only one taco and one bowl of Taco Salad. Sometimes when the budget allows, I buy an avocado and add a slice to my tacos for the good fats and vitamins. I love love limes in my Mexican food as a seasoning. It really completes the taste. I sometimes slice up red, yellow and green peppers and an onion into strips and turn taco night into fajita night too. A good paring with tacos is some proportioned tortilla chips and salsa. Most salsas or green verde sauce which is my new favorite are low in calories. I actually eat a taco salad at least five times a week for lunch. Sometimes I don't even add meat to my tacos or salad and only use the black beans. With all the other toppings you don't even know the difference. Now I want a dam taco. Hope this helps.

Am I the only one who weighs everything on their tacos? I weigh out one serving of everything and try to fit it in one taco.

nope I do this too. that is why romaine lettuce is your friend when eating tacos. you can have more food this way

I make taco cupcakes.

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I use ground turkey instead of hamburger and skip on the beans. Then I use a lot of fresh veggies.

Last night we had an awesome taco night dinner!

I put 4 chicken breasts in the crockpot with 2 cups of low sodium chicken broth, a can of low sodium diced tomatoes, some cumin, garlic powder and pepper. Let it cook for 6 hours on low. Shredded it with a fork, then let it sit for a minute in the juices.

Used a fresh corn tortilla and topped it with the chicken, homemade black beans, sour cream, cheese, jalapenos and taco sauce! It was fantastic!!

I think we are going to have taco night again tonight! :drinker:

When we do taco night, I turn mine into a taco salad. I use all the same toppings I normally do...lean hamburg or lean turkey, cheese, taco mix, green peppers, lettuce (Obv), salsa and light sour cream. I just mix everything together and it is amazing and SOOOOOOOO filling. Sometimes I will break up some tortilla or taco shell and throw it in too.