TACO TUESDAY!!!

Some different ideas....Nice!

I live for Taco Tuesdays. Tuesdays (and Thursdays) are my guaranteed two-a-day workouts so I have something to motivate me to get through the second one. I either do Lettuce Cups or Low-Calorie soft tortillas with grilled chicken and homemade taco seasoning, a little sour cream or plain greek yogurt, a southwest salsa, avocado slices, and some cheddar cheese. It's so stinking delicious. I never get sick of Taco Tuesday.

Having Taco Wednesday here for lunch. I made some shredded chicken Sunday in the crock pot:
Thin layer of salsa in the bottom of the crock pot
Add boneless skinless chicken thighs
Top with 1 pkg taco seasoning
Add 1 can rinsed whole kernel corn
Add 2 cans rinsed black beans
Cover with remaining salsa
Cook on high 6 hours low 10 hours
Shred chicken either in the crock pot or on a plate and add back to crock pot and stir it all up.
Putting that on a whole wheat tortilla, adding some heart of romaine lettuce, a bit of wholly guacamole and yumm yumm. (it is much easier to add the wholly guacamole in the office so I don't have to worry about a avocado turning brown before lunch gets here.) I just cant seem to get my fresh avocado to stay fresh after I cut it. Any ideas on that??

I haven't specifically done taco Tuesday, but I did make a batch of taco lettuce wraps for lunches this week.

1.00 lb(s), Ground Turkey 93% Lean
1.00 onion (148g), Diced Red Onions (Bj)
2.00 clove, Raw (136g)
1.00 tablespoon, Taco Seasoning (http://allrecipes.com/recipe/taco-seasoning-i/)
1 tablespoon tomato paste
Approx 1/2 cup chicken stock
1.00 container (1 4/5 cup cookeds ea.), Canned Black Beans, drained and rinsed
12.00 leaves, Romaine Lettuce
1.00 cup, cubes, Squash - Butternut, raw

Brown the turkey with the onion (that way you don't have to use extra oil ) and drain. Add the garlic and saute for a minute or 2. Add the squash, beans and taco seasoning, then the tomato paste. Stir everything to coat evenly, then add the chicken stock and cover the pan for approx 5 mins, until the squash is tender. Serve in lettuce leaves.

I also made a little pineapple salsa to go with them

0.75 cup, diced, Pineapple - Raw, all varieties
1.00 fruit (2" dia), Limes - Raw
1.00 pepper, Serrano Pepper
1.00 tbsp(s), Chopped cilantro
0.25 cup(s), Diced Red Onion

Finely chop the pineapple, red onion, serrano pepper and cilantro. Add the lime juice and zest and mix.

I love doing tacos I try to get the whole wheat soft shells but this week did plain flour. I did ground turkey with taco seasoning and some ground flax seeds. The great thing about ground meat is you don't notice the ground flax at all. Sometimes I put frozen chicken cutlets in the crock pot all day with the seasoning to do shredded chicken tacos. MMMM yum lol

Every Monday I make taco meat, and we make our own version of Chipotle burrito bowls at home with black beans, taco rice, and sour cream.

We did Taco Tuesday on Wednesday this week. My husband had a meeting way across town Tuesday evening and wouldn't make it home for dinner. He didn't want to miss tacos, so he asked me if I could do them the next day instead. Hubby loves his tacos.

One of our favorite variations is to do buffalo chicken tacos. I grill chunks of skinless chicken thigh then toss it in a little buffalo sauce. I like mine with lettuce, tomato, onion, and a bit of ranch dressing.