Turkey is often overlooked, which is really too bad since it’s flavorful, inexpensive and a great alternative when you’re looking to avoid red meat. But no more, once you give this recipe a try you’ll see just how versatile turkey can be. Cooked low and slow, the turkey thighs used in this recipe turn out juicy and tender and without a lot of effort from you. Dump the ingredients into your slow cooker and forget about them for the rest of the day, when dinner rolls around it’s just a matter of shredding and setting out your favorite taco fixings.
Slow-Cooker Turkey Tacos
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 7 hr 25 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
- 1 can (15 oz) spicy chili beans in sauce, undrained
- 1 medium onion, chopped (1/2 cup)
- 1 1/2 lb turkey thighs, skin removed
- 1 packet (1 oz) Old El Paso™ Original Taco Seasoning Mix
- 1/2 cup thick & chunky salsa
- 1 box (4.6 oz) Old El Paso™ Crunchy Taco Shells (12 Count)
- 1 cup shredded lettuce
- 1 large tomato, chopped (1 cup)
- 1 cup shredded cheese
Make With
Old El Paso
Instructions
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Step1In 3- to 4-quart slow cooker, mix chili beans and onion. Top with turkey. Sprinkle taco seasoning over turkey; spoon salsa over top.
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Step2Cover; cook on Low heat setting 7 to 9 hours.
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Step3Place turkey on cutting board. Remove meat from bones; discard bones. Using 2 forks, pull turkey into shreds. Stir turkey into bean mixture in cooker.
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Step4Heat taco shells as directed on package. Spoon turkey mixture into taco shells. Top with lettuce, tomato and cheese.
Nutrition
190
Calories
7g
Total Fat
14g
Protein
17g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Taco
- Calories
- 190
- Calories from Fat
- 60
- Total Fat
- 7g
- 11%
- Saturated Fat
- 3g
- 15%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 45mg
- 15%
- Sodium
- 740mg
- 31%
- Potassium
- 280mg
- 8%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 17g
- 6%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 9%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 14g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 10%
- 10%
- Vitamin C
- 6%
- 6%
- Calcium
- 8%
- 8%
- Iron
- 10%
- 10%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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