Sick of ground meat falling out the sides of your taco? Stuff it with Freezer-Friendly Turkey Meatballs instead!
Turkey Meatball Tacos
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 45 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 11
Ingredients
- 1/2 lb frozen turkey meatballs (8 meatballs)
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 3/4 teaspoon ground coriander
- 4 taco shells from 1 box (4.7 oz) Old El Paso™ Stand 'n Stuff Taco Shells (10 Count)
- 1 cup shredded lettuce
- 12 very thin slices jalapeño chiles
- 1/4 cup salsa
- 1/2 avocado, diced
- 1/4 cup queso fresco cheese (1 oz)
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 400°F. Line cookie sheet with foil; top with rack. Spray rack with cooking spray.
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Step2Add frozen meatballs, olive oil, cumin and coriander to resealable food-storage plastic bag; seal bag, and toss to coat. Place meatballs on half of rack; bake 30 minutes.
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Step3Place taco shells on other half of rack with meatballs, and return to oven. Bake about 3 minutes longer or until instant-read thermometer inserted in meatball reads 165°F.
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Step4Divide lettuce among taco shells. Cut meatballs in half; place 4 halves in each shell. Top with chiles, salsa, avocado, cheese and cilantro.
Nutrition
280
Calories
18g
Total Fat
11g
Protein
16g
Total Carbohydrate
2g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Taco
- Calories
- 280
- Calories from Fat
- 160
- Total Fat
- 18g
- 28%
- Saturated Fat
- 4 1/2g
- 23%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 45mg
- 15%
- Sodium
- 460mg
- 19%
- Potassium
- 300mg
- 9%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 16g
- 5%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 11%
- Sugars
- 2g
- Protein
- 11g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 8%
- 8%
- Vitamin C
- 6%
- 6%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 3 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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