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Dinner Tonight

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Taco Boats

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Family friendly Taco Boats. This simple recipe will have kids and adults asking for more! Perfectly portable taco, ready for toppings of your choice!Dinner Tonight recipe Taco Boats. Ground beef baked in a crescent roll topped with cheddar cheese. Plated with a salad.


Dinner Tonight recipe Taco Boats. Ground beef baked in a crescent roll topped with cheddar cheese. Plated with a salad.
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Dinner Tonight recipe Taco Boats. Ground beef baked in a crescent roll topped with cheddar cheese. Plated with a salad.
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  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Clean your hands and your preparation area.
  3. In a large skillet brown lean ground beef for 4 – 5 minutes. Add finely diced onion, diced tomato, chili powder, garlic powder, and cumin. Stir together and continue cooking until beef is cooked through. Remove from heat. Food safety note: ground beef should be cooked to a minimal internal temperature of 160 degrees Fahrenheit.
  4. On two large baking sheet, unroll crescent rolls and press seams together to make one large sheet. Cut sheet into 8 squares. Divide beef mixture evenly among all 8 dough squares and top with shredded cheese. Pinch crescent roll around filling and to make a cup (or boat!) to hold filling in.
  5. Bake at 375 degrees for 12 minutes or until golden brown.
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Slow Cooker Street Tacos

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Have a designated day for taco night at your house? Put this Slow Cooker Street Taco recipe on while you’re out and about and have it ready for when everyone gets home in the evening.Two tacos from our Slow Cooker Street Tacos recipe topped with cilantro and lime juice, plated on a blue and white plate.

 

Two tacos from our Slow Cooker Street Tacos recipe topped with cilantro and lime juice, plated on a blue and white plate.
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Two tacos from our Slow Cooker Street Tacos recipe topped with cilantro and lime juice, plated on a blue and white plate.
Slow Cooker Street Tacos
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  1. Mix the juice of two limes, orange juice, minced garlic, salt, black pepper, ground cumin.
  2. Place juice mixture and pork butt in a large plastic freezer bag.
  3. Marinade for about two hours in the refrigerator.
  4. Place pork shoulder in a large slow cooker with the marinade.Barely cover the pork with water and let cook on medium until meat will shred easy with a fork about 4 to 6 hours.
  5. Remove meat; drain. Shred meat.
  6. Place in warmed tortillas, top with chopped onion and cilantro. Squeeze sliced lime on each taco.
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Shrimp Tacos with Southwest Watermelon Salsa

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Tacos are a favorite food staple in Texas, and this Shrimp Taco recipe is a great and easy twist for a quick summer dinner. The cooked shrimp is a great way to include seafood in your diet, while the Southwestern Watermelon Salsa provides a flavorful, refreshing, and low sodium alternative to traditional salsa. You can use whole wheat tortillas to include more whole grains to your meal.


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Chicken Avocado Mango Tacos

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Chicken Avocado Mango Tacos
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Chicken Avocado Mango Tacos
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  1. In a mixing bowl, combine the avocado, mango, jalapeno pepper, jicama, and lime juice. Season with salt and pepper.
  2. Mix in the cilantro let stand for 20 minutes. Add the chicken. Then fill tortillas with about 1/3 cup of mixture. Tacos are meant to be served cold.
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Turkey Tacos and Cranberry Salsa

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Try this turkey and cranberry twist on the classic taco! Either you can brown some ground turkey or use turkey leftovers!

Turkey Tacos and Cranberry Salsa
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  1. Clean your area and wash your hands before you begin.
  2. Add frozen cranberries, apple, jalapeno, sugar, ginger, cilantro, and lemon juice to a skillet on medium heat and allow ingredients to cook together.
  3. Either use an immersion blender to blend salsa together in the pan or transfer the ingredients to a blender and blend until desired consistency.
  4. Next, brown the ground turkey in a skillet until it reaches 165 °F.
  5. Place ground turkey and the taco toppings (cheese, lettuce, and cilantro) in separate bowls for assembly.
  6. On a corn tortilla place the turkey, then lettuce, then cranberry salsa, then cheese.
  7. Top off the tacos with cilantro and enjoy!
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Turkey Tacos and Cranberry Salsa Nutrition Facts Serving size 1 Taco + 3 Tbsp Salsa (147g) servings per container 8 Amount per serving Calories 190 % Daily Value Total Fat 7 g 9 % Saturated Fat 2 g 10 % Trans Fat 0 g Cholesterol 45 mg 15 % Sodium 100 mg 4 % Total Carbohydrate 18 g 7 % Dietary Fiber 1 g 4 % Total Sugars 5 g Added Sugars 2 g 4 % Protein 14 g Vitamin D 0 mcg 0 % Calcium 68 mg 6 % Iron 1 mg 6 % Potassium 196 mg 4 %