Turkey Tacos Picadillo with California Prunes
This delicious taco recipe was created by, Carissa Anne Galloway, RDN, with flavor in mind!
Ingredients
- 1 lb lean ground turkey
- Cooking spray
- 2 tsp of your oil of choice I used corn oil
- 1 medium onion finely chopped
- 3 cloves of garlic diced
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 TBSP chili powder
- 1 ½ tsp cumin
- 1 tsp paprika
- ¼ tsp cinnamon
- 1 cup reduced sodium chicken broth
- 1 can drained diced tomatoes
- ½ cup sliced green olives
- ¼ cup diced California Prunes
- 6 corn tortillas
- Optional Toppings
- 6 lime wedges
- ¼ cup lite sour cream
- ¼ cup diced cilantro leaves
- ½ cup shredded green cabbage
- 1 thinly sliced fresh jalapeno
- 6 slices California avocado
Instructions
- Coat a large non-stick skillet with cooking spray. Over medium-high heat cook ground turkey, breaking up into bite-size pieces. Cook 7-8 minutes or until no longer pink. Remove from skillet and set aside.
- Return skillet to medium – high heat and add oil, onion and garlic. Cook 3-5 minutes, stirring frequently. Watch for onion to soften but not brown.
- Stir salt, chili powder, cumin, paprika and cinnamon into onion mixture. Continue stirring 30 seconds or until spices darken and are fragrant.
- Pour in broth. Stir to combine.
- Add tomatoes, cooked turkey, olives and California Prunes to skillet and increase heat to high. Bring to a simmer. Stir frequently as it comes to a simmer then decrease heat to medium-low and allow cooking until sauce thickens, 7-10 minutes.
- Remove from heat.
- Divide mixture among tortillas.
Notes
Add optional toppings and enjoy with a margarita for a delicious meal!
Nutrition
Calories: 348kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 18gFat: 21gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 13gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 34mgSodium: 357mgPotassium: 904mgFiber: 11gSugar: 4gVitamin A: 762IUVitamin C: 20mgCalcium: 69mgIron: 2mg