What's funny is as often as we have taco night around these parts... I've never made ground beef (or ground turkey) tacos. I have made chicken (of course), fish, veggie, fajita, and shrimp tacos... probably even some more that I can't think of off the top of my head. But the default taco at every Mexican or Tex-Mex restaurant is always ground beef. Likely because it is the less expensive meat (but not always). Maybe it's because the original Mexican taco was made with beef. Who really knows!
So... I thought I would give these tacos a try. The thing about tacos is really getting the spices right. You don't need a prepackaged mix... you don't know what is in that thing and you can't customize it either. I always keep a few spices on hand; chili powder and red pepper flakes. Those two combined give anything the right amount of flavor and spice to make taco night a success! And don't worry, for those of you adverse to spicy foods... regular chili pepper isn't really spicy (though chipotle chili pepper is, I breathed in steamy chipotle air by accident and my lung felt like they were on fire!). The recipe below is spicy enough to keep you reaching for your water but not make you sweat. And of course you can adjust how much you add depending on how you like your tacos (the beauty of not using a mix)!
1 lb ground turkey
1 tsp chili powder
.5 tsp chipotle powder
1 red hot pepper (or .5 tsp of red pepper flakes)
1 green onion (or small onion) chopped
salt and pepper
your favorite taco shells and toppings
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