Nearly every Tuesday without fail, I've noticed a Facebook friend of mine will update his status to say "It's Taco Tuesday!". And every Tuesday without fail, I crave tacos. Now, I don't know if he actually has tacos every Tuesday, but something tells me he does. And this week I needed to participate in the festivities and make my own tacos. Even if it was a Wednesday.
As I was reading the newest edition of Real Simple, I saw a recipe for Turkey-Chorizo Tacos. I'm a huge (HUGE) fan of Portuguese meats so I almost immediately hopped in my car to head to the grocery store to get the few ingredients needed for this recipe. For my birthdays growing up, my mom would make us a birthday dinner. Nearly every year I'd request she make linguica with rice. I really don't need fancy things so long as they taste delicious! And since my birthday is in August, she would grill loads of linguica and I would eat it for days. That's actually probably a lie. It don't think it lasted for days. My feelings for chorizo are equal to those of linguica. And toss either of the two into a taco and I'll be "that girl" sitting in the corner by herself gnawing on said taco.
Turkey Chorizo Tacos (makes 8 tacos)
Real Simple
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• 1 chopped onion
• 4 ounces chopped Spanish chorizo
• Canola oil
• ½ pound ground turkey
• salt and pepper to taste
• Corn tortillas
• plain Greek yogurt (or sour cream, whichever you prefer)
• Avocado
• Salsa of your choice
• Cilantro
Begin by heating canola oil in a large skillet. Add onion and chorizo until slightly browned.
Incorporate turkey and season with salt and pepper. Continue to cook until turkey has cooked through.
Split the mixture up and serve in warmed tortillas. Top with avocado, salsa, cilantro, and sour cream or Greek yogurt. Plain Greek yogurt always trumps sour cream, in my book.
For a meal that I whipped up in about 15-20 minutes, this was phenomenal. The chorizo has so much salty and spicy flavor so you don't need to use any additional seasonings. Or that little bag of taco seasoning that comes in taco kits, hehe. This is the real unpackaged deal. Plus, the crunchy whole wheat taco shell and smooth avocado provided a nice balance texture-wise. It was kind of my perfect quick weeknight dinner. Salty, crunchy, and spicy! I think I've said this before but my mom calls me "Crunchy" sometimes since 9 times out of 10 when I'm on the phone with her I'm munching on chips, carrots, or anything else that makes obnoxious crunch sounds over the phone. Nearly every phone conversation I have with my sister one of us winds up yelling "WHAT ARE YOU EATING!?" whenever there's a slight "crunch" coming through the line. The funny thing is... I ate one of these tacos while on the phone with my sister tonight and she didn't even realize it. Ohhh, weird family fun 😉
I have a ton of design work going on this week so making a speedy dinner was really the only option. And will probably remain my only option for the next few weeks. All I've eaten for dinner this week is salads that I've whipped up quickly so it's such a bonus to be able to whip up dinners that actually taste special! Even though the leftovers from these tacos will probably wind up on a salad for tomorrow's lunch.
What's your go-to quick dinner when you're having a crazy week?
[Chels]
Michelle says
Tacos, burritos and stir-fry always make quick and easy dinners when I'm busy!
Erica says
Josh loves chorizo, he'd go nuts if I made these! They look just perfect. I go to stir fry when I'm busy busy
Cherie says
I am so thrilled to have found your blog, ladies! These look absolutely delicious and I must have spent about 3 straight hours reading many of your previous posts the other night (my boyfriend was like 'what the heck are you doing on your phone!?'). I'm a Boston blogger too, so hopefully you can check out my blog as well.
Bee (Quarter Life Crisis Cuisine) says
Oooh! I have never tried chorizo, but I love spicy sausages so I think it'll have to be on my to-try list 🙂
Bianca @ Confessions of a Chocoholic says
I love chorizo too! Have you ever tried chicken chorizo? I buy it at Whole Foods whenever I see it, pretty awesome too.
judi says
I grew up eating (and loving) chorizo, but when I had to watch my family's fat intake, I gave soy chorizo a try. NO ONE could tell the difference! Give it a try and save some fat and calories!
Chels says
@Bianca I've never had chicken chorizo before. I'll definitely pick some up the next time I'm at Whole Foods, though! Thanks for the info 🙂 [chels]
vanillasugarblog says
ohh those look good.
the avocado is the perfect addition indeed!
joan says
Go to meal... baked potato. Quick in the microwave and you can choose lots of different toppings.