MEAL PREP: Turkey Tacos
Right now is a really amazing time to be low carb, gluten, and grain free. There are numerous companies that make alternate versions of your favorite carbs, and these days you won’t lose all of your friends for replacing rice, mashed potatoes, and pizza crust with cauliflower (only most of your friends). I’m not big on prepackaged foods, but there’s a brand, Siete, that makes tortillas out of almond flour. I used these Siete wraps for meal prep this week to make tacos. One drawback of Paleo is that you really never get to eat with your hands, and while a taco salad is delicious and good for you, it’s still a salad. I love biting into a taco and having its contents spill out all over me as much as the next guy, and thanks to Siete and companies like them, now I can!
Ingredients:
2 pounds lean ground turkey
2 red bell peppers
1 medium onion
Spinach
Guacamole
Siete almond flour wraps
Taco seasoning (recipe to follow. If you want to use premade taco season, look at the ingredients. A lot of companies (looking at you McCormick and Old El Paso) sneak vegetable oil, soy, and corn or potato starch into their spice mixes. A taco seasoning shouldn’t have any of that stuff)
Taco Seasoning
2 Tbsp Chili powder
1/2 Tsp garlic powder
1/2 Tsp onion powder
1/2 Tsp crushed red pepper
1/2 Tsp oregano
1 Tsp paprika
3 Tsp cumin
1 Tsp salt
1 Tsp pepper
1) Dice red peppers and onions, saute over medium high heat until tender
2) Add turkey over veggies and saute until just browned
3) Sprinkle spice mix over meat and veggies
4) Pour about 3/4 of a cup of water over entire mixture to help distribute spices. Mix it all up and let the water cook off
5) If using Siete wraps, you should nuke them in the microwave for around 15 seconds, this will soften them up and stop them from cracking on you
6) Put about 1/3 cup of taco meat onto wrap, garnish with spinach, 1 tablespoon of guacamole, and hot sauce
Meat (1/3 cup): 118 calories, 1.5 grams fat, 15 grams protein, 2.5 grams carbs
Siete Wrap (1 wrap): 100 calories, 5.5 grams fat, 3 grams protein, 10 grams carbs
Guacamole (1 Tbsp): 23 calories, 2 grams fat, 1 gram carbs
Per taco: 241 calories, 9 grams fat, 18 grams protein, 13.5 grams carbs
