Taco Night!

Everyone loves Taco Night, right?  I've mentioned that Tex-Mex is my favorite type of food so I usually make tacos once every month or so.  Our tacos have evolved over the years, and thanks to Simply Scratch I've made one more real food change!

Here's our latest and greatest taco recipe:

Taco ingredients:
- 1 lb. ground turkey
- 1 can black beans - drained (I use Meijer organic back beans)
- 1/2 small onion - diced
- 1 recipe for homemade taco seasoning
- 2/3 cup water
- tortillas (I use Old El Paso Stand n' Stuff corn shells)

Toppings:
- Mexican shredded cheese blend
- homemade salsa/pico de gallo
          - 10 Roma tomatoes diced (with seeds and filling discarded)
          - 1/2 small onion diced
          - handful of cilantro chopped
          - juice from half a lime
          - salt as needed
          - mix together and refrigerate
          - may need to be drained before using

Steps:
- brown turkey in a large skillet
- add onions and black beans once turkey is cooked
- add taco seasoning and water
- cook on med-high for about 5 minutes (or as desired)
- cook shells as directed
- top as you like
- enjoy your "beef smilies" (Friends, anyone?)

Even if you have your taco night just the way you like it, but you are still using the taco seasoning from the package you might want to try the seasoning link above. It was really delicious and we couldn't tell a difference between that and the package which was our problem with other homemade taco seasongs. Give it a try and Happy Taco Night!