On a fairly consistent basis, I make tacos for dinner on Tuesday night... but it's actually not because of "Taco Tuesday". My kids go to swimming lessons on Tuesday so I stick to making something that comes together quick without a lot of clean up.
"Taco Night" in my house, means that Dwayne's having tacos, Matthew and Michael might have tacos, or switch it up instead for nachos, or soft tacos made in mini tortilla bowls. And for me, I'll either have a taco salad, taco lettuce cups, or taco zoodle bowl (my favorite). My options are lower in carbs and fats, so if that's your thing, keep reading.
I guess I'm pretty basic when it comes to the taco meat...
I cook up about a pound of extra lean ground beef, with a quarter cup of finely chopped white onion, and season with Old El Paso taco seasoning mix.
First up we have taco salad (minus the big crunchy bowl which is basically a chip the size of your head!). We've got romaine lettuce, tomatoes, red onion, olives, pickled jalapenos, sour cream, salsa, a small handful of crushed corn chips, a sprinkle of shredded cheese, and the meat. BOOM! Kind of boring, but a good stand by.
Second, is the taco cups,... which, is just a fancy way of saying that I replaced the taco shell with iceberg lettuce. Fix it up just like you would your regular taco; i dressed mine up with olives, jalapenos, red onion, and sour cream. I add some crushed corn chips on top for crunch. Hey... this pretty much looks like the salad. Hmmm...
Third, is the "zoodle" (zucchini noodle) bowl.
This is my favorite, because it's warm, spicy, and saucy 😉 .
Start with spiralized zucchini as your "noodle base". Then add a couple table spoons of tomato sauce, a table spoon of sour cream, sprinkling of cheese, and stir. Put your cooked ground beef on top. Pop it in the microwave for two minutes. Mix everything again and throw in some hot sauce (how much you can handle) and crushed chips.
Probably the taco zoodle bowl looks like a hot mess... but it's a delicious hot mess.
Question I pondered today... if someone calls you a "hot mess".... are they saying that's you're "hot"/attractive, but just don't have your stuff together?
Noice taco :)
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