Ingredients:

  • 4 cups very thinly sliced red cabbage
  • 1/3 cup cilantro leaves
  • 3 tablespoons white vinegar, divided
  • 3 tablespoons olive or canola oil, divided
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
  • 1 tablespoon paprika
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 5 garlic cloves, minced
  • 1 pound 90% lean ground turkey
  • 12 (6-inch) soft yellow corn tortillas

Directions:

  1. Combine cabbage and cilantro in a medium bowl.
  2. Combine 1 tablespoon vinegar, 1 tablespoon oil and 1/4 teaspoon salt in a small bowl, stirring with a fork or whisk
  3. Drizzle vinegar mixture over cabbage mixture, toss well to combine. Set aside.
  4. Combine remaining 2 tablespoons vinegar, remaining 2 tablespoons oil, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt, paprika, cumin, pepper and garlic. Stir well with a fork or a whisk.
  5. Heat in a large non stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add turkey and cook for 5 minutes or until browned and done. Stir to crumble.
  6. Stir in vinegar-spice mixture and cook for 2 minutes or until liquid almost evaporates.
  7. Heat tortillas over medium-high heat directly on the eye of a gas or electric burner or in a skillet for about 10 seconds on each side or until lightly charred.
  8. Spoon about 1/4 cup turkey mixture and 1/4 cup slaw into each tortilla.

Variations: Try this as a modern take on taco salad: chop cabbage and use the slaw as a salad base, top with the turkey and service with tortilla chips. For crunchy tostadas, crisp the tortillas in a 400° oven, and assemble turkey and slaw on top. Use ground chicken in place of turkey.

Chef's Notes


Yield: 4 servings, 3 tacos each 


Total cost: $7.50 


Cost per serving: $1.87 


Source: adapted from Cooking Light.com April 2015

Nutrition Facts:


Per serving


400 calories, 20.5 g fat (4.0 g saturated), 2.7 g protein, 29.2 g carbohydrates, 6.2 g fiber, 549 g sodium