Clean Eating Taco Salad Filling

I LOVE Tex-Mex/Mexican food anytime and LOVE finding new recipes to try out at home.  Give me a taco of any kind and I am one happy girl!  But, I don't know about you when I would make tacos, I always would buy the pre-made big brand name (or off brand, whatever) of taco seasoning mix.  I would try and buy the lower sodium packets, but it would never fail, I would be DYING of thirst within in an extremely short period of time.  Speaking of sodium, the lower sodium packet of taco seasoning I have right now has 260mg. of sodium in for 1 tablespoon; that is about 1/5th of our daily intake of sodium.  Add that to the salt that's in those taco shells and no wonder I was always dying of thirst.

While I was grocery shopping on Friday morning, I had talked to a neighbor/friend and confirmed plans to go over that night to hang out and have a drinks (gasp, yes I said a few drinks. - You can still have a drink in moderation even when eating healthy).  All my good clean recipes were at home and since I haven't made them enough to have them memorized, I wasn't sure what I was going to take.  So, we came home and I was determined to find a recipe that I had all the ingredients for in my house and was easy to prep and transport.  And, voila, I found this recipe.  I have made a couple adjustments from the original recipe, but it is still DELICIOUS!

I hope you enjoy it as much as we did!

Clean Eating Taco Salad Filling

Ingredients:
1lb. Lean Ground Turkey
1 tbsp. Oil
1/2 large Yellow Onion, chopped
1 medium Bell Pepper, chopped
1/2 - 3 tsp. Garlic Powder
1-2 tbsp. Cumin
1-2 tsp. Chili Powder
1/2-1 tsp. Sea Salt
1/2 large Jalepeno Pepper, chopped
1/2 - 3/4 can (15oz.)
of Black Beans - drained

Toppings Optional:
Lettuce
Tomatoes
Spinach Leaves
Shredded Cheese
Greek Yogurt
Olives
Guacamole
Cilantro
Homemade Tortilla Chips (click HERE for the recipe)

Directions:
- Pour the oil in a medium skillet and pre-heat to medium heat.  Then add the turkey.  Cook the turkey until about half done.  Then add the onion and pepper and continue cooking until the turkey is cooked through.

- Once the turkey mixture is cooked thoroughly, begin adding the spices of garlic, cumin, chili powder and sea salt.  I started out on the lower end of the measurements listed but continued to add a bit more until it was to the taste I desired.

-  Once the spices are mixed in and you have the meat to your desired liking, pour in the black beans stir to combine and heat until beans are heated through.  Then turn the heat to low until you are ready to serve.

-  In the meantime, prepare your desired toppings.  Once you have everything ready, enjoy!

Thanks for checking the recipe out!  I hope you enjoy it as much as we all have.

~Sarah Strubhar
Independent Team Beachbody Emerald Coach