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It's time for tea with QuiltedHeart! So, go get that cup of tea and join me in a little blogging!
Yesterday was Taco Salad dinner day. I made a mistake. I went to my 'fridge and discovered I had no turkey burger - my secret ingredient (Oh! I guess it's not so secret now!). Then, I went to the cupboard and discovered that I had not kidney beans - my other secret ingedient in taco salad meat. I forgot that my sour cream went bad and had to throw it out. I had no black olives, also. Lastly, I did not have any taco shells or taco chips to put into the base of my salad. AND, I didn't have the envelope of taco seasoning that I thought was going to be in the cupboard. I was thinking that this is no basis for a taco salad! To complicate things, I had about $4.50 in the old wallet. That's it!
What to do....
So I prayed.
Prayed? Yes, prayed. I heard that still quiet voice that told me not to worry. He would provide.
So, I took my $4.50 and went to the cheapest store I knew. I got frozen turkey burger ($.79). I got black olives ($.99). I got taco chips ($.99). I felt impressed to go to another store. There, I found chili beans on sale ($.99) and taco seasoning in an envelope (only $.25!).
The only thing I didn't have was the sour cream. Wow. No sour cream. So, my dh called on the way home from work. Did I need anything from the store? SOUR CREAM! God used my dh to provide! So that's how my dinner got made properly yesterday.
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Here's my taco salad recipe, frugal and easy! The turkey burger reduces the cholesterol content:
1 lb turkey burger
1 - 14 oz can diced tomato
1 - 6 oz can tomato paste
1 1.25 oz packet Taco Seasoning Mix
1/4 cup water
1 - 16 oz kidney beans (I used chili beans this time!)
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 medium fresh tomatoes, chopped
Iceburg Lettuce, shredded
Grated CoJack Cheeze
Lowfat Sour Cream
Sliced Black Olives
Brown turkey burger. Drain fat. Take out of pan and set aside.
In that same pan, saute onion, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, and garlic. Add add browned turkey burger. Add canned diced tomatoes, tomato paste, taco seasoning, and kidney beans. Take 1/4 cup water, pour part into diced tomatos & tomato paste can to rinse out the can & add to the mixture in the pan. Cook on low heat until thouroughly cooked and thickened.
Arrange Salad on plate in this manner: First, lettuce, then chips then taco meat mixture, then cheeze. Garnish with salsa chips on the perimeter of salad. Top with sour cream and sliced black olives.
Enjoy!
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I have much to be thankful for...a wonderful taco salad last night & a thoughtful husband. What are you thankful for today?
Blessings,
QuiltedHeart
It's time for tea with QuiltedHeart! So, go get that cup of tea and join me in a little blogging!
Yesterday was Taco Salad dinner day. I made a mistake. I went to my 'fridge and discovered I had no turkey burger - my secret ingredient (Oh! I guess it's not so secret now!). Then, I went to the cupboard and discovered that I had not kidney beans - my other secret ingedient in taco salad meat. I forgot that my sour cream went bad and had to throw it out. I had no black olives, also. Lastly, I did not have any taco shells or taco chips to put into the base of my salad. AND, I didn't have the envelope of taco seasoning that I thought was going to be in the cupboard. I was thinking that this is no basis for a taco salad! To complicate things, I had about $4.50 in the old wallet. That's it!
What to do....
So I prayed.
Prayed? Yes, prayed. I heard that still quiet voice that told me not to worry. He would provide.
So, I took my $4.50 and went to the cheapest store I knew. I got frozen turkey burger ($.79). I got black olives ($.99). I got taco chips ($.99). I felt impressed to go to another store. There, I found chili beans on sale ($.99) and taco seasoning in an envelope (only $.25!).
The only thing I didn't have was the sour cream. Wow. No sour cream. So, my dh called on the way home from work. Did I need anything from the store? SOUR CREAM! God used my dh to provide! So that's how my dinner got made properly yesterday.
*******************************************************************
Here's my taco salad recipe, frugal and easy! The turkey burger reduces the cholesterol content:
1 lb turkey burger
1 - 14 oz can diced tomato
1 - 6 oz can tomato paste
1 1.25 oz packet Taco Seasoning Mix
1/4 cup water
1 - 16 oz kidney beans (I used chili beans this time!)
1 small onion, chopped
1/2 green bell pepper, chopped
1/2 red bell pepper, chopped
2 cloves garlic, minced
2 medium fresh tomatoes, chopped
Iceburg Lettuce, shredded
Grated CoJack Cheeze
Lowfat Sour Cream
Sliced Black Olives
Brown turkey burger. Drain fat. Take out of pan and set aside.
In that same pan, saute onion, green bell pepper, red bell pepper, and garlic. Add add browned turkey burger. Add canned diced tomatoes, tomato paste, taco seasoning, and kidney beans. Take 1/4 cup water, pour part into diced tomatos & tomato paste can to rinse out the can & add to the mixture in the pan. Cook on low heat until thouroughly cooked and thickened.
Arrange Salad on plate in this manner: First, lettuce, then chips then taco meat mixture, then cheeze. Garnish with salsa chips on the perimeter of salad. Top with sour cream and sliced black olives.
Enjoy!
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I have much to be thankful for...a wonderful taco salad last night & a thoughtful husband. What are you thankful for today?
Blessings,
QuiltedHeart
posted by QuiltedHeart | 3:15 PM
1 Comments:
I love taco salad, we make ours a little different as I am picky. We use turkey meat and I season it myself, I like romaign lettuce and spinach (without the bacteria), we put corn in it, dont like beans, or olives, we use taco sauce or salsa instead of canned tomato sauce and fresh tomatoes 9homegrown is best but we dont grow them yet), lots of cheese and sour cream and corn chips. MMMM. we also make nachos, la out the chips, put on seasoned grnd trky onions g peppers, and cheese and bake till cheese is melted, then add sour cream and salsa and eat messy.
All this talk of food is making me hungry.
Your blog address on HP has a @ instead of a . so its hard to find.:)
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