Taco Pockets

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/3 lbs ground sirloin or 1 1/3 lbs ground turkey
• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, chopped
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon dark chili powder
• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper sauce
• 1 teaspoon coarse salt
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 4 12-inch flour tortillas
• 1 cup mild taco sauce
• 1 romaine lettuce hearts, shredded
• 2 small plum tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 2 cups shredded monterey jack cheese

Recipe

• 1 combine ground meat with onion, garlic, spices, and salt and form 4 patties.
• 2 pan fry patties in 1 tbs oil over medium high heat for 7 minutes on each side.
• 3 to make a taco pocket, blister a flour tortilla on a hot griddle pan for 30 seconds on each side.
• 4 place tortilla on dinner plate and spread surface with 1/4 cup mild taco sauce.
• 5 pile shredded lettuce, tomatoes and a handful of cheese in center of tortilla.
• 6 top vegies and cheese with cooked taco burger patty and wrap tortilla up and over patty on all four sides.
• 7 turn square pouch over and cut from corner to corner, making 2 taco pockets that will not crumble and drip like traditional tacos.
• 8 serve taco pockets with cut fresh seasonal vegies, assorted tortilla chips and mild salsa for dipping.