Teeny Tiny Tacos

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 25 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• nonstick cooking spray
• 1 lb ground beef or 1 lb raw ground chicken or 1 lb ground turkey
• 1/2 cup bottled salsa
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano, crushed
• 4 lettuce leaves
• 24 miniature taco shells or 8 regular-size taco shells
• 3/4 cup finely shredded cheddar cheese (3 ounces)
• sour cream
• chopped tomato
• salsa, if you like

Recipe

• 1 if using chicken or turkey, lightly spray a skillet with cooking spray. put ground beef, chicken, or turkey in the skillet; use a wooden spoon to break up the meat. put the skillet on a burner. turn the burner to medium-high heat. cook until no pink color is left in the meat, stirring now and then with the wooden spoon. this will take 6 to 10 minutes. turn off burner. remove skillet from burner.
• 2 place a colander over a bowl. spoon meat into the colander and let the fat drain into the bowl. put fat in a container to throw away.
• 3 stir 1/2 cup salsa and the oregano into the meat. cover skillet and put skillet on a burner. turn the burner to medium heat. cook for 5 minutes, stirring with the wooden spoon after 3 minutes. turn off burner. remove skillet from burner. put meat in a bowl.
• 4 while meat mixture is cooking, tear or cut lettuce into bite-size pieces. use kitchen scissors to open the package of taco shells.
• 5 to make tacos, spoon meat mixture into taco shells. add lettuce and cheese. top with sour cream, chopped tomato, and extra salsa, if you like.
• 6 serve with fresh orange sections and a glass of milk.