Family Fiesta Soft Tacos

• For the taco meat filling:
• 1 teaspoon vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup diced onion
• 1 pound extra-lean ground beef or ground turkey
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 can (4 ounces) diced, mild green chiles
• 1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes, no salt added, drained
• 1/2 cup drained canned corn
• 1/2 cup drained and rinsed canned red kidney beans
• Salt, to taste (optional)
• For serving:
• Spray oil
• 8 (8-inch) whole-wheat flour tortillas, warm according to package directions
• 1/2 cup fancy, shredded Monterey Jack cheese
• 1 cup finely shredded lettuce
• 1 cup diced avocados (optional)

1. Heat oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add onion and saute until lightly browned, stirring often, about 4 minutes. Add beef and cook until lightly browned, about 4 minutes.
2. Add chili powder, cumin, pepper, chiles, tomatoes, corn, and beans and stir until heated through, about 3 minutes.
3. Guacamole Volcano
4. Spray oil
5. 2 (6-inch) corn tortillas
6. 5 tablespoons prepared, refrigerated guacamole
7. 1 cup warm taco meat filling (from recipe above)
8. 2 tablespoons finely shredded sharp Cheddar cheese
9. 1/4 cup finely shredded lettuce
10. 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro
11. Preparation Time: 10 minutes
12. Cook Time: 15 minutes
13. Heat a large skillet over high heat. Spray with a thin film of oil and wipe out with a paper towel. Cook tortillas on both sides until blistered and soft, about 1 minute per side.
14. Top each tortilla with 2 tablespoons guacamole. Mound 1/2 cup taco meat filling on each tortilla. Top each with half the shredded Cheddar cheese, half the shredded lettuce, half the remaining guacamole, and half the cilantro. Serve immediately.
15. Dinner Quesadillas
16. Spray oil
17. 4 (6-inch) corn tortillas
18. 1/4 cup finely shredded pepper Jack cheese, divided
19. 1 cup warm taco meat filling (from recipe above)
20. 2 tablespoons reduced-fat sour cream
21. 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro or mint
22. Cook Time: 15 minutes
23. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Spray with a thin film of oil and wipe out with a paper towel. Cook 2 tortillas on one side until lightly blistered. Remove to a clean work service, cooked side up. Meanwhile cook the other 2 tortillas in the same way.
24. Top 2 of the tortillas each with 1 tablespoon cheese and 1/2 cup of the taco meat filling. Sprinkle the remaining cheese over the meat and top with the remaining 2 tortillas, cooked-side down.
25. Spray the skillet with more oil and return the quesadillas to the skillet and brown on both sides. Transfer to plates and rest for a minute before cutting each into 4 wedges. Serve.

taco, vegetable oil, onion, extralean ground beef, chili powder, ground cumin, ground black pepper, green chiles, tomatoes, corn, beans, salt, spray oil, flour tortillas, cheese, shredded lettuce, avocados

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/family-fiesta-soft-tacos-50051353 (may not work)