Right now, life is NOT getting any easier. Making dinner can be a rushed task. Sounds familiar? Want twenty minutes for a family pleaser? It's easy. Just turn your tacos into taco bowls! Adding a few more ingredients makes a hardy and healthy meal with the great taste of tacos everyone craves. A few make-ahead ingredients, like cooked rice and salsa, can cut cooking time down to 20 minutes. No need to make separate dishes to go with your tacos, everything goes in ONE delicious BOWL.

A LITTLE PLANNING AHEAD:

• Check your local Harvest Home farmers market for the best-in-season additions: Corn, tomatoes, cilantro, peppers, onions, greens. So much to choose from! It is an easy and flavorful way to add essential nutrients to your meals.

• Skip the meat if you want and add more veggies to make a hardy meal.

• Cook brown rice the night or day before. Cooking brown rice takes the longest time, but can be done a day or two ahead. Brown rice has fewer calories and more fiber than white rice. Better for weight control and digestion.

• Check your leftovers for any veggies that would be tasty to add. Just cut into small pieces and add at the end.

Make your favorite taco recipe or try suggestion below. Just add baked tortilla chips around your bowl for presentation. If you are feeling creative and have the time, here are some ways to make your own taco shell bowls and avoid processed foods.

Whatever you decide to make, however much time you have, these taco dishes are a fast easy way to get a meal you love with the nutrition you want and need.

Buen provecho! ENJOY!

RECIPE: Taco Bowls
INGREDIENTS:

• 1 cup cooked brown rice.

• 2 tablespoons olive oil.

• 2 pounds ground turkey*.

• 2 (1.25-ounce) package taco seasoning or make your own .(See below)

• 1 (15-ounce) canned black beans, drained and rinsed.

• 2 cups corn from the cob (raw or cooked)

• 3 tomatoes, diced

* You can use lean beef or mushrooms as substitute.

PREPARATION:

• Heat olive oil in large pan. Add ground meat or substitute and cook until browned (3-5 minutes). Stir in taco seasoning. Drain off extra fat.

• Divide rice into bowls. Top with meat or mushroom mixture.

• Add black beans, corn and tomatoes.

• Add more: avocado, sliced cucumbers, chopped greens, grated cheese. Any vegetable of your preference.

TACO SEASONING:* Mix together and store in air tight container.

• 1 Tablespoon chili powder

• ¼ teaspoon each of garlic powder, onion powder, crushed red pepper flakes, dried oregano

• ½ teaspoon paprika

• 1 ½ teaspoon ground cumin

• 1 teaspoon salt

• 1 teaspoon pepper

*From AllRecipes.com 10/1/18

TIPS: Have Some Fun
MAKE YOUR OWN TACO BOWLS: Just like the restaurants!

• Preheat oven to 350°

• In a skillet, heat about a teaspoon of oil. Warm a tortilla on both sides.

• Place a flat bottom bowl on a cookie sheet. Put the warm tortilla on the top and pinch ridges around the bowl to shape it.

• Wrap the whole thing tightly in foil so the tortilla holds its shape. Bake for 15 minutes.

• Remove foil and the tortilla should hold its shape.

• Bake for an additional 10 minutes so it's really crispy.

See step by step with pictures: https://www.macheesmo.com/homemade-taco-bowl/

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