Southwestern-Flavored Ground Beef or Turkey for Tacos & Salad

With Southwestern-Flavored Ground Beef, you can simultaneously make tonight's dinner and tomorrow's lunch. Just save out and refrigerate some of the taco meat and fixings such as shredded cheese and lettuce, plus chopped scallions and tomatoes. A good-looking salad like this will draw potential lunch traders. More likely than not, they'll be out of luck.

• Calories: 248 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large onion, chopped
• ¼ cup cornmeal
• 1 tablespoon ground cumin
• 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• 3 tablespoons chili powder
• Salt and pepper, to taste
• 1 (14.5 ounce) can petite diced tomatoes
• 3 large garlic cloves, minced
• 3 pounds lean ground beef or turkey

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Heat oil in a 12-inch skillet until shimmering. Add onion; saute until soft, about 5 minutes. Add garlic, chili powder, oregano and cumin; saute until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add beef or turkey and cook, stirring often, until it loses its raw color. Stir in tomatoes; simmer to blend flavors, about 5 minutes. Add salt and pepper, to taste. Stir in cornmeal; cook, stirring constantly, until it thickens, almost instantly. Cool and refrigerate (or serve warm for dinner as tacos or taco salad).