Healthy tacos and ground turkey dinners!

CHICOPEE, Mass. (Mass Appeal) - It's the start of a new year, a time to refresh and adopt a healthier lifestyle, with healthy dinner recipes! Local Chef Ralph Webb joined us with two delicious ideas!

Healthy Taco Dinner
4- 6 portions

• 1 pound ground turkey
• Taco seasoning
• Hot pepper sauce
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 8-10 Soft corn tortillas
• 8 ounces of fresh salsa
• 4-6 each scallions cut in small pieces
• Red and green peppers cut in small strips
• Grated cheddar or jack cheese  
• Guacamole to your taste
• 4-8 ounces of small diced tomatoes
• 2-4 ounces of shredded lettuce
• Sour cream

Directions

1. Sauté the ground turkey season with taco seasoning, hot pepper sauce, salt and pepper to taste set aside. In the same pan cook the peppers until soft put them aside.
2. In a two quart casserole dish spray with cooking oil line with soft tortillas then layer the meat, salsa, peppers between the soft tortillas finish on top layer of cheese. Bake in a 350 oven until cheese is melted and bubbly.
3. Serve with guacamole, sour cream, diced tomatoes, lettuces, and scallions.

Healthy Deconstructed Ground Turkey Dinner
4- 6 portions

• 1 pound ground turkey
• 1 pound of potatoes cut in 14 inch strips
• 1/2 ounce of chili powder
• ½ of Worcestershire sauce
• 4-6 ounces of graded cheddar or American cheese
• 1-2 ounces of ketchup
• Salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 450 degrees, cut the potatoes and place them in cold water when done drain and dry place on a sheet pan that has been sprayed with cooking spray, spray the potatoes and season with salt.
2. Place in the oven turn after 10-15 minutes until golden brown. In a sauté pan cook the turkey and season with chili powder and Worcestershire sauce add ketchup. 
3. In a two quart casserole place the potatoes then the cooked seasoned meat mixture top with cheese and bake in a 350 degree oven until the cheese melts and bubbles.

Alternative
On top off the cheese you can place biscuit dough and bake until the biscuits are done.