19 January 2016

Turkey Taco Mason Jar Salads!!

Welllll heellllooo scrumptious, EASY lunches to go!!!! Why did I wait so LONG to try you?!
Ok, so these have been floating around my challenge groups for the last few months and I can't really give a good explanation of why I didn't try them I'm LAZY. LOL! So maybe I was a little LAZY on the meal prep biz but the point is in turning over my new leaf this year I am doing ALL sorts of things I NEVER did before and that there my loves is PROGRESS!! No such thing as PERFECTION! Progress is where it's AT! Anywhooooo enough let's get to the important stuff just in case you are FAMISHED!

So these are SIMPLE to make and last for about 4 days in the fridge when they are in the sealed glass mason jars. (some have lasted longer for others)  The key is to make sure you have ALL of the wet ingredients at the bottom and end with your crispy lettuce at the top.

Now basically you can make these with whatever you like. My family is not huge on tomatoes so I didn't even bother and my daughter is vegetarian so you know damn well she's not touching ground turkey!! ;)  So I modified to fit my family and feel free to do that with yours as well.

Ingredients:

- ground turkey
- ground cumin, chili powder, himalayan sea salt, garlic & pepper (these are all by PERSONAL preference of how much spice you like)
- 1 cup cooked quinoa
- avocado chopped up
- black beans, drained & rinsed
- tomato

Now basically after you have cooked your ground meat with the above spices I had everything out in bowls on my counter to make it easy like an assembly line.  Start with your meat, then the beans, the quinoa, avocado, tomato and then top with lettuce packed in there and seal with your lid! Presto!!!
(for Fixers I filled per the container guidelines except for my daughter's where I doubled up on the beans and quinoa for her)

If you are someone who needs/likes dressing on your salad you can do Frank's Red Hot Sauce or I decided to try plain greek yogurt mixed with the Frank's Red Hot Sauce for a creamier taste.

***So I really wanted to be able to tell you how I liked them, but I will get on here tonight and give you my honest review! I was just tooooo EXCITED not to share with you right away! ;)



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