Portion Size: 2 small tacos

Ingredients: Yields: 8 servings

Ingredients	Notes:
2  Pounds ground turkey
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 tablespoon chili powder
1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon onion powder
1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon sugar
1 16-ounce can low sodium tomato sauce
2 cups shredded low fat cheddar cheese
1 cup tomatoes, chopped	Wash, trim and chop
3 cups shredded lettuce	Wash, trim and chop
16 Flour  or corn small tortillas	May use whole grain
1/2 cup light sour cream
Taco sauce (optional)

Directions:

Steps:	Directions:	Critical Control Point / Quality Assurance
1	In a large saucepan, brown turkey  in oil. Drain fat.
2	In a small bowl combine, chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, paprika, cumin, salt, pepper and sugar.
3	Add seasoning mix and tomato sauce to chicken.
4	Heat through.	Cook until internal temperature reaches 165 F degrees for 15 seconds.
5	Wrap tortillas in foil and 350 warms in oven for 20 minutes.
6	Top each with meat and then cheese.
7	Top with chopped tomatoes, sour cream, and lettuce.
8	Sprinkle with taco sauce.

Notes:

Time Temperature Sensitive food.  Food safety Standards: hold food for service at an internal temperature above 140° F. Do not mix old product with new.  Cool leftover product quickly (within 4 hours) to below 41° F. Follow proper cooling procedures. Store leftovers in a tightly sealed, labeled and dated container. Use leftover within 72 hours if stored in refrigerator or 30 days if stored in the freezer. Reheat leftover product quickly (within 2 hours) to 165 degrees F for 15 seconds. Reheat left over product only once; discard if not used.  Cold holding at 41°F or colder or using time alone (less than four hours). Always wash hands and wash and sanitize counter tops utensils and containers between steps when working with raw meat.

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Special Diets:

Texture Modified Diets:

Soft & Bite Size: (aka Bite size) Food particle size ½ inch (~width of standard fork) Food must be moist. Cut foods with a knife to a ½” particle size prior to layering. Moisten with broth as needed.

Chopped: Food particle size ¼ inch (~ ½ width of standard fork) Food must be moist. Chop foods with a knife to 1/4” particle size prior to layering. Moisten with broth as needed.

Minced and Moist:(aka Minced/Mechanical Soft/Ground) Food particle size 1/8 inch (fits through prongs of standard fork) Food must be moist. Use a food processor to grind food particles into 1/8 inch prior to layering. Moisten with broth as needed.

Pureed: Smooth and cohesive. Use a food processor to puree to a smooth consistency. Foods are processed by grinding and then pureeing them. May add broth or sauce to puree. Do not add to much liquid. Puree should still hold its shape. Must not be firm or sticky.  Puree foods while still hot. Appearance should be smooth like pudding.

. Serve ½ c. puree meat on top of ½ c. puree tortillas serving. Melt cheese on top of meat.  Top with1 T. puree tomato and 1 T. puree lettuce and 1 t. sour cream.

Therapeutic Modified Diets:

Lowfat: No changes needed

Diabetic/No added Sugar/No Conc. Sweets/Calorie Controlled: No changes needed

Bland/Anti Reflux: omit chili powder, garlic powder, onion powder, oregano, paprika, cumin, black pepper, sugar, tomato sauce, tomatoes, and taco sauce. ( plain ground beef on tortilla topped with cheese, finely chopped lettuce, and sour cream)

Liberal House Renal: Omit salt, tomato sauce, cheese, tomatoes, sour cream and Taco sauce. Use low sodium tortillas. (See recipe.)

No Added Salt: No changes needed

2 Gram Sodium: Omit salt, cheese, sour cream and Taco sauce. Use SF tomato sauce or fresh tomatoes. Use low sodium tortillas. (See recipe)

Gluten Free: Omit flour whole grain tortillas for gluten free corn tortillas. Prepare foods separately to prevent cross contamination.

Allergy Alerts: When an “X” is present, this indicates the allergen is present.

Always read all food labels to ensure allergens are not present.

Wheat	Milk	Eggs	Fish Shellfish	Soy	Peanuts/Nuts	Other
X	X

Key: SF= Salt Free  D= Diet or Sugarfree LF = Lowfat  FF = Fat Free GF = Gluten Free