taco seasoning | shalimarali

I was in the mood for some Mexican flavors. Being the cheap person that I am, I purchased the Ground Turkey and Ground Turkey Italian Sausage, instead of Ground Beef and Pork Italian Sausage.

The ingredients are similar to my post on August 3, 2019. However, it seems like this was a lot easier to cook. Less ingredients and less steps = Less Work!

INGREDIENTS:

Ground Turkey, recommended: Festive, 1.0 lbs
Ground Turkey Italian Sausage, recommended: Festive, 1.0 lbs
Pork Chorizo, recommended: Cacique, 10 oz.
Taco Seasoning, recommended: Williams, 2.5 oz (2 packages)
Fiery Tasty Seasoning Mix, recommended: McCormick, 1 oz.
Hot Diced Tomatoes with Habaneros, recommended: Rotel, 10 oz.
Petite Diced Tomatoes, Petite with Jalapeno and Habanero, recommended: Del Monte, Two 14.5 oz. cans
Cheese Pasteurized Mexican with Jalapeno, recommended: Velveeta, 32 oz.
Salsa Verde (or Cool Ranch) Tortilla Chips, recommended: Doritos, 5 to 7 per person or more
Seasoning Blend, frozen with onions, celery, red peppers, green peppers, and parsley flakes, recommended: Great Value, 10 oz.
Jalapeno peppers, diced, recommended: Great Value, 4 oz.
Cola or soda to thin out, to your preference, recommended: Coca Cola, ½ to 1 cup
Avocado, diced, suggested: Haas, 1 Jumbo
Sour Cream, recommended: Daisy, a dollop
Slow Cooker Liner, recommended: Reynolds Kitchens, 1 Regular Size (fits 3 – 8 quarts)

INSTRUCTIONS:

Freeze the Velveeta Cheese for 30 minutes (the foil only, not the box).
Combine Ground Turkey, Italian Ground Turkey and Pork Chorizo in the same skillet that you will cook it in. No extra bowl to clean – Woot! I turned it 10 minutes, 10 minutes, then 5 minutes, so it was brown, about the same time as the freezer cheese.
Put the slow cooker liner in the crock pot and to that add the Hot Diced Tomatoes by Rotel
Cut the cheese into 8 pieces (I cut through the foil) and top the tomatoes with the cheese chunks. I added about a half cup of Cola on top of the cheese chunks.
Drain the meat grease; I used the empty Rotel can to dispose of the grease.
Add the Williams Taco Seasoning on top of the cheese chunks
Add the drained meat on top of the Taco seasoning
Add the frozen Seasoning Blend (onions, peppers, etc.) on top of the meat
Add the Fiery Tasty Seasoning on top of the onions
Add 2 cans of Petite Diced Tomatoes on top.
Cook on low for 4 hours; stir to combine after 2 hours. At this point, you can add additional Cola, depending on your thickness preference. I used about 1 cup.
After 4 hours, add the can of diced Jalapeno Peppers. I like it hot, so I included the juice. Combine and stir.
I diced the Avocado and placed it on top.
I crushed some Dorito Tortilla chips and put that on the top.
Then I added a dollop of Daisy Sour Cream.
Top with Sour Cream dollop and enjoy with Doritos Salsa Verde or Ranch!

I haven’t had Rotel in quite some time. And this was so good; I could not stop eating it. I hope that you will give this cooking method or cooking suggestions a try. Enjoy!

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