How to make your own ground meat

So, did everyone else know how crazy easy it is to make your own ground meats?  I had no idea until I saw a blurb in Cooking Light about putting chicken breast in a food processor.  Sound odd to anyone else?  I was intrigued so I decided to give it a go over the weekend.

Take a looksie at these chicken tacos I made!

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I don’t mean to brag, but that may be the most beautiful taco I’ve ever laid eyes on.  What’s even more beautful was how super easy it was to make.  First I started by tossing 1 jalapeno and 2 tsp minced garlic into a food processor:

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I gave that  a good pulse:

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Then added 8 ounces chopped chicken breast:

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And literally 10 seonds later I had my very own homemade (slightly green tinted) ground chicken breast!

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Isn’t it funny how something so simple can give you such a great sense of pride and accomplishment?  😀

I threw the ground chicken into a pan and seasoned with S&P and some cayenne pepper:

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The meat cooked up in no time!

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Next I sliced up some fresh avocado.  Delicioussssssssnesssssss:

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I used some Tumaro’s Low Carb tortillas (only 60 calories a pop) for my taco base, then added 2 ounces of the chicken, some chopped red onion, tomato, shredded cabbage, chopped cilantro, a little dribble of fat free sour cream, about 2 tbsp of avocado, and a little drizzle o’ lime:

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A little overboard on the toppings?  Perhaps…

I also added some Frank’s red hot for good measure (its hiding under the veggies)

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8 ounces of chicken made me enough for four tacos.  I ate two for dinner, and wrapped the remaining two up in plastic wrap for dinner the next night (by the way, the tacos were equally delicious cold 🙂 ).

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So tasty and SO colorful!

Stats on 1 taco:  194 calories, 21g carbs, 7g fat, 19g protein, 10g fiber

Stats on dos tacos:  388 calories, 42g carbs, 14g fat, 38g protein, 20g fiber

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Ground meat? You got it.

So, did everyone else know how crazy easy it is to make your own ground meats?  I had no idea until I saw a blurb in Cooking Light about putting chicken breast in a food processor.  Sound odd to anyone else?  I was intrigued so I decided to give it a go over the weekend.

Take a looksie at these chicken tacos I made!

DSCF5066

I don’t mean to brag, but that may be the most beautiful taco I’ve ever laid eyes on.  What’s even more beautful was how super easy it was to make.  First I started by tossing 1 jalapeno and 2 tsp minced garlic into a food processor:

DSCF5045

I gave that  a good pulse:

DSCF5051

Then added 8 ounces chopped chicken breast:

DSCF5047

And literally 10 seonds later I had my very own homemade (slightly green tinted) ground chicken breast!

DSCF5054

Isn’t it funny how something so simple can give you such a great sense of pride and accomplishment?  😀

I threw the ground chicken into a pan and seasoned with S&P and some cayenne pepper:

DSCF5056

The meat cooked up in no time!

DSCF5059

Next I sliced up some fresh avocado.  Delicioussssssssnesssssss:

DSCF5061

I used some Tumaro’s Low Carb tortillas (only 60 calories a pop) for my taco base, then added 2 ounces of the chicken, some chopped red onion, tomato, shredded cabbage, chopped cilantro, a little dribble of fat free sour cream, about 2 tbsp of avocado, and a little drizzle o’ lime:

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A little overboard on the toppings?  Perhaps…

I also added some Frank’s red hot for good measure (its hiding under the veggies)

DSCF5068

8 ounces of chicken made me enough for four tacos.  I ate two for dinner, and wrapped the remaining two up in plastic wrap for dinner the next night (by the way, the tacos were equally delicious cold 🙂 ).

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So tasty and SO colorful!

Stats on 1 taco:  194 calories, 21g carbs, 7g fat, 19g protein, 10g fiber

Stats on dos tacos:  388 calories, 42g carbs, 14g fat, 38g protein, 20g fiber

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