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Great Taco Recipes

By The editors of MidwestLiving.com
Updated January 04, 2020
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When it's Taco Tuesday—or any day—try our recipes for tacos with pork, ground beef, chicken, steak and fish. Healthy taco recipes include one that substitutes chopped mushrooms for part of the meat.

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Shredded Pork Tacos

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Root beer and chipotle peppers yield pulled pork that's sweet, spicy, smoky and marvelously tender-perfect for wrapping in a tortilla with cheese and vegetables.

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Chicken Carnitas Tacos

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These crazy-good fried chicken tacos aren't for weeknights--but they aren't hard at all. Save them for a weekend party, when you'll have time to make TV host and author Andrew Zimmern's Tomatillo-Avocado and Grilled Pineapple salsas, too.

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Garlicky Fish Tacos

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Our pan-fried tilapia is drizzled with garlic butter and lime juice. We garnished ours with fresh cilantro, fresh parsley and sliced pickled red onion. To quick pickle the onions, combine a sliced red onion with a generous pour of cider vinegar, a spoonful of brown sugar, toasted cumin seeds and a bit of salt. Let sit at room temperature for an hour before serving.

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Better-For-You Taco Meat

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Nutrient-filled mushrooms replace some of the beef in this family-friendly taco filling, but they're finely chopped, so you won't even notice they're there! Use the meat for tacos, or on nachos or baked potatoes. (And feel free to trade the ground beef for pork or turkey.)

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Slow-Cooker Carnitas Tacos

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Cumin- and orange-perfumed pulled pork tastes great topped with sliced green onion, jicama and our salsa verde. 

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Beer-Braised Brisket Tacos

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Season fork-tender meat with oregano, cinnamon and coriander. Then, for an extra easy-yet-authentic flavor boost, top with cabbage, radish and queso fresco.

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Tilapia Tacos with Chipotle Cream

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Cumin and cinnamon spice up ordinary frozen tilapia fillets for a fragrant pan-fried fish taco filling. Just add margaritas for the full restaurant experience.

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Chicken Tacos with Avocado Salsa and Ranch Taco Sauce

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Fresh tomatillos and jicama add authentic tartness and crunch to this made-in-minutes dinner. You can find both veggies at large supermarkets or Latin groceries.

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Mango-Barbecue Fish Tacos

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Fresh fruit and bottled barbecue sauce lend sassy sweetness to low-cal, vitamin-rich grilled fish tacos.

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Mexican Tacos Carnitas

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Slow-cook pork shoulder roast and Mexican spices to tender goodness, then serve with corn tortillas. Fresh cilantro, green onion and bottled green salsa add the finishing touches.

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North Woods Fish Tacos

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We trolled the lakes for this south-of-the-Canadian-border specialty. To give extra zip to the marinated whitefish, spoon on sweet-tart Midwest cherry salsa. Roll the chunked-up fish in a tortilla with the burgundy salsa, and finish it off with tangy sour cream.

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Chorizo-Potato Tacos with Collards

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Classic chorizo-potato tacos get a nutrition boost from hearty chopped collard greens in this weeknight-easy recipe.

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1 of 12 Shredded Pork Tacos
2 of 12 Chicken Carnitas Tacos
3 of 12 Garlicky Fish Tacos
4 of 12 Better-For-You Taco Meat
5 of 12 Slow-Cooker Carnitas Tacos
6 of 12 Beer-Braised Brisket Tacos
7 of 12 Tilapia Tacos with Chipotle Cream
8 of 12 Chicken Tacos with Avocado Salsa and Ranch Taco Sauce
9 of 12 Mango-Barbecue Fish Tacos
10 of 12 Mexican Tacos Carnitas
11 of 12 North Woods Fish Tacos
12 of 12 Chorizo-Potato Tacos with Collards

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