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Taco Stuffed Avocados

LoLa — Mon, 02 May 2016 16:25:24 GMT

Taco Stuffed Avocados w. Chipotle Cream Sauce.
(recipe source: foodiecrush.com)

These were wonderful! My family loves avocados and these were so tasty! The only difference I made was that I added my meat of choice. I also doubled the recipe. :-)

4 avocados, sliced in half and pitted
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1/2 pound ground turkey, chicken or beef
1/2 tablespoon taco seasoning
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1 cup sour cream
1 chipotle pepper in adobo sauce, minced
1 teaspoon adobo sauce
½ cup Cotija cheese crumbles
2 medium tomatoes, chopped
2-3 green onions, chopped
¼ cup cilantro leaves, chopped

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.

Place the avocados, cut side up, on a baking sheet or in a 9 X 13 baking dish. In a large skillet add 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil, taco seasoning and your ground meat of choice. Cook until brown. Then divide the meat among the avocados. Sprinkle evenly with cheddar cheese and cook for 10 minutes or until the cheese has melted.

While the avocados are in the oven, mix the sour cream with the chipotle peppers and adobo sauce. Add 1-2 teaspoons of water to thin to your liking.

Garnish the avocado tacos with Cotija cheese, chopped tomatoes, green onion, cilantro and drizzle with the chipotle cream. Sprinkle with cilantro and serve warm.

Re: Taco Stuffed Avocados

eddyandme — Mon, 02 May 2016 18:39:07 GMT

Sounds yummy - gonna try this one. I've been metza metza with avocados, basically not much taste - unless it's in guacamoli. But, your recipe sounds very appealing.

I've never seen cotija cheese, is there another name for it or can you recommend a substittute? Thanks for posting this recipe!

Re: Taco Stuffed Avocados

ChiliPepper — Mon, 02 May 2016 18:59:22 GMT

@eddyandme

I substituted feta for cotija in another recipe I made when I couldn't find it.

Re: Taco Stuffed Avocados

ChiliPepper — Mon, 02 May 2016 19:04:56 GMT

@LoLa

Wow, great mixture!!! Delish!!!

I'm trying to learn to like avocados so I am going to try this with one avocado & a couple baking potatoes.

The chipotle cream sounds great & could be used for so many things.

Thanks for posting this LoLa!!!

Re: Taco Stuffed Avocados

LoLa — Thu, 05 May 2016 18:17:59 GMT

Thanks, Ladies! Enjoy!

Happy Cinco de Mayo!
LoLa

Ps.. feel free to substitute whatever cheese you like :-)

Re: Taco Stuffed Avocados

Noel7 — Thu, 05 May 2016 18:52:42 GMT

This has got to be delicious!

Thank you for the idea

Re: Taco Stuffed Avocados

Jeannie29 — Fri, 06 May 2016 02:57:47 GMT

This looks really good!