Easy Turkey Chorizo

Turkey Chorizo – a flavorful, healthy, lightened-up alternative to our favorite Mexican sausage, a delicious addition to breakfast bowls, scrambles & breakfast burritos! Can be made in 20 minutes.

Oh….for the love of Chorizo. Don’t get me started. I seriously love it, but it’s never loved me. Made with pork, it doesn’t always sit well in my stomach, and it’s pretty high in fat. But I was craving its incredible flavor the other day and decided to make a lightened-up version with ground turkey instead. Guess what? It was so easy and very tasty and so versatile! This Turkey Chorizo can be used in so many things! For example, add to scrambled egg tacos, or to burritos or wraps, or add to chili or pizza, nachos, to this Enchilada Pie Recipe I posted a while back. This morning I added it to our Breakfast Bowls with Black beans and Sweet potatoes, which was delicious! So many options here.

Simply take ground turkey and add Mexican spices to it. A little vinegar gives it acidity which pumps up the volume even more.

Once it’s mixed, store it in the fridge, freeze it or brown it up and use it throughout the week.

An area in Mexico, called Toluca, is known as the chorizo capital, and specializes in “green” chorizo, which is made with tomatillo, cilantro, chili peppers, garlic, or a combination of these. The green chorizo recipe is native to Toluca, which is on my list next.

But most Mexican chorizo is a deep reddish color, seasoned with chili powder and vinegar. Chorizo is usually made from cuts of pork, and ground and stuffed in intestinal casings. Before using, the casing is usually cut open and the sausage is fried in a pan and mashed with a fork until it resembles finely minced ground beef.

In Mexico, restaurants and food stands make tacos, queso fundido, burritos, and tortas with cooked chorizo.  Chorizo con Huevos (Chorizo with Eggs)  is a popular  and yummy breakfast dish made by mixing fried chorizo with scrambled eggs – then this is often used in breakfast burritos, tacos, and taquitos. So many options here, folks.

This morning I made these Sweet potato Black bean Breakfast bowls with the Turkey Chorizo…..so good! Tonight its easy Nachos.

See what you can come up with….and let us know!

Easy Turkey Chorizo

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A simple delicious recipe for Turkey Chorizo, a lighted up version which can be made in 15 minutes. Easy, fast, tasty!

• Author: Sylvia Fountaine | Feasting at Home Blog
• Prep Time: 5 mins
• Cook Time: 10 mins
• Total Time: 15 mins
• Yield: 4
• Category: main
• Cuisine: Mexican

Ingredients

• 1 pound ground turkey
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 2 teaspoons smoked paprika
• 1 teaspoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon coriander
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano (optional)
• 2 teaspoons granulated garlic
• ¼-½ teaspoon chipotle powder (or cayenne) or sub 1 teaspoon chili flakes
• 1 tablespoon vinegar (white, red, or apple cider)

Instructions

1. Place all ingredients in a medium bowl.
2. Mix well using your hands.
3. Store in the fridge, or freeze until ready to use.
4. To cook, simply brown it in a skillet with a little oil, breaking it up into smaller pieces, like you would ground beef.
5. (Alternately, you could shape into breakfast patties,or burgers, and sear, finishing in the oven if necessary)
6. Use in tacos, burritos, enchiladas, pizza, quesadillas, nachos, etc.