Since my husband’s birthday is this weekend and he’s joining me in the flirty 30’s (stop by our Catz Facebook page and wish Josh a Happy Birthday on Saturday!), I thought I would share one of the recipes he requests the most from me on our “Taco Tuesday” nights.

Oven Baked Turkey Tacos!

This little creation came about from a memory of when I was a kid and I would spend my weekends with my dad and step-mom. My step-mom always made the best tacos.

I can’t really remember what made her tacos different from everyone else’s except that her cheese was always melted perfectly over the meat and I knew she put taco sauce in with her meat. As it turns out, I later found out that the reason her cheese was always melted perfectly over the meat was because she baked her tacos in the oven with the cheese on top of the meat, too!

Great minds think alike, I tell ya!

I love this dish for two reasons . . . .

The first is because it really makes dinnertime easy.

Aside from the skillet you cook the meat in (I choose ground turkey because it’s a bit healthier), the only other dish you need to clean up is the baking dish you use to bake your taco shells in, not counting dinner plates, of course. We put all the toppings on the tacos ahead of time and just bring the dish to the table.

The other thing I really like about this dish is that it makes a fun and tasty meal ministry dinner.

Go ahead and cook the meat and and bake the taco shells in one of those aluminum foil baking pans from the Dollar Store and cover with foil to keep it warm. Then take all of your toppings like shredded lettuce, olives, tomatoes, avocado, etc and place them in individual foil pie plates or rubbermaid containers and the meal becomes a taco bar – which can be really fun if you’re bringing the meal to a family who has little children!

Try this out for your next Taco Tuesday night!

~ Chels {Catz in the Kitchen}