This Taco Tuesday Dinner is a great way to enjoy your favorite dinner of the week as a family! This meal is perfect for baby-led weaning or the finger food stage. Great for 9+ months and older!

Don’t forget about baby’s dinner on your favorite meal night of the week – Taco Tuesday! This flavorful meal is filled with your favorite taco flavors, only mini-sized for those little hands to be able to eat. 

We are going to make this taco extra delicious by browning some ground turkey in a few spices. Then we will serve it to baby ala’ cart with beans, avocado, cheese, and chunks of tomatoes, to name a few. For adults, you can serve the items in a tortilla, taco shells, over a bed of lettuce, or on top of nachos. You do you!

round white plate with taco Tuesday baby-led weaning foods on top - ground turkey and beans with a sprinkle of cheese, avocado chunks, pepper strips and tomato chunks


round white plate with a taco meal for baby - finger foods of turkey taco meat with beans and a sprinkle of cheese, on the side - chunks of avocado, strips of peppers and chunks tomatoes.

Get the recipe: Taco Tuesday for Baby

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Don’t forget about baby’s dinner on your favorite meal night of the week – Taco Tuesday! This flavorful meal is filled with your favorite taco flavors, only mini-sized for those little hands to be able to eat.
Yield: 6 small servings
Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 15 minutes
Total: 20 minutes
Author: Michele Olivier
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
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Ingredients 

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 lb lean ground turkey
  • 1/2 cup canned black beans rinsed
  • 2 teaspoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon onion powder
  • 2 tablespoons water
  • 1/3 cup cheese shredded

Serve With

  • 1/2 avocado chopped
  • 1/2 pepper chopped into strips
  • 1/2 tomato finely chopped

Instructions 

  • Heat olive oil in a medium pan over medium heat. Add in the turkey and cook until browned, stirring every couple of minutes to break up the bigger meat chunks.
  • Add in the beans, chili powder, paprika, garlic powder, onion powder and water and stir until combined. Turn down heat to low and simmer for 5-10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Turn off heat, and let turkey mixture cool slightly. Spoon turkey and bean mixture onto a baby-friendly plate and sprinkle the cheese on top.
  • Serve with avocado chunks, pepper strips and tomato chunks or any of your favorite taco toppings.

Notes

For an adult version: serve the same ingredients inside of your favorite taco shell and top with salsa and freshly chopped cilantro.
Age: 9+ months

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