Taco Braid

My friend Nancy just reminded me about Taco Braids.  Easy and delicious, but they look so hard.  Kids and teenagers love them.  This is a link to a step-by-step "how to" make your own taco braid.  You can actually experiment and use the filling of you choice.  I use my own bread recipe and fill ur up!


Recipe (step by step) for Taco Braid

Ground Turkey Meat Loaf

Butter or oil
1 Onion, minced
3 cloves garlic
1 1/2 t. salt
1 t. ground pepper
2 pounds lean ground turkey
3 slices of wheat bread, toasted and crumbed
7 soda crackers
1 egg, beaten
3 1/2 T. sour cream
2 T. Worcestershire sauce
1 (8 oz.) can tomato sauce
1/4 cup milk
Topping:
1/4 c. ketchup
8 oz. tomato sauce  (could use a 15 oz. can of tomato sauce and divide)

1.  Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2.  Melt butter or use oil in a frying pan over medium or medium high heat and sauté onion and garlic abt 5 minutes.  Add onion first. Set aside
3.  In a large bowl mix all ingredients well and transfer to two 9 x 5 loaf pans. 

Bake uncovered 40 minutes at 350 degrees.  Then set temperature to 400 degrees and continue baking for 15 minutes.  (Need to read an internal temperature of 160 degrees)

Then mix the ketchup and tomato sauce and pour over the top and continue cooking for 10 minutes.