Hawaiian Tacos

Submitted by katie in the UP

"I love the spin on tacos this recipe takes. We make tacos once a week, it's a fast meal on a week night. I found this recipe in the Feb/2007 issue of Better Homes and Gardens. ***there is some heat in this dish, we love...but you need to adjust to your own tastes***"

 

• Ready In: 45mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Yields: 12 tacos
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1 lb bulk hot Italian sausage
• 1⁄2 cup chopped onion
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 4 dashes hot pepper sauce
• 12 taco shells
• 1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

• hawaiian pineapple salsa

• 3 roma tomatoes, seeded and chopped
• 1 cup cucumber, seeded and chopped
• 1 (8 ounce) can pineapple tidbits, drained
• 1⁄3 cup chopped red onion
• 2 jalapenos, chopped (seeded if prefer)
• 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1 tablespoon brown sugar

directions

1. Assemble salsa (tomatoes, cucumber, pineapple tidbits, red onions, cilantro, brown sugar and jalapenos) refrigerate.
2. In a large skillet cook sausage, onion and garlic until sausage is browned and onion is tender; stir to break up sausage.
3. Drain off fat.
4. Stir in pepper sauce.
5. Spoon meat mixture into taco shells.
6. Top with Hawaiian Pineapple salsa and sprinkle with cheese.

Reviews

[ColoradoCooking]

Wow! These are such a switch up on regular tacos. I’ve used ground Italian seasoned turkey in these as well. I add in chopped fresh jalapenos while browning. A nice island hot sauce is a nice addition to the Hawaiian Pineapple Salsa.

 

[lildevil2222]

These were good:) I was worried about these being too spicy for my son so I used mild italian sausage and omitted the jalepeno's and hot pepper sauce. I added a small amount of taco seasoning to the sausage and a VERY small amount of crushed red pepper to the salsa. Everyone ate it and enjoyed it:) Will make this again:) Thanks!

 

[sassafrasnanc]

I came home from work and my 10 year old son had found this recipe using the ingredients he saw in the recipe!!! This was super easy and super yummy! I added some fresh ground cumin and some fresh cilantro to the meat mix and then realized that I only had two tortilla shells left so I made mine into nachos! GREAT dinner and super fast!