Italian Style Tacos Recipes

ITALIAN CLAM TACOS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Brush the tortillas with 1 tablespoon olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper to taste. Bake until crisp, about 5 minutes. Set aside.
• Add the cherry tomatoes, avocado and half of the parsley to a bowl and add the chile pepper flakes, 2 tablespoons olive oil and a third of the garlic. Stir together and set aside.
• In a large saucepan, add the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and the remaining parsley and garlic. Add the shrimp and cook until cooked through, about 2 minutes per side, then remove the shrimp from the pan. Deglaze the pan with the white wine and add the cream. Cook, covered, until it thickens like a sauce, about 4 minutes. Add the clams and cover. Cook over medium heat until the clams are fully opened, about 7 minutes. Peel the shrimp (reserve the shells) and remove the clams from their shells. Chop the shrimp and clams and reserve.
• Fill a small pot halfway with water and add the onions, shrimp shells and some salt and bring to a simmer. Cook, 20 minutes, to make a broth. Strain the broth into the cream sauce to enhance the flavors. Add the cayenne.
• Place 1 toasted tortilla on each of 4 plates. Top each with the shrimp and clam mixture add the tomato-avocado salsa. Finish with the cream sauce.

ITALIAN-STYLE TACOS

Steps:

• Cook sausage and peppers in large skillet 8 to 10 min. or until sausage is done, stirring occasionally; drain.
• Stir in pasta sauce; simmer 5 min. or until heated through, stirring occasionally.
• Fill taco shells with sausage mixture and remaining ingredients.

ITALIAN TACO SALAD

Steps:

• In a medium skillet over medium heat, cook the ground beef until evenly browned. Remove from heat, and drain.
• In a large bowl, combine the ground beef, tortilla chips, mozzarella cheese, Cheddar cheese, and salad greens. Toss with Italian dressing until evenly coated, and serve.

ITALIAN SAUSAGE TACOS

Steps:

• Crumble sausage into large skillet. Stir in ground beef; cook on medium heat until meat is done, stirring occasionally.
• Meanwhile, cook pasta sauce in saucepan on medium-low heat until heated through, stirring occasionally. While sauce is cooking, warm taco shells as directed on package.
• Drain meat; return to skillet. Stir in Italian seasoning. Stir sugar into pasta sauce.
• Spoon meat mixture into taco shells; top with pasta sauce and cheese.

GRILLED ITALIAN CHICKEN TACOS

Steps:

• Prepare Italian dressing as directed on packaging.
• In a large plastic bag, mix Italian dressing with raw chicken, seal and refrigerate for 4 hours or overnight.
• Remove chicken from dressing. Discard plastic bag and dressing.
• Grill chicken for 4-6 minutes on each side, until chicken is cooked through.
• Slice chicken into 1/2 inch slices.
• Grill tortillas for a minute until each side until warm and golden brown.
• Serve warm tortillas with sliced chicken, cheese, lettuce and tomatoes.