Al Pastor Turkey Tacos
with Pineapple Salsa
- Wheat
- Soy
Fun fact! Did you know that al pastor tacos were originally a mash-up of Middle Eastern shawarma spices and Mexican cuisine? Here, our chefs’ take on the traditional street food gives the dish an extra-quick twist by using spiced pulled pork. Plus, no taco would be complete without salsa: This one is studded with pineapple, tomato, and onion. In just 15 minutes, you’ll be ready to bite right in!
Ingredients
10 ounce
Ground Turkey
1 unit
Onion
1 unit
Tomato
1 unit
Lime
6 unit
Flour Tortillas
(Contains: Wheat, Soy)
1 unit
Tex-Mex Paste
1 tablespoon
Southwest Spice Blend
¼ ounce
Cilantro
4 ounce
Pineapple
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. • Halve, peel, and thinly slice onion; mince a few slices until you have 2 TBSP (4 TBSP for 4 servings). Drain pineapple over a small bowl, reserving juice; roughly chop. Finely dice tomato. Finely chop cilantro. Quarter lime.
• Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add sliced onion; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until just softened, 3-4 minutes. • Add another drizzle of oil, then add pork*, Southwest Spice, pineapple juice, half the Tex- Mex paste (all for 4 servings), ½ tsp sugar (1 tsp for 4), salt, and pepper. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until pork is warmed through, 2-3 minutes. • Turn off heat.
**Simply cook through this step as instructed, swapping in turkey for pork. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces, until browned and cooked through, 4-6 minutes. **
• While filling cooks, in a second small bowl, combine minced onion, chopped pineapple, tomato, cilantro, and a squeeze of lime juice to taste. Season with salt and pepper. • Wrap tortillas in damp paper towels and microwave until warm and pliable, 30 seconds.
• Divide tortillas between plates; fill with pork filling and pineapple salsa. Serve with any remaining lime wedges on the side.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many enjoyed the tasty Tex-Mex sauce and pineapple salsa, though some found the overall taste a bit two-dimensional.
- Ease of prep: Quick and easy to prepare, with simple steps like cooking the meat and mixing veggies for the salsa.
- Suggestions: Consider adding a side like rice, beans, or a vegetable to round out the meal and add more dimension.
- Spice level: Some found it quite spicy; try using less Tex-Mex paste for a milder flavor if preferred.
- Salsa: The pineapple salsa was praised as light and refreshing, but a few wished for more pineapple in the mix.
Reviews from our home cooks
Big hit! I didn't realize it was coming with ground turkey. I didn't customize at all so I was a little confused that Al Pastor was defaulted to ground turkey. Tasted way better than I expected. Glad it worked out!
Made it a little less spicy by using less Tex-Mex paste. Made half the salsa without tomato for the picky eater. Absolutely delicious flavor! Easy prep and cleanup 👍🏼
It feels like a bit of a stretch to call it pastor when the meat isn't cooked with pineapple, but it is quite good.
All the taco recipes have been good! Could have used some more pineapple though.
The filling was good. I would like to be able to sub corn tortillas in place of the flour tortillas for a more nutritious and authentic change. Or allow to sub cauliflower "rice" in place of the flour tortillas.
Salsa was perfect and meat flavoring was so soo good!
These are my favorite! Pineapple salsa is nice & light!
I didn't use all of the spicy mix, but they were very good.
Easy quick meal, just weird to get 7 tortillas and not 6 or 8.
These were wonderful, even though the outside package said it would be "Pulled Pork". Surprise it was Turkey!
