Best Smoked Sausage Tacos Recipes

Grilled Hot and Sweet Sausage Tacos with Apricot-Jalapeno Glaze, Grilled Pepper and Red Onion Salsa image

Provided by Bobby Flay

Time 1h15m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 19

1 grilled poblano pepper, peeled, seeded and finely diced
1 grilled red bell pepper, peeled, seeded and finely diced
1 yellow bell pepper, peeled, seeded and finely diced
1/2 red onion, cut into 1/4-inch thick rounds, grilled and finely diced
3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
2 tablespoons olive oil
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
1/4 cup honey
Pinch salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 cup apricot preserves
2 jalapenos, grilled
2 limes, juiced
3 Italian hot sausage links
3 Italian sweet sausage links
Canola oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
Flour tortillas
Corn tortillas
Grated Monterey Jack cheese

Steps:

Salsa: Combine all the ingredients in a bowl and let sit at room temperature for at least 30 minutes before serving.
Sausage tacos: Combine the preserves, jalapeno and lime juice in a food processor and process until smooth. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
Heat a grill to high. Brush the links with oil and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Grill until lightly golden brown. Cut the sausage in half lengthwise and brush the apricot glaze mixture on both sides. Grill until dark golden brown, then remove to a cutting board and slice.
Grill the tortillas quickly on each side just to heat through, about 5 seconds per side. Fill with some of the hot and sweet sausage and top with some of the cheese and some of the salsa.

Turkey Sausage Tacos image

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
1 carrot, grated
3 scallions, chopped (white and green parts separated)
3 scallions, chopped (white and green parts separated)
1 to 2 teaspoons ancho chile powder, plus more for sprinkling
1 pint cherry tomatoes, quartered
1 1/4 pounds turkey sausage, casings removed
12 hard taco shells
1 mango, cubed
Juice of 1 lime
1/4 head romaine lettuce, shredded
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese (about 4 ounces)

Steps:

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the carrot, scallion whites, chile powder and half of the tomatoes. Cook until the tomatoes release their juices, about 3 minutes. Add the sausage and cook, breaking up the meat, until it begins to brown, about 5 minutes. Add half of the scallion greens and cook until most of the liquid has evaporated, about 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, put the taco shells on a baking sheet and warm in the oven, about 6 minutes. Mix the mango with the lime juice in a medium bowl; sprinkle with chile powder. Add the remaining tomatoes and the scallion greens and toss.
Fill the taco shells with the sausage mixture and top with the lettuce, cheese and mango salsa.