Oldie, but goodie! I had to dig through the archives for this one! I was thinking about it the other day and it is def going on the menu this week. So, while I didn’t make a “new” recipe last week, I did re-discover a realllllly old one. Below is the old blog written with the deets. There were once upon a time terrible pics… maybe I’ll get around to fixing that soon… Or, let’s be real, maybe I won’t.
INGREDIENTS:
1 yellow bell pepper, chopped
1 orange bell pepper, chopped (if you like the spicier peppers, they can be replaced with red and green!)
1 onion, chopped
1 pound 99% fat free ground turkey (or 93% fat free ground beef!)
1/4 cup 21 Day Fix Southwest Seasoning OR a little less of McCormick's Southwest Seasoning OR a little less of the Fiesta Party Seasoning (Note: 21 Day Fix approved means you should be using the actual recipe from your 21 Day Fix book, BUT these other options are delicious if you're making this as a healthier lifetstyle option! We've personally used the Fiesta Party Seasoning and it is DELISH - although a little less than a 1/4 cup is needed, unless you like it SPICY)
1 1/2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (or 6 blue containers) ~ (We use Mexican Shredded Mix or Taco Mix just to spice it up!)
1 cup of fat free refried beans (or 2 red containers or darn close to one regular sized can!)
2 tsp olive oil
12 corn tortillas
1/4 cup water
Cooking spray (We use a coconut oil cooking spray)
DIRECTIONS:
1. Pre-heat the oven to 375 degrees. While this is heating...
2. Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat and add chopped peppers and onions and cook until tender or a nice, light brown (I personally go for a more medium brown as I like the sweeter taste!) Remove from the skillet and set aside.
3. Brown your ground turkey in the same skillet until almost done. Add cooked onions and peppers to the meat mixture, along with the Southwest Seasoning and 1/4 cup of water. Simmer for 10 minutes.
4. Spray the bottom of a 9x13 pan with cooking spray. Line the bottom of the pan with 6 tortillas. Spread with one red container of the refried beans. Spread 1/2 of the meat/veggie mixture over the tortillas and beans.
5. Layer the remaining 6 tortillas on top of the meat mixture. Repeat spreading the refried beans and remaining meat/veggie mixture.
6. Sprinkle the shredded cheese evenly over the top.
7. Bake at 375 degrees for 30 minutes, or until heated through and the cheese is hot and bubbly!
Makes 6 servings
These servings make for awesome leftovers!!!
Per Serving: 1 Red, 1 Yellow, 1 Green, 1 Blue
Adapted from: Rx For Healthy Living