Wednesday, August 19, 2009

Fiesta Taco Bowl

¡Hola! I was really in the mood for tacos this week, but for dinner I did something special. For this recipe, I'd already made a pound of Extra Lean Ground Turkey with taco seasoning mix, so that's what I mean by seasoned ground turkey. ¡Vamos amios!

Fiesta Taco Bowl

1 large low fat, low carb, or low cal tortilla
50 gms seasoned ground turkey
20 gms canned fat free refried beans
62 gms cooked white rice
15 gms 2% shredded Mexican blend cheese
cooking spray
salsa

1. Preheat oven to 450°. Put the tortilla inside a bowl that's roughly the size you'd like your tortilla shell to be. (Cooking spray on both the bowl and the top of the tortilla, please!) Bake for 10 minutes, or until the shell is crispy to taste.

2. While the shell is baking, microwave the turkey, refried beans, and rice. If you try to do this once they're all inside the tortilla shell, it'll get chewy (I promise, I did it).

3. Once the shell is crispy to your liking, layer the rest of the ingredients: beans, turkey, rice, cheese. Then cover with a paper towel to let the heat melt the cheese. Top with salsa (go nuts, it's a freebie!)

I'm really trying to stop myself from making another one.
WW Points: 7 points*

I had a method behind my madness in layering my bowl in that order, I swear. I made a giant pot of rice, and didn't want to season the whole pot. Instead I put it under the cheese and salsa so it would have flavor no matter what (a gob of plain white rice without any flavor can sometimes be gross). If you don't have that problem, layer it however your heart desires.

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