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Mexican Casserole- whole family will love!!!

abby459
abby459 Posts: 694 Member
edited September 2024 in Recipes
I got this recipe from Comfort food on a Diet cookbook, but made a few changes....it comes up at 394 calories!!!

Ingredients:
1lb ground turkey
1 can corn, drained
1 can light pink bean, rinsed and drained
1 jar salsa, however hot you like it
1 cup uncooked white rice
1 cup reduced fat cheese
1 3/4 cups water
2 tsp, ground cumin
fresh cilantro, to taste



Directions:
Crumble and brown the ground turkey in a pan with about 2 tsp. of cumin to season. Once meat is cooked, combine with all other ingredients, except cheese, in a large casserole dish.
Cover with foil and bake at 375 for 45mins.
Uncover, top with cheese and bake for 5 more minutes or until cheese is melted.

Yummy...for 394 calories
Serves 6
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  • csoul27
    csoul27 Posts: 53
    Thats sounds good. I know what I'm having for dinner tomorrow. :happy:
  • casirdms
    casirdms Posts: 145 Member
    sounds yummy, thanks :)
  • crazymama2two
    crazymama2two Posts: 867
    you are my new best friend. thank you :)
  • mjboswell
    mjboswell Posts: 114 Member
    bump so I can find it later
  • workinprogress12_2
    workinprogress12_2 Posts: 110 Member
    yuuum, I mean bump!
  • texasdaughn
    texasdaughn Posts: 3
    that sounds great!!!
  • LJCDuke11
    LJCDuke11 Posts: 103 Member
    GEEZ!! That sounds REALLY good!
  • Wendie51
    Wendie51 Posts: 2
    Sounds great, will give it a try :)
  • erzille
    erzille Posts: 524 Member
    Trying this when the kids get back from Vacation! Sounds yummy! Thanks for sharing! :smooched:
  • brndygrl98
    brndygrl98 Posts: 196 Member
    *bump* for later. THANKS!
  • Helen1715
    Helen1715 Posts: 8
    yum!
  • maryd523
    maryd523 Posts: 661 Member
    I made this for dinner tonight and it's awesome! Really fast and easy. The only changes I made were that I added sauteed crimini mushrooms and used fat-free cheddar cheese. I swear, you would never know it was so low-cal. Next time I am going to add some green chilis too.

    Thanks for the awesome recipe!
  • mollybeslimmer
    mollybeslimmer Posts: 215 Member
    bump :)
    I just love mexican food and this is a great recipe.
    thank you
  • Gary1977
    Gary1977 Posts: 804 Member
    bumpster:smooched:
  • YVL93
    YVL93 Posts: 121
    Bump
  • DanaLynnMN
    DanaLynnMN Posts: 192 Member
    bump!
  • CharlieBarleyMom
    CharlieBarleyMom Posts: 727 Member
    I just happen to have all of those ingredients in the house! Thanks!
  • joyfulmommaof2
    joyfulmommaof2 Posts: 95 Member
    Bump! Sounds yummy!
  • DRJJ2004
    DRJJ2004 Posts: 186 Member
    bumpin for later...:O)
  • boomboom011
    boomboom011 Posts: 1,459
    i bet you cant guess what were having for dinner!
  • abby459
    abby459 Posts: 694 Member
    glad you liked it....its my fiances favorite dish now and he has no clue its low fat!!
  • mrogers52
    mrogers52 Posts: 378 Member
    bump thanks for sharing! I am going to try brown rice instead:flowerforyou:
  • abby459
    abby459 Posts: 694 Member
    bump thanks for sharing! I am going to try brown rice instead:flowerforyou:

    I have done it with brown rice, what I did was use cooked rice and then eliminated the water and only cooked it for 30mins.
    I am sure that you can use uncooked brown rice, but I wasnt sure how long it would take to cook the rice so I havent tried it yet...let me know if it works!!
  • lisadhancock
    lisadhancock Posts: 103
    yummy, thank you!
  • boomboom011
    boomboom011 Posts: 1,459
    im here to testify! this is good! my 11 year old daughter said with a mouth full "omg this is so good!" However i switched it up. Instead of putting rice in it i made it minus the water and rice and we put it on tortillas. Took me 20 minutes TOTAL!
  • WWH_AJ
    WWH_AJ Posts: 419 Member
    Bump!
  • abby459
    abby459 Posts: 694 Member
    im here to testify! this is good! my 11 year old daughter said with a mouth full "omg this is so good!" However i switched it up. Instead of putting rice in it i made it minus the water and rice and we put it on tortillas. Took me 20 minutes TOTAL!

    Ohhh thats a good idea too!!! I will try that next time
  • slimdownspicey
    slimdownspicey Posts: 110 Member
    bump!
  • FaeryBaby
    FaeryBaby Posts: 104 Member
    bump for later
  • laurad1406
    laurad1406 Posts: 341
    thanks for sharing! Will definitely be trying this!
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