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Turkey Taco Cups

4
Points® value
Total Time
50 min
Prep
25 min
Cook
15 min
Serves
8
Difficulty
Easy
This vegetable-packed filling is full of healthy black beans and lean ground turkey. Spoon it into homemade taco cups using your muffin tins for a marvelous main meal or fun appetizer.

Ingredients

Cooking spray

3 spray(s)

Shredded reduced-fat Mexican-style cheese

½ cup(s)

Onion

1 small, chopped

Red bell pepper

1 small, finely chopped

Reduced sodium taco seasoning

2 tbsp(s)

Table salt

½ tsp(s)

Canned chipotle peppers in adobo sauce

1 tsp(s)

Canned diced tomatoes

15 oz

Canned black beans

15 oz, rinsed and drained

Frozen corn

¾ cup(s), thawed

Cilantro

2 tbsp(s), chopped

Flour tortilla

8 medium

Uncooked 99% fat-free ground turkey breast

1 pound(s)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400ºF. Cut each tortilla into 4 equal pieces; gently pleat and place one piece of the tortilla in each muffin hole. Bake until crisp, about 10 minutes; remove and let cool.
  2. Meanwhile, coat a nonstick skillet with cooking spray; set over medium-high heat. Add turkey, onion and pepper; cook, breaking up turkey, until turkey is cooked through and onions are soft and translucent, about 8 minutes.
  3. Add taco seasoning, salt and chipotle; stir to combine. Add tomatoes, beans and corn; heat through. Spoon about 1/3 cup of the filling into each tortilla taco cup; sprinkle with cheese and cilantro and serve.
  4. Serving size: 2 taco cups.