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La Bamba Casserole

Cooking Light

Randy Mayor; Melanie J. Clarke

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Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 1 1/3 cups)

Ingredients

  • 1  (5.25-ounce) can whole green chiles, drained
  • Cooking spray
  • 1  pound  ground turkey breast
  • 1  cup  chopped onion
  • 2  teaspoons  chili powder
  • 1/2  teaspoon  ground cumin
  • 1/4  teaspoon  salt
  • 2  garlic cloves, minced
  • 1  (10-ounce) can diced tomatoes and green chiles, undrained
  • 2  cups  frozen whole-kernel corn, thawed
  • 1  (16-ounce) can fat-free refried beans
  • 1 1/2  cups  (6 ounces) shredded cheddar cheese
  • 1  cup  chopped tomato
  • 1/2  cup  chopped green onions

Preparation

Preheat oven to 375°.

Cut green chiles in half lengthwise. Arrange chiles in a single layer in an 8-inch square baking dish coated with cooking spray.

Heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. Add turkey, onion, chili powder, cumin, salt, and garlic; sauté 5 minutes, stirring to crumble. Add diced tomatoes; cook 5 minutes or until liquid evaporates.

Spoon turkey mixture over chiles. Top with corn. Carefully spread beans over corn. Sprinkle cheese over beans. Bake at 375° for 30 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes; top with chopped tomato and green onions.

Nutritional Information

Calories:
344 (28% from fat)
Fat:
10.7g (sat 6.3g,mono 2.9g,poly 0.8g)
Protein:
32.2g
Carbohydrate:
30.7g
Fiber:
7.4g
Cholesterol:
77mg
Iron:
3.2mg
Sodium:
902mg
Calcium:
269mg
Cooking Light, OCTOBER 2002