Chipotle Taco or Burrito Filling
Smoky, spicy turkey filling perfect for tacos or burritos that comes together quickly.
Servings: 10 servings
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 pound turkey breast, ground
- 1 onion, medium chopped
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 cup corn frozen
- 15 ounces black beans canned, no sugar added, drained and rinsed
- 7 ounces chipotle peppers in adobo sauce canned
- 10 corn tortillas or whole wheat
- cilantro freshly chopped, for garnish
- Greek yogurt fat-free, plain, for garnish
- salsa no sugar added, low sodium, to serve
Instructions
- Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat.
- Add the chopped onion and minced garlic to the hot skillet and cook, stirring, until the garlic is fragrant and the onion softens, about 4 minutes.
- Add the ground turkey to the skillet and cook, breaking it up with a wooden spoon, until fully browned, about 10 minutes.
- Stir in the frozen corn, drained black beans, and chopped chipotle peppers with their adobo sauce; mix well.
- Reduce heat to medium and simmer the mixture for about 10 minutes to blend flavors and heat through.
- Warm the tortillas on the stove or in the microwave if desired.
- Spoon about 3/4 cup of the turkey mixture into each tortilla and garnish with a dollop of fat-free Greek yogurt, freshly chopped cilantro, and salsa as desired.
Equipment
- large nonstick skillet
- wooden spoon or spatula
- measuring cups
- Can opener
- Knife
- Cutting Board
- microwave or stove (for warming tortillas)
Notes
- Reserve extra chipotle chiles from the can for another batch.
- You can add a spoonful of adobo sauce to the turkey for more heat.
- Chipotle chiles can substitute for a taco seasoning packet.