Baked Turkey Taquitos

I’m sure you noticed (and if you haven’t, that’s cool too) but I have been cooking up some really easy and simple meals for dinner. (I usually post them on Facebook or Instagram in case you want to see what’s going on in the kitchen.)

When the kids were a little bit younger, I could pull off meals that had a bit of work, but lately, I can’t really find the time. My latest kick is throwing something in the crock pot (four times a week) and finding something easy for the remainder of the week. This is one of those dishes that I call a “brainless” recipe. It takes twenty minutes of prepare/cook time with half of that baking time. What to do while it’s baking? We popped in steamed corn…in a bag, 5 minutes. I know, this mama has really changed. I’m just going with the flow 🙂

Here’s the other thing, sometimes I use chili powder in this recipe 1-2 tbs. (I like flavor), other times I use a taco packet and tonight, I used red curry powder with cumin. It’s the last of what I have and it was still good. Use whatever you have on hand that you think goes well!

Ingredients:

• 1 lb ground turkey
• 1 tbs olive oil
• 16 oz favorite salsa
• 1-2 tbs favorite chili powder
• 1 cup shredded taco cheese
• 10 flour tortillas or substitute corn tortillas
• vegetable oil to coat

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 400 degrees, prepare a baking sheet with foil
• In a large skillet, add olive oil over medium heat
• Add turkey and seasoning of choice, and cook turning 7-8 minutes or until no longer pink
• Mix in salsa for thirty seconds. Turn off heat
• Throw tortillas in microwave for 30-40 seconds until soft
• Add meat mixture in the middle of a tortilla and sprinkle with cheese
• Wrap and place seam-side down on prepared baking sheet
• Lightly brush vegetable oil on top of each tortilla and bake 10-12 minutes

Now, time for my apologies….

I realize that my taquitos are not up to par with the folding format of a regular/normal taquito. They over overstuffed and not tightly wrapped, so please know I am admitting this before any emails come through 🙂 Like I mentioned, I am struggling on time to perfect the folding process … I just want to serve dinner and you a recipe!

Secondly, most taquitos are made with chicken or beef not turkey. I love ground turkey so that’s what we use. Use what your family likes. We eat ground turkey once a week, we just like it that way.

When I was in Puerta Vallarta, we had freshly made tortillas and the taquitos were fried. The best ones I have ever had. Ever. This is my baked version. 😉

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