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Serves: 8
Healthy Meals Monday: Mexican Manicotti Recipe
This Healthy Twist on Manicotti will make your taste buds happy!
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean ground turkey
- 16 ounces fat free refried beans 1 can, (We used green chile and lime)
- 1.5 ounces taco seasoning mix
- 16 ounces whole wheat manicotti shells uncooked
- 12 ounces green taco sauce 1 bottle
- 1 cup shredded Mexican cheese blend
- 3 green onions diced
- 6 ounces sliced olives 1 can
- 2 tomatoes diced
- 1 cup shredded lettuce
Instructions
- Brown ground turkey and drain. Mix cooked ground turkey with beans and taco seasoning.
- Stuff mixture into uncooked shells. I use a plastic baggie with a cut corner. Then squeeze the mixture in both sides of the Manicotti shell. You could also spoon it in on each side with a very small spoon that will fit into the Manicotti shell.
- Lay stuffed shells into a 9 X 13 inch pan.
- Mix the green taco sauce with about 3/4 bottle of water. (Use the bottle the sauce came in.) Pour sauce over Manicotti, cover with foil, and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour.
- Remove from heat and sprinkle with cheese. Put back in oven until cheese is melted without the foil this time.
- Garnish with green onions, olives, tomatoes, and chopped lettuce.
Notes
- We like to serve this with a green salad and garlic bread.
Nutrition
Calories: 431 kcal · Carbohydrates: 57 g · Protein: 27 g · Fat: 10 g · Saturated Fat: 3 g · Trans Fat: 1 g · Cholesterol: 44 mg · Sodium: 1524 mg · Potassium: 499 mg · Fiber: 6 g · Sugar: 8 g · Vitamin A: 1348 IU · Vitamin C: 9 mg · Calcium: 144 mg · Iron: 2 mg
Equipment
- pan
Recipe Details
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This is the green sauce I use- I love it!
Brown ground turkey and drain. Mix cooked ground turkey with beans and taco seasoning.
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Stuff mixture into uncooked shells. I use a plastic baggie with a cut corner. Then squeeze the mixture in both sides of the manicotti shell. You could also spoon it in on each side with a very small spoon that will fit into the manicotti shell.
Lay stuffed shells into a 9X13 pan. Mix the green taco sauce with about 3/4 bottle of water. (Use the bottle the sauce came in.) Pour sauce over manicotti, cover with foil, and bake at 350 degrees for 1 hour. Remove from heat and sprinkle with cheese. Put back in oven until cheese is melted without the foil this time. ![](http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-HiWY2lvoqPQ/TtKbXkSfvyI/AAAAAAAAAx4/QqiXdbWdx7Y/s320/IMG_20111118_180035.jpg)
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Garnish with green onions, olives, tomatoes, and cut lettuce.
Happy Cooking!
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Liesl :)