Description
Delicious oven-baked turkey tacos with a crispy shell and a savory filling, served with a creamy avocado dipping sauce.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 lb lean ground turkey
- 1 small batch homemade seasoning blend (e.g., chili powder, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, pepper)
- 1 can black beans, drained and rinsed
- 1 can green chiles, chopped
- 1 cup Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
- 8 flour tortillas
- 1 avocado
- 1/2 cup sour cream or yogurt (for the dipping sauce)
- Lime juice (for the dipping sauce)
- Salt and pepper (to taste for the dipping sauce)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C).
- Cook the ground turkey in a skillet over medium heat until browned. Add the homemade seasoning blend and stir well.
- Stir in the black beans and green chiles, and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes.
- Warm the flour tortillas in the oven for a few minutes until soft.
- Fill each tortilla with the turkey mixture and add shredded Monterey Jack cheese.
- Place the filled tortillas in a baking dish, seam-side down, and bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes or until the tortillas are crispy and the cheese is melted.
- Blend the avocado with sour cream or yogurt, lime juice, salt, and pepper until smooth for the creamy avocado dipping sauce.
- Serve the tacos hot with the creamy dipping sauce on the side.
Notes
Experiment with different toppings or sauces to customize your tacos.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: main course
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 taco
- Calories: 350
- Sugar: 5g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 12g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 45g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 15g
- Cholesterol: 30mg