This tasty Turkey and Chorizo Enchilada Rice Bake is straightforward lightened up consolation meals you’ll wish to put in your common meal rotation! I made this dish for dinner one night time based mostly on what we occurred to have readily available in our fridge/freezer/pantry and my household cherished it a lot that I couldn’t wait to share it. Generally one of the best recipes are made that method! This crave-worthy casserole is hearty and flavorful with rice, black beans, candy corn, onion, floor turkey, spicy pork chorizo, sharp cheddar cheese, and my favourite enchilada sauce. There’s even sneaky veggies (shredded zucchini) that mix proper in so choosy eaters won’t ever discover! A barely rounded one cup portion is simply 349 energy or between 5-9 WW PersonalPoints relying in your Zero Level meals. To view your WW PersonalPoints for this recipe and monitor it within the WW app or website, click on right here!
Recipe/Ingredient Suggestions
This Turkey and Chorizo Enchilada Rice Bake is totally scrumptious as written, however you can too modify the recipe based mostly in your preferences and what you will have readily available. Please notice that making substitutions might have an effect on the vitamin info and WW factors listed.
- Rice: I all the time use my rice cooker after I want cooked rice for a recipe as a result of it’s really easy and hands-free, however you possibly can prepare dinner your rice utilizing no matter technique is best for you! Because the rice for this recipe goes in cooked, you should use quick-cooking rice if that’s what you will have. I used brown rice, however you possibly can undoubtedly substitute white for those who want.
- Veggies: I added shredded zucchini to this dish and I cherished the way in which it blended proper in! If you wish to bulk it up even additional with further greens you would actually add one thing extra. I believe bell peppers or diced inexperienced chilies would work effectively.
- Beans: I used black beans on this recipe they usually labored completely, however when you’ve got one other canned bean readily available, be happy to attempt that out as an alternative!
- Corn: I used frozen corn kernels on this dish as a result of I all the time have a bag in my freezer, however when you’ve got canned corn or recent corn readily available, any of these would work simply high quality. Simply drain the canned corn or reduce the recent corn off the cob after which measure out the identical quantity.
- Meat: I used additional lean floor turkey breast balanced out with a pair hyperlinks of pork chorizo to maintain this lightened up whereas nonetheless getting that tasty chorizo taste. I undoubtedly suggest maintaining the chorizo in there, however if you wish to swap the bottom meat to floor hen or floor beef and even bump up the ratio of chorizo, go for it!
- Tomato Sauce: I all the time have this readily available, however for those who don’t you possibly can add further enchilada sauce and even salsa or broth.
- Spice: This dish is flavorful as written, however not spicy. In order for you extra of a kick, you possibly can add cayenne pepper, crushed purple pepper, a spicy taco seasoning on the bottom turkey, or some scorching sauce.
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Turkey and Chorizo Enchilada Rice Bake
This tasty Turkey and Chorizo Enchilada Rice Bake is straightforward lightened up consolation meals you will wish to make on repeat!
- 2 teaspoons canola oil
- 1 lb raw 99% lean floor turkey breast
- 6 oz raw chorizo pork sausage, casings eliminated (this was 2 hyperlinks for me)
- 1 small onion, chopped
- 1 medium zucchini, shredded
- 8 oz can tomato sauce
- 2 (8 oz every) packets purple enchilada sauce, (I take advantage of Frontera Purple Chile Enchilada Sauce, you possibly can substitute canned if that’s what you will have)
- 1 cup frozen corn kernels
- 1 cup drained and rinsed canned black beans
- 4 cups cooked lengthy grain brown rice
- 4 oz 50% decreased fats sharp cheddar cheese, shredded (I take advantage of Cabot)
- 1 tablespoon chopped cilantro, optionally available
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Pre-heat the oven to 350 levels.
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Drizzle 2 teaspoons of the oil in a big sauté pan or walled skillet. Convey the oil over med-high warmth. Add the bottom turkey and chorizo and prepare dinner, breaking apart into small chunks with a wood spoon or spatula. When the meat is damaged into small chunks and begins to brown, add the onions and proceed to prepare dinner for an additional 4-5 minutes till the meat is cooked by and the onions are softened. Add the shredded zucchini and stir collectively. Cook dinner for an additional minute after which add the tomato sauce and enchilada sauce. Add the corn and black beans and stir collectively. Scale back the warmth to low, cowl, and prepare dinner for five minutes, stirring often.
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Stir the rice and a pair of ounces of the shredded cheese into the meat combination and switch all the combination to a 9×13 casserole dish. Sprinkle the remaining 2 ounces of cheese excessive. Place the dish within the heated oven and bake for half-hour. Prime with chopped cilantro (if utilizing) earlier than serving.
Vitamin Info per (1 cup) serving:
349 energy, 35 g carbs, 6 g sugars, 14 g fats, 2 g saturated fats, 25 g protein, 5 g fiber, 876 mg sodium (from myfitnesspal.com)
Weight Watchers PointsPlus:
9 per (1 cup) serving (PP calculated utilizing the recipe builder on weightwatchers.com)
