Nancy has a good friend who took the Turkey Santa Fe Sweet Potato recipe and converted it into an easy casserole. So many tasty ingredients make this a go-to recipe for Nancy!
Ingredients
20 oz. ground turkey (97% or 99% lean)
2 small sweet potatoes
1 can black beans (reduced sodium)
1/2 cup frozen corn
½ yellow onion (chopped)
1 clove garlic
1 can Rotel original
Reduced fat Shredded Cheese
Directions
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees
• Brown ground turkey with onion, garlic & Rotel until cooked all the way through.
• Peel and chop up sweet potatoes into ½ inch pieces cubes
• Add sweet potatoes, black beans & corn to turkey mixture
• Put ingredients into a 9×13 pan sprayed with non-stick spray
• Bake at 400 degrees for 35 minutes or until sweet potatoes are soft
• Top each serving with 1 TBL Reduced fat shredded cheese
Makes about 6 servings *
1 ¼ cup = 1 Serving
Calories 221
Protein 28
Carbs 18
Fat 5
Sodium 392
Sugar 3
*Divide leftovers into serving sized portions and freeze in individual containers, freezes great!
Recipe by Nancy McBride – Certified Personal Trainer, Weight Loss & Behavioral Change Specialist
