Looking for a fun and simple recipe to make for Cinco de Mayo?! Try these delicious Baked Turkey and Kale Taquitos.
As many of you know, my background is half Armenian and half Mexican. My mom, being the chef in the family, is Armenian but would make the BEST Mexican food. She learned so much from my dad’s family but would then, add in her own flare and flavors. Many of my Tia’s and cousins would rave about her cooking.
Her secret…a little cream cheese and sour cream. When she would make her famous chicken enchiladas, this was the mixture that gave it that creaminess and flavor. Well, I took those combos and added it in these Baked Turkey and Kale Taquitos.
This recipe has a few extra steps in a weeknight meal but I promise you, it’s so worth it. Let’s check out what ingredients you’ll need for this.
Ingredients
- Ground turkey
- Black beans or any beans of choice
- Baby kale or spinach
- Sour cream
- Cream cheese
- Onions
- Garlic
- Cumin
- Corn tortillas or cassava tortillas (really anything you like)
To make this, you start with cooking all the main ingredients EXCEPT the tortillas. Set it aside and lightly fry the tortillas in avocado oil. Then, stuff and roll. Top it with some cheese and bake it until nice and crispy. That’s it.
I chose to bake my taquitos but you can simply use air fryer or fry them up. Baking them is easy for me since you just pop it in the oven and let it do it’s thang.
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Baked Turkey and Kale Taquitos
Baked Turkey and Kale Taquitos
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground turkey
- 1 can black beans drained and rinsed
- 3 cups baby kale or spinach
- 1 onion chopped
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1/4 cup cream cheese
- 2 tbsp sour cream
- 1.5 tsp ground cumin
- salt and pepper to taste
- 12 corn tortillas
- 4 tbsp avocado oil plus 1 tbsp for cooking
- 1/3 cup grated white cheddar cheese
- Toppings guac, pico, radishes, shredded cabbage, or lettuce
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400
- In a large skillet on medium heat, add 1 tbsp of avocado oil, the onions, and garlic, and cook for 5 minutes. Add in the turkey and ground it up. Once almost cooked through, add in the black beans and baby kale. Season with salt, pepper, and cumin.
- Next, add in the cream cheese and sour cream. Turn off the heat and mix it all together until it’s all melted evenly. Seta side.
- In a small skillet, add in the 4 tbsp of oil. One by one, add in the tortilla and cook on both sides for about 15 seconds per side. Just enough to heat it through. Do that with all the tortillas and set aside.
- Take a scoop of the turkey mixture, place it in the center, and roll it up. Place the taquitos seam side down.
- Once complete, top with the cheddar cheese and bake for about 25 minutes until nice and crispy and the cheese has melted.
- Serve it with your favorite toppings and enjoy!
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