Ground Turkey, Corn, and Bean Filled Poblano Peppers

Another one of my easy to prepare, delicious, fairly healthy Tex-Mex inspired meal ideas...I don't remember specifics for this recipe since I made it so long ago, but I can describe the gist of it to at least get the idea across.  

(Also, no step-by-step pics.  Only end results)  

One of the main purposes of my blog is just to keep track of and give families as many meal ideas as possible!

Will need...

Poblano peppers (I used 2)

Olive oil

Ground turkey (1lb. or so?)

DIY taco seasoning

(1 tbsp chili powder, 1 tsp paprika, 1 tsp cumin, 1 tsp garlic powder, 1 tsp onion powder, 1 tsp oregano)

Garlic salt (to taste)

Can of dark red kidney beans

Can of black beans

Can of corn

Can of diced tomatoes

Jalapeños

Shredded cheese

Side ideas...

Sliced avocado
Quinoa

Prepping the peppers

1.  Preheat oven to 375 degrees. (guessing because I usually do it around that temp.)
2.  Wash and cut poblano peppers lengthwise.  Cut out stem and take out/rinse out seeds.
3.  Place peppers on cookie sheet with the inside facing up and drizzle with olive oil.
4.  Bake in oven 5-10 mins. (this amount of time is another estimate).
5.  Remove from oven and turn pepper so the outside of the pepper is now face up and drizzle with olive oil.  Bake an additional 5-10 mins.  When they are ready you should see just a bit of bubbling or whitening on the outside skin of the pepper and they should start to feel soft to touch.

Cooking the stuffing

1.  Brown the ground turkey in a skillet.
2.  When browned add about 1 cup of water to the meat and stir in the DIY taco seasoning.  Heat through.  
3.  TASTE the taco meat!  Here I usually add some garlic salt to taste...
4.  Drain cans of beans, corn, and tomatoes and add to skillet.
5.  Mix well and heat until mixture is heated throughout, mixing frequently.

Bringing it together

1.  Spoon turkey, corn, and bean mixture into the poblano peppers and top with jalapeños.

2.  Bake for 10 mins.

3.  Remove from oven and top with shredded cheese.  Bake until cheese is melted, usually about 5 mins.

                              

Serve with your choice of sides and toppings!

     

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Oven-baked Black Bean and Corn Chicken Tenderloins

So this recipe was created when I went and did my weekly shopping WITHOUT my normal preparations...creating my menu for the week and list beforehand.  I went to Aldi straight from watching the Steeler game at the bar this past Sunday, so I had to shop randomly and think of meals on a whim...but I actually ended up doing rather well, even after having a few beers and being quite tipsy!

Will need...

-Package of chicken tenderloins 

(I bought a pack with enough to line my 9x11 glass baking dish)

-Jar of black bean and corn salsa 

(I used Specially Selected brand from Aldi)

-Goya Adobo All Purpose Seasoning

-Garlic Garlic Seasoning 

(I use Tastefully Simple, but any minced garlic seasoning mix will work)

-Cracked black pepper

-Shredded Mexican cheese

-Crushed tortilla chips

-Sour cream or plain Greek yogurt

-Any other Mex toppings you love- raw onion, jalapeno, etc.

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Preheat oven to 400 degrees.

Spread a small amount of salsa over bottom of baking dish.

Line baking dish with chicken tenderloins.

                           

Season tenderloins generously with the Adobo seasoning, Garlic Garlic (minced garlic), and cracked black pepper.

                                     

Dump the rest of the salsa evenly over the tenderloins and bake for 20 minutes.

Take out of the oven and cut one of the tenderloins from the middle to make sure they are cooked.

Now that the salsa is heated, spread it more evenly over the tenderloins and bake for an additional 5 mins...longer if the chicken was not fully cooked yet.

Sprinkle shredded cheese over the salsa and bake 5 more mins. or until cheese is melted.

                    Remove from oven and top with crushed up tortilla chips and baking a final 5 more mins. or until salsa is bubbling through the cheese.
                                                        

Serve with a side of tortilla chips and sour cream or plain Greek yogurt.

Add any other toppings you love...I topped with raw onion and jalapeños ❤

                                             
                                             

                                    Kid approved!!

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