Baked Turkey and Jack Cheese Chimichangas - Weight Watchers

Rhiannon Deux's Note:

5 points a serving. Ridiculously easy. Great with a black bean and corn salad (not included in points.)

• Total Time: 50 mins
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 8

Yield: 8.0 chimich ...

• cooking spray (2 sprays)
• ½ lb uncooked ground turkey breast
• 16 ounces canned fat-free refried beans
• 1 ¾ cups salsa
• 4 ½ ounces canned green chili peppers , mild, drained and diced
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 3 tablespoons scallions , thinly sliced
• 1 cup shredded reduced-fat monterey jack cheese
• 8 large burrito-size wheat flour tortillas
• 1 cup salsa
• ½ cup nonfat sour cream

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350ºF. Coat a large skillet with cooking spray. Coat a 13 X 9 X 2-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
2. Add turkey to skillet and cook over medium-high heat until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Drain any excess liquid from pan and then add beans, 1 3/4 cups of salsa, chili peppers, chili powder and scallions. Cook until heated through, about 3 minutes; stir in cheese.
3. Meanwhile, wrap tortillas in foil; warm in oven for 10 minutes.
4. Assemble chimichangas by spooning about 1/2 cup of turkey mixture onto each tortilla; fold in sides and roll up.
5. Place chimichangas in prepared baking dish. Bake uncovered until tortillas are crisp and browned, about 20 minutes. Serve each topped with 2 Tbsp of salsa and 1 Tbsp of sour cream.

Reviews

[Queen of Harts]

I'm not a stickler on the points, so I made a few changes. I used a little less salsa, omitted the chili peppers and used black beans (drained) instead of refried beans. We really enjoyed them and I will make them again. Thanks for posting!

[Tara from Missouri]

This is one of our favorite weight watchers recipes. The only problem is limiting yourself to just one!

[Six2Soho1984]

Excellent recipe. I'm not on weight watchers but I'm always watching calories and looking for healthy options and this one is definitely a crowd pleaser. I can make this for friends or my boyfriend who are anti-healthy food and they won't even notice!