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Chipotle-Style Turkey Lettuce Wraps with Lime Yogurt

Smoky, cumin-spiced ground turkey with sweet corn and black beans tucked into crisp romaine leaves and topped with a cool, tangy yogurt lime sauce.

Chipotle-Style Turkey Lettuce Wraps with Lime Yogurt

Ingredients

  • 1¼ lb600 gGround turkey, 93% lean
  • 1 tbsp14 gOlive oil
  • 1 medium110 gYellow onionfinely diced
  • 3 cloves9 gGarlicminced
  • 1 medium119 gRed bell pepperdiced
  • 1 cup136 gCorn kernels, frozen
  • 1 cup172 gBlack beans, canned, drained and rinsed
  • 2 tbsp32 gTomato paste
  • ¼ cup60 gWater
  • 2 tsp4 gGround cumin
  • 1¾ tsp4 gPaprika (sweet or smoked)smoked
  • 1½ tsp4 gChili powder
  • 1 tsp1 gDried oregano
  • ¾ tsp4 gSalt
  • ½ tsp1 gBlack pepper
  • 7 oz200 gPlain Greek yogurt, nonfat
  • 1 lime, juiced44 gLime juice
  • 1 cup chopped16 gFresh cilantrochopped
  • 5 cups chopped240 gRomaine lettuceseparated into whole leaves, washed and dried
  • 1 cup149 gCherry tomatoesquartered

Steps

  1. Prep first: dice the onion and red bell pepper, mince the garlic, chop the cilantro, quarter the cherry tomatoes, and separate, wash and dry the romaine leaves.
  2. Make the sauce: stir the Greek yogurt with half the lime juice, half the cilantro and about a quarter of the salt. Chill until serving.
  3. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and red bell pepper and cook 4 minutes until softened.
  4. Add the ground turkey and garlic, breaking the meat up, and cook 6–7 minutes until browned and no longer pink, reaching 165°F (74°C).
  5. Stir in the cumin, smoked paprika, chili powder, oregano, black pepper and the remaining three-quarters of the salt, then the tomato paste; cook 1 minute.
  6. Add the frozen corn kernels, black beans and water and simmer 3–4 minutes until the corn is hot and the sauce clings. Stir in the remaining half of the lime juice.
  7. Spoon the turkey filling into the romaine leaves, top with the cherry tomatoes, the remaining half of the cilantro and the yogurt lime sauce, and serve.

Contains: Milk.

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