Fiesta Friday Casserole

By The Canadian Living Test Kitchen

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Fiesta Friday CasseroleCelebrate the end of the week with this southwestern-style bake that is an all-in-one entree and salad. A crisp lettuce, such as romaine, iceberg or green leaf, works best. If cilantro isn't a family favourite, substitute parsley. Serve with sour cream.1 user reviews.

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This recipe makes 6 servings

Nutritional Info
Per serving: about	-
cal	460460 cal
pro	29 g29g pro
total fat	25 g25g total fat
sat. fat	11 g11g sat. fat
carb	32 g32g carb
dietary fibre	5 g5g dietary fibre
sugar	4 g4g sugar
chol	89 mg89mg chol
sodium	1,000 mg1,000mg sodium
potassium	547 mg547mg potassium
% RDI:	-
calcium	3030 calcium
iron	2020 iron
vit A	3232 vit A
vit C	1515 vit C
folate	2929 folate

Celebrate the end of the week with this southwestern-style bake that is an all-in-one entree and salad. A crisp lettuce, such as romaine, iceberg or green leaf, works best. If cilantro isn't a family favourite, substitute parsley. Serve with sour cream.

Ingredients

1 tbsp olive oil 1 1tbsp tbspolive oil
1 lb (450 g) ground turkey or chicken 1 1lb (450 g) lb (450 g)ground turkey or chicken
1 small onion , finely diced1 1small oniononions, finely diced
2 cloves garlic , minced2 2cloves clovesgarlic, minced
1-1/2 cups prepared salsa 1-1/2 1-1/2cups cupsprepared salsa
1 cup corn kernels 1 1cup cupcorn kernels
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro 1/4 1/4cup cupchopped fresh cilantro
1 tbsp chili powder 1 1tbsp tbspchili powder
4 large whole wheat tortillas 4 4large whole wheat tortillawhole wheat tortillas
2 cups shredded Canadian Cheddar cheese 2 2cups cupsshredded Canadian Cheddar cheese
2 cups shredded romaine lettuce 2 2cups cupsshredded romaine lettuce
1/2 cup chopped tomato 1/2 1/2cup cupchopped tomato

Preparation

In large nonstick skillet, heat 1 tsp of the oil over medium-high heat; brown turkey, breaking up with wooden spoon, 5 to 7 minutes. Drain in colander and set aside.

Add remaining oil, onion and garlic to skillet; cook over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened, 3 to 4 minutes. Add salsa, corn, cilantro and chilli powder. Return turkey to pan and stir to combine.

Place 1 of the tortillas in lightly greased 9-inch (2.5 L) springform pan. Top with one-third of the and one-third of the meat mixture. Repeat layers twice. Top with tortilla.

Bake in 375°F (190°C) oven until top is golden, about 20 minutes. Top with shredded lettuce and tomato.