Why simmer and stir your chili when you can pour it all in a casserole and bake it? This quick and delicious dinner is a weeknight winner tasty enough for entertaining, too!
Make-Ahead Cheesy Turkey Chili Bake
- Prep Time 15 min
- Total 55 min
- Ingredients 7
- Servings 8
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 lb ground turkey
- 1 packet (1 oz) Old El Paso™ Original Taco Seasoning Mix
- 2 cans (19 oz each) Progresso™ cannellini beans, drained, rinsed
- 1 can (4 oz) Old El Paso™ Chopped Green Chiles, undrained
- 1 can (11 oz) white shoepeg corn
- 1 jar (16 oz) thick & chunky salsa
- 2 cups shredded Mexican four-cheese blend (8 oz)

Make With
Old El Paso
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 13x9-inch (3-quart) baking dish with cooking spray.
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Step2In 12-inch nonstick skillet, heat turkey and salt to taste over medium-high heat until no longer pink. Add remaining ingredients except cheese; stir to combine. Spread in baking dish. Top with cheese. Spray piece of foil large enough to cover baking dish with cooking spray. Cover baking dish with foil, sprayed side down.
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Step3Bake 40 to 45 minutes or until instant-read thermometer inserted in center of casserole reads 165°F. If desired, serve over rice with favorite chili toppings: cilantro, green onions, sour cream, yogurt, salsa, guacamole.
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Step4To freeze: Spray 2 (8-inch) disposable foil cake pans with cooking spray. After covering pans with sprayed foil, place pans in gallon-size resealable freezer plastic bags, or wrap in double layer of plastic wrap. Label and freeze. To bake: Thaw overnight in refrigerator. Heat oven to 350°F. Remove from plastic, and place foil-covered pans on cookie sheet. Bake 40 to 50 minutes. If baking from frozen, bake 1 1/4 to 1 1/2 hours.
Nutrition
450
Calories
18g
Total Fat
30g
Protein
40g
Total Carbohydrate
3g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 450
- Calories from Fat
- 170
- Total Fat
- 18g
- 28%
- Saturated Fat
- 8g
- 39%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 80mg
- 27%
- Sodium
- 1300mg
- 54%
- Potassium
- 750mg
- 21%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 40g
- 13%
- Dietary Fiber
- 7g
- 30%
- Sugars
- 3g
- Protein
- 30g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 15%
- 15%
- Vitamin C
- 4%
- 4%
- Calcium
- 30%
- 30%
- Iron
- 25%
- 25%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 1 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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