Turkey Spinach Taquitos {with Black Beans and Mascarpone}
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 large onion, minced
- 1 1/2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 pound ground turkey thigh
- 1 tablespoon cumin
- 2 packed cups baby spinach, chopped
- 1 can black beans, rinsed and drained
- 3/4 cup mascarpone cheese, at room temperature (6 ounces)
- 12 8-inch whole wheat or spouted grain tortillas
- olive oil for brushing on the taquitos
- fluer de sel salt or other course sprinkling salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet or dutch oven over medium-hight heat. Add the onions, salt, and pepper. Saute until the onion softens and starts to become translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Add the ground turkey and cumin and continue cooking until turkey is cooked through, about 5 minutes. Drain about half the fat from the ground turkey mixture and discard.
- Add the spinach and cook until spinach is just wilted, about 2-3 minutes. Turn off the heat and add the black beans. Use a pastry cutter to mash some of the beans and then add the mascarpone and mix thoroughly.
- Spoon about 1/4-1/3 cup of filling onto the middle of a tortilla. Roll up taquito and place seam side down on a lightly oiled baking dish. Repeat with the remaining tortillas.
- Use a pastry brush to brush a light coating of olive oil onto each taquito. Sprinkle with some fleur de sel to finish.
- Bake at 400 for about 25 minutes, until taquitos are lightly golden brown.