Turkey-Black bean burritos

So, I've been craving mexican-style food lately...and a recent shoe purchase may or may not have played havoc on my checking account so, it's time for my "almost" monthly burrito week! Woohoo!

Only...the thought of my traditional burrito filled me with dread. All those calories, the boring flavors, just blech. I suppose I should mention the traditional burrito consisted of: cheese, refried beans, more cheese, sour cream, ground beef, more cheese, some lettuce if I had some...one time a tomato...cheese... I mean, sure I like cheese...but it does get a trifle overdone. Especially when I'm trying so hard to watch my calorie intake (which by the way, failed last night. I blame that bartender though, he was making the most delicious cocktails...).

So, a new idea. Ok, well...a new take on an old idea.

Turkey & Black Bean Burritos (or tacos if that's how you prefer to eat them)

Ingredients
Filling
2-3 tbsp Olive Oil
Fajita-style Turkey Strips (I wanted ground turkey, but they didn't have it)
Several cloves of garlic (I operate under the more the better theory)
Several leaves of fresh basil (i couldn't find fresh cilantro....and I had this)
a small shallot (an onion would also work)
1 pkg of Mccormicks original taco seasoning (or whatever you like or create your own, I would but i really have to beef up my spice drawer first....)
salt and pepper (and whatever else you wanna add)
1 can of black beans, drained and rinsed (wash that sodium away!)

addtl burrito insides(these can be interchanged with whatever you prefer)
avocado
Salsa (homemade, storebought, or just a tomato...)
Sour Cream
Cheese (if you want it, i actually ate my first one sans cheese. It was still delicious!)
Spinach (or lettuce, I had spinach)
whatever else you want (I may add green or red pepper in tomorrow's)

Ok, so...the directions on this one are pretty easy.

1. In a large pan, pour the olive oil and heat it up! Add the garlic, shallot, and basil. Fry that up til your kitchen smells absolutely delish (cause that's what garlic and shallots smell like). Maybe 5 minutes, maybe not...depends on how hot your pan is.

2. Add the Turkey, stir that around a while. I think I cooked mine for 10 minutes or so then put a lid on for another 10 minutes or so because I suffer from impatience and I was hungry. Plus I like my meat not to be pink. I know, weird right???
****now's a good time to be rinsing those black beans***

3. Once the meat's all nice and cooked...add in that taco seasoning (and any additional seasonings) according to directions, which I took to mean add water boil boil boil boil...and what not. Cook that for 5 minutes or so

4. Toss in the blackl beans (at last) and saute it all up with that tasty goodness. Let it soak in the flavors...so really, another 5 minutes or so.

5. Remove from heat and drain (or not, I'm just not into the drippy mess so i drain).

Woohoo! Look at that, tasty insides are ready.

Then throw that on a tortilla wrap top it up with your chosen insides (I swear by avocado, salsa, spinach...and cheese). Fold in the sides and roll.

Voila, You have created a masterpiece. Ok...well, maybe that's saying a lot. But frankly I think it's some tasty stuff.