Mexican Manicotti

I learned this recipe at a cooking class for fast and easy meals.  It is my go to when I am in a hurry. (As long as I have all the ingredients ;)

1 lb ground turkey sprinkled with pepper and garlic powder
1 onion
16 oz can of refried beans
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp oregano
tajin (optional- I always use it)
1 package of manicotti noodles
1 1/4 cups water
1 cup salsa
shredded colby jack or cheddar cheese
sour cream

Chop onion and cook with ground turkey, that you've shaken some pepper and garlic powder over.  Drain fat.  In your fry pan mix meat, onion, refried beans, and the other 3 spices.  Remember to crush the oregano as you add it in.  Heat and stir until well mixed.  Set aside to cool for a few minutes.  Get the rest of your stuff ready.

Cut the corner out of a gallon zip loc bag, and spoon your meat and bean mixture into it.  Make sure you don't cut the hole in the zip loc too big.  Pipe the mixture into the manicotti shells and make sure they are full.  If you don't have a zip loc, you can spoon in the meat/bean mixture.  Set the full shells in a 9x13 pan. (or if you have 2, 8x8 pans, you can make one to eat now, and freeze one for later.) If you have extra mixture, you can just put it around the noodles.

Mix your water and your salsa and pour over your noodles.  Cover with tin foil and bake at 375*F for about 30 minutes. Flip the manicotti and cook for another 10 minutes.  Uncover and put on some shredded cheese and put it back in for 1 minute to melt.

Serve with sour cream, and sliced olives if you so desire.