Easy Lettuce Wrapped Tacos

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Ingredients Minutes Calories
Prep Cook Servings
15 min 10 min 4
Easy Lettuce Wrapped Tacos
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Ingredients


1 tbsp Olive Oil, Extra Virgin
2 clove(s) Garlic (minced)
1/2 pepper(s) Green chili pepper (also chile or chilli) (chopped; omit if spice is not tolerated)
1 tsp Cumin
2 tbsp Taco seasoning mix, McCormick (or maker your own blend)
454 gm Ground turkey, extra lean
1/2 cup Green onion (chopped)
1 cup Cilantro (coriander) (chopped)
1 head Lettuce, butterhead (Boston) (whole leaf (or other large leaf lettuce))
1 tbsp Lime juice (fresh) (for meat)
1 avocado(s) Avocado (mashed)
8 small grape tomato(s) Grape tomato (s) (chopped)
1 tbsp Lime juice (fresh) (for avocado)
1/4 cup Salsa, ready-to-serve

Instructions


  1. In a non-stick pan, heat oil, add minced garlic, and diced green chiles. Saute for about 1 min. Add cumin and taco seasoning.
  2. Add turkey and cook until the turkey is no longer pink. Chop green onions and set them aside. Wash and chop cilantro. Cut ends off lettuce, wash and dry.
  3. Add green onions to the turkey and cook for 2 more minutes. Add cilantro and 1 tbsp lime juice.
  4. Mash avocado (can use frozen avocado thawed in advance) with lime juice and stir in tomatoes and sea salt to taste (optional).
  5. Use inner folds of lettuce leaves to make taco wraps. Add filling, top with salsa and mashed avocado.

Notes:

Taco Bowls

  • Chop lettuce and serve with 1/2- 1 cup of leftover rice or serve over top of a bed of lettuce and crumbled corn chips.

Nutrition Facts

Per Portion

Calories 332
Calories from fat 132
Calories from saturated fat 19.7
Total Fat 14.6 g
Saturated Fat 2.2 g
Trans Fat 0.0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 2.2 g
Monounsaturated Fat 8.0 g
Cholesterol 56 mg
Sodium 494 mg
Potassium 1300 mg
Total Carbohydrate 22.3 g
Dietary Fiber 8.6 g
Sugars 7.5 g
Protein 32 g

Dietary servings

Per Portion


Meat 1.3
Vegetables 4.5

Energy sources


Pygal22%435.19322857039225126.7814539881093940%424.566182965694270.590461275668239%297.8082984598419164.2658707959118722%40%39%CarbohydratesFatProtein

Meal Type(s)

Main




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