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Taco Boats (Mexican Beef in Cos Lettuce Cups)

• Ingredients
• Method
• Nutritional content

Ingredients

Serves 4 (415 g  per  serve)

• 1 small onion, finely chopped
• 1 clove garlic, crushed
• 3/4 cup water
• 250 g lean minced beef
• pinch chilli powder (optional)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 400 g can of red kidney beans, drained
• 400 g can of chopped tomatoes
• freshly ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
• 1 small cos lettuce, outer leaves discarded
• 1 tomato, finely chopped
• 1/3 cup grated Australian reduced fat cheddar cheese
• 1/3 cup Australian reduced fat natural yoghurt

Method

1. Cook onion and garlic with 2 tablespoons of water in a non-stick saucepan until softened. Stir in minced beef and spices, and cook over high heat until browned.
2.  Add beans, tomatoes, pepper and remaining water. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes until mixture has thickened. Stir in parsley.
3. To serve, spoon beef mixture into lettuce leaves, sprinkle with cheese, fresh tomato and dollop with yoghurt.

Nutritional content

Nutritional analysis per serve:

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Created: 11/7/2008

Modified: 3/6/2010