Eating For Life Cool Taco Salad


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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 2
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 571.6
  • Total Fat: 30.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 102.3 mg
  • Sodium: 780.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 41.8 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 5.8 g
  • Protein: 32.7 g

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Introduction

from Eating for Life Cookbook from Eating for Life Cookbook
Number of Servings: 2

Ingredients

    1/2 lb lean ground beef
    1 Tbsp water
    2 tsp taco seasoning mix, divided
    2 whole wheat pitas
    2 Tbsp reduced fat cream cheese at room temperature
    2 Tbsp salsa
    1 cup lettuce, shredded
    1 tomato, diced
    1/4 cup shredded reduced fat cheddar cheese

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 400 F
2. In a medium skillet, brown ground beef until no longer pink. Drain off excess fat. Add water and 1 tsp taco seasoning. Simmer for 3 minutes and remove from heat to allow to cool slightly.
3. Cut each pita into 8 wedges and place on baking sheet. Bake for 7 minutes or until lightly browned.
4. While the beef is cooking, combine 1 tsp taco seasoning, cream cheese, sour cream and salsa in a small bowl. Mix well. Divide and spread mixture between 2 plates.
5. Spoon a portion of beef over the sour cream mixture on each plate. Top with half lettuce, tomato and cheddar cheese. Place 8 baked pita wedges on each plate and serve.

Number of Servings: 2

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JANINEWHITE.