A More Filling Ground Beef for around 200 calories!

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 208.8
  • Total Fat: 10.9 g
  • Cholesterol: 35.0 mg
  • Sodium: 45.5 mg
  • Total Carbs: 16.3 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 1.8 g
  • Protein: 11.8 g

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Introduction

Burrito night is my favorite night, but I always want to LOAD up on ground beef. This is a way you can get something more filling without loading up on calories, and if you omit the tortilla and serve over a bed of Romaine, a LOT less calories than a traditional burrito. Omit cheese and sour cream and you've got a filling, super healthy alternative.

Even my picky kids (6yrs and 18m) loved this one. Burrito night is my favorite night, but I always want to LOAD up on ground beef. This is a way you can get something more filling without loading up on calories, and if you omit the tortilla and serve over a bed of Romaine, a LOT less calories than a traditional burrito. Omit cheese and sour cream and you've got a filling, super healthy alternative.

Even my picky kids (6yrs and 18m) loved this one.
Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

    Ground Chuck, 1 pound
    Brown Rice, 1 cup dry
    Green bell pepper, 2 medium, diced
    Red Potato, 2 medium, diced

Tips

Enjoy with your favorite taco toppings :)

Optional ad-ins (don't forget to add to your nutrition tracker):
Beans (red and black work very well)
Salsa
Quinoa
Corn
Onion
Carrots
Tomato
Cactus
Chili - Jalapeno, Habanero, etc.
(Get creative here, people!)

For a healthier recipe, use the leanest ground you can find. I used 80/20 because it ended up in my freezer somehow, but using Veggie Ground (for vegetarian/vegan diets is fantastic), ground chicken or turkey, or for a different flavor, fish, will all offer you something better to put in your burrito.


Directions

Brown and drain ground chuck, season as desired (why not try something creative?), remove from pan

Using water or nonstick cooking spray, add potato's and peppers to the pan, cover, cook ten minutes or until tender, stirring often

Meanwhile, cook rice according to package directions

Return ground chuck to pan, add rice, stir, serve

Serving Size: Makes 8 1-cup servings

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NEWBODIN2013.