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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
8 oz 93% lean ground beef
1/2 cup sliced green onions
2 tsp fresh minced or bottled garlic
1 cup cold cooked white or brown rice
1 1/2 cup chopped tomato, divided
3/4 cup frozen corn, thawed
4 oz shredded reduced-fat Mexican cheese, divided
= (or Cheddar cheese)
1/2 cup salsa or picante sauce
12 corn tortillas - (6" to 7" dia)
Nonstick cooking spray, as needed
1 can mild or hot enchilada sauce - (10 o
1 cup sliced romaine lettuce leaves
Directions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Cook ground beef in medium nonstick skillet
over medium heat until no longer pink; drain. Add green onions and garlic;
cook and stir 2 minutes.
Combine meat mixture, rice, 1 cup tomato, corn, 1/2 cup cheese and salsa;
mix well. Spoon mixture down center of tortillas. Roll up; place
seam-side down in 13- by 9-inch baking dish that has been sprayed with
cooking spray. Spoon enchilada sauce evenly over enchiladas.
Cover with foil; bake for 20 minutes or until hot. Sprinkle with remaining
1/2 cup cheese; bake 5 minutes or until cheese melts. Top with lettuce
and remaining 1/2 cup tomato.
This recipe yields 4 servings.
Exchanges Per Serving: 4 Starch, 2 Meat, 1 Fat.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 438; Calories from Fat 21%; Total Fat 11g;
Saturated Fat 4g; Protein 27g; Carbohydrates 64g; Cholesterol 42mg;
Sodium 783mg.
Source:
"Diabetic Cooking at http://www.diabeticcooking.com"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"08-09-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© Publications International Ltd, 2002"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 45 Calories; trace Fat (8.1%
calories from fat); 2g Protein; 10g Carbohydrate; 2g Dietary Fiber; 0mg
Cholesterol; 9mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 1 Vegetable.
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contributor: n/a
Preparation Time: 0:00
Servings: 4
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