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The Recipe Instructions |
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Ingredients
1/2 cup diced zucchini
1/2 cup diced red or yellow bell pepper
1/2 cup frozen corn, thawed
1 jalapeño pepper, seeded, chopped
3/4 cup shredded reduced-fat Mexican cheese
3 tbsp prepared salsa or picante sauce
2 nonfat flour tortillas - (8" dia)
Directions
Combine zucchini, bell pepper, corn and jalapeño pepper in small bowl.
Stir in cheese and salsa; mix well.
Soften tortillas according to package directions. Spoon vegetable mixture
down center of tortillas; roll up burrito style. Serve wraps cold or warm.
To warm each wrap, cover loosely with plastic wrap and microwave at High 40
to 45 seconds or until cheese is melted.
This recipe yields 2 servings.
Exchanges Per Serving: 1 1/2 Starch, 1 Meat, 1 Vegetable, 1/2 Fat.
Nutrition Facts: Calories 221; Calories from fat 27%; Total Fat 7g;
Saturated Fat 5g; Protein 16g; Carbohydrates 26g; Cholesterol 19mg;
Sodium 664mg; Dietary Fiber 8g.
Caution: Jalapeño peppers can sting and irritate the skin; wear rubber
gloves when handling peppers and do not touch eyes. Wash hands after
handling peppers.
Source:
"Diabetic Cooking at http://www.diabeticcooking.com"
S(Formatted for MC6):
"07-29-2002 by Joe Comiskey - jcomiskey@krypto.net"
Copyright:
"© Publications International Ltd, 2002"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 38 Calories; trace Fat (7.2%
calories from fat); 1g Protein; 9g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 0mg
Cholesterol; 1mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1/2 Grain(Starch); 0 Vegetable; 0 Fat.
Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contributor: n/a
Preparation Time: 0:00
Servings: 2
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