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May 05, 2007
Celebrate Cinco de Mayo - Quick and Easy!
Tacos al Carbon
Cooking spray
1 1/2 cups thinly sliced red bell pepper (about 1 medium)
1 1/2 cups thinly sliced onion (about 1 medium)
1 (1-pound) flank steak, trimmed and thinly sliced
1 tablespoon chili powder
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
2 1/2 teaspoons olive oil
3/4 teaspoon salt
8 garlic cloves, minced
8 (6-inch) corn tortillas
3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
6 tablespoons fat-free sour cream
Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add bell pepper to pan, and cook 4 minutes. Add onion to pan, and sauté 10 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Place pepper mixture in a large bowl; cover and keep warm.
Add beef to pan; cook 7 minutes or until desired degree of doneness. Add to pepper mixture. Add chili powder, juice, oil, salt, and garlic to bowl; toss to coat.
Heat tortillas according to package directions. Spoon steak mixture evenly over 8 tortillas. Top each taco with about 1 teaspoon cilantro and 2 1/4 teaspoons sour cream.
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 2 tacos)
NUTRITION PER SERVING
CALORIES 371(32% from fat); FAT 13.1g (sat 3.8g,mono 5.7g,poly 1.7g); PROTEIN 29g; CHOLESTEROL 49mg; CALCIUM 164mg; SODIUM 608mg; FIBER 4g; IRON 2.9mg; CARBOHYDRATE 36g
Spicy cabbage salad
Combine 6 cups thinly sliced cabbage, 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions, 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice, 1 tablespoon extravirgin olive oil, 1 teaspoon salt, and 1 seeded and minced jalapeño pepper; toss well.
Posted by Lisa at May 5, 2007 09:07 AM
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