Healthy Mexican Lettuce Wraps
 
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This easy one pan dish makes dinner a snap! It will soon become a meal everyone one in the house will love!
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Recipe type: Main Dish
Cuisine: Mexican
Serves: 6
Ingredients
  • 1 lb ground lean hamburger (opt)
  • If you want a vegetarian version of the recipe just omit the hamburger and continue with the recipe.
  • 1 clove garlic
  • ½ c chopped onion
  • 11/2 c. chopped peppers (variety of colors)
  • ½ tsp.cumin
  • 1½ tsp. chili powder
  • salt to taste
  • Brown meat in a large fry pan with veggies and seasonings. Add remaining ingredients to pan.
  • 1 can Rotel tomatoes with green chilies
  • 1 can Rotel tomatoes with lime and cilantro
  • 1 can black beans
  • 1 can chicken or vegetable broth
  • 1 C. quinoa
  • 1 can corn or 1 c. fresh corn
Instructions
  1. This is kind of a dump and go kind of thing. Just pour cans and quinoa into pan, stir and simmer for about 20 minutes. Just long enough for the quinoa to cook.
  2. You can serve this wrapped in lettuce cups for a healthy meal or use with tortilla chips and lettuce for a salad.
  3. sour cream and avocado optional
Recipe by Free Time Frolics at https://freetimefrolics.com/2015/01/healthy-mexican-lettuce-wraps-2.html