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Texas Tacos

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Servings 6 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 medium Idaho potato peeled and diced
  • 1 medium onion chopped
  • 1 medium red bell pepper de-seeded, de-ribbed and chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic minced
  • 2 pounds extra-lean ground beef
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin
  • 2 tablespoons chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon dried cilantro
  • Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 12 taco shells
  • 1 cup shredded Pepper Jack cheese
  • 1 cup salsa your favorite

Instructions
 

  • Heat the olive oil in a large skillet with a tight-fitting lid over medium heat.
  • Add potato, onion, bell pepper and garlic; cook and stir for 10 minutes. Add ground beef, cumin, chili powder, cilantro, salt, pepper and lime juice, breaking up the ground beef with a wooden spoon while it is cooking. Reduce heat, cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until ground beef is cooked through.
  • Scoop meat/veggie mixture into taco shells; top with cheese and salsa.

Notes

SERVING SUGGESTION: Buttered corn on the cob and a relish tray of carrot and celery sticks, grape tomatoes and whole black olives.
VEGETARIAN: Use TVP crumbles instead of ground beef and adjust cooking time as necessary.
KOSHER: Use TVP crumbles instead of ground beef and adjust cooking time as necessary.
GLUTEN FREE: Make sure salsa is gluten free and use gluten free taco shells.
NUTRTION: Per Serving: 695 Calories; 49g Fat; 35g Protein; 29g Carbohydrate; 5g Dietary Fiber; 131mg Cholesterol; 572mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 1/2 Grain(Starch); 4 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 Vegetable; 0 Fruit; 7 Fat. Points: 19
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