Looking to switch up your usual tacos? Use ground turkey, chicken or crumbled tofu instead of ground beef.
Prep Time: 5 Minutes
Total Time: 15 Minutes
Makes: 4 Servings
Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 1 onion, sliced
- 1 pound lean ground beef, preferably 95 percent lean (Vegetarians: Substitute 14 to 16 ounces crumbled firm tofu)
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup canned black beans (preferably low sodium or no-salt-added), drained and rinsed
- ¾ cup salsa, with no more than 85 mg sodium per 2 tablespoons
- 8 corn tortillas (about 6 inches in diameter), warmed
- 1 cup romaine lettuce chopped
- 1 cup fresh cilantro (optional)
- ¼ cup reduced fat or “light” sour cream
Instructions:
- Heat a heavy bottom skillet over medium heat. Add oil. Add onion and cook, stirring often until soft, about 2 minutes. Add garlic and continue cooking 1 more minute.
- Stir in beef (or tofu) and salt. Cook until browned, about 3 minutes.
- Add black beans and salsa and cook an additional 2 minutes.
- Fill each tortilla with equal amounts of meat. Top each with lettuce, cilantro, if desired, and sour cream. Serve.
Nutrition Facts (Per serving):
Calories: 318, Total Fat: 9g, Protein: 30g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Carbohydrate: 23g, Cholesterol: 78mg, Dietary Fiber: 6g, Calcium: 98mg, Total Sugars: 4g Sodium: 360mg
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