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Taco Compuesto

4 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • ¾ lbs lean ground beef
  • ½ cup onion, chopped
  • 2 tbsp green chile peppers, diced, canned
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 1 tsp chili powder
  • 1½ cups tomato, chopped
  • 3 tbsp Italian salad dressing, reduced-calorie
  • ½ tsp seasoned salt
  • 8 taco shells
  • 1 cup lettuce
  • 1 cup low-calories processed cheese or part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded or a mixture of both
  • ½ cup taco sauce

Make it step by step

  1. In a large skillet cook ground beef, chopped onions, green chili pepper; and minced garlic over medium heat till beef is brown.
  2. Drain off fat.
  3. Stir in chili powder.
  4. In a mixing bowl combine chopped tomato, Italian salad dressing, and seasoned salt. spoon beef mixture into taco shells.
  5. Top with tomato mixture, shredded lettuce, shredded cheese, and taco sauce.

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