The EatingWell Taco

http://www.eatingwell.com/recipes/eatingwell_taco.html

From EatingWell:  May/June 2007, EatingWell for a Healthy Heart Cookbook

Building the perfect taco is a very personal task—cheese under meat, cheese on top, no cheese at all? This is just our recommendation.

6 servings, 2 filled tacos each | Active Time: 15 minutes | Total Time: 15 minutes

Ingredients

• 12 EatingWell Crispy Taco Shells, (recipe follows)
• Lean & Spicy Taco Meat (recipe follows)
• 3 cups shredded romaine lettuce
• 3/4 cup shredded reduced-fat Cheddar cheese, (3 ounces)
• 3/4 cup diced tomatoes
• 3/4 cup prepared salsa
• 1/4 cup diced red onion

Preparation

1. To assemble, fill each taco shell with (in any order): a generous 3 tablespoons taco meat, 1/4 cup lettuce, 1 tablespoon cheese, 1 tablespoon tomato, 1 tablespoon salsa, 1 teaspoon onion.

Nutrition

Per serving : 261 Calories; 5 g Fat; 1 g Sat; 1 g Mono; 38 mg Cholesterol; 31 g Carbohydrates; 24 g Protein; 5 g Fiber; 582 mg Sodium; 272 mg Potassium

2 Carbohydrate Serving

Exchanges: 1 1/2 starch, 1 vegetable, 3 very lean meat