Fiesta Frescada Lettuce Wraps and Bellafina Boats Recipe
Make Half Your Plate Fruits & Veggies
| Using bell peppers and lettuce for wraps is a fun way to increase vegetables on the plate. Flavorful Bellafina® peppers and Frescada™ lettuce are perfect for a build-your-own Southwestern meal or as appetizers. | ||
| Recipe Cost for 4 People: $14.12 ($3.53/serving)* | ||
| Preparation Time: 45 minutes | ||
Salsa Fresca
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| Slice Bellafina® peppers in half vertically. Arrange Frescada™ lettuce and 8 pepper halves on a serving platter. Cook brown rice according to package directions. To make salsa fresco, dice remaining pepper halves, tomato, and onion; mix with corn, garlic, and jalapeño pepper, and ¼ tsp salt. Sprinkle both sides of tilapia filets with Southwest chipotle seasoning. Heat 1½ T canola oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add fish to pan, and cook for 3 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork or until desired degree of doneness. Flake with a fork and place in a serving dish. When rice is done, stir in remaining ½ T oil, juice from one lime, and ¼ tsp salt. Cut remaining lime into wedges. To serve, set out pepper-lettuce platter, rice, fish, salsa fresca, sour cream, and lime, and let diners build their own boats and wraps. Variation: Substitute tilapia with shredded chicken or pork. Complete this Healthy Plate: Serve with 8 oz glass of non-fat milk. |
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| Serves: 4 | ||
| Fruits & Veggies per Serving 1.5 Cups |
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| Nutrition Info | ||
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| Calories: 350 Total Fat: 12g Saturated Fat: 2.5g % of Calories from Fat: 31% % Calories from Sat Fat: 6% |
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Protein: 28g Carbohydrates: 34g Cholesterol: 60mg Dietary Fiber: 5g Sodium: 370mg |
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| Vegetables Fruit Grain Protein Dairy |
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1.25 cups 0.25 cup 1 oz 3 oz 0 cup |
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| Each serving provides: An excellent source of protein, vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin D, niacin, vitamin B6, folate, vitamin B12, potassium, phosphorus, and magnesium, and a good source of fiber, vitamin E, thiamin, riboflavin, and copper. | ||
*Retail prices, Boulder, Colorado, and online, September 2012-September 2013.
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