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Taco Bell Beef Soft Taco Low-Fat Recipe
Taco Bell Beef Soft Taco Low-Fat
By Todd Wilbur

Recipe Type: Entree
Calories: 170
Recipe Rating: 0.0 (0 reviews)
 

Yo quiero low-fat Taco Bell? Apparently not when faced with a choice. It took only one year for Taco Bell execs to cut the eight-item Border Lights selection from the Taco Bell menu in 1996. Those items, which featured several different taco and burrito selections, were made with reduced-fat ingredients. But, as other fast food companies discovered with their own discontinued light products, customers who roll into the drive-thrus aren't interested in lower fat offerings. That is their time of the week to bite into something filled with flavor and just enjoy.

On the other hand, when we cook at home, and want to clone the flavor of food like that served at Taco Bell, it takes no extra effort to make the meal significantly lower in fat. So why not give this delicious recipe a go? And you'll soon find out these tacos will taste just like the soft tacos you get from the world's largest Mexican food chain, but with only one-quarter of the fat.

Nutrition Facts
Serving size--1 taco
Total servings--5
Calories per serving--170 / Original--225
Fat per serving--3 g / Original--12 g
1/2 pound super-lean ground beef (7 percent fat)
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon dried minced onion
1/4 teaspoon paprika
1 1/2 teaspoons chili powder
dash garlic powder
dash onion powder
1/4 cup water
5 6-inch fat-free flour tortillas
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons shredded iceberg lettuce
5 tablespoons fat-free shredded cheddar cheese

1. In a medium bowl combine the super-lean ground beef with the flour, salt, minced onion, paprika, chili powder, garlic powder, and onion powder. Use your hands to thoroughly incorporate everything into the ground beef.

2. Preheat a skillet over medium/low heat and add the ground beef mixture to the pan along with the water. Brown the beef mixture for 5 to 6 minutes, using a wooden spoon or spatula to break up the beef as it cooks.

3. Using the microwave, heat up the fat-free flour tortillas wrapped in a moist cloth or paper towels, or use a tortilla steamer. Heat for 25 to 30 seconds, or until hot.

4. Spoon about 3 tablespoons of the beef mixture into the center of one tortilla.

5. Place about 2 tablespoons of shredded lettuce on top of the beef.

6. Finish the soft taco by spreading about a tablespoon of shredded cheese over the lettuce and fold. Repeat for the remaining tacos.

Makes 5 soft tacos.


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