Beef Fajitas

Makes 3 servings

This family pleaser is a cinch to make. If you have pickled jalapeno peppers on hand, add them to taste instead of red pepper flakes.

Ingredients
6 soft 8 inch (20 cm) flour tortillas
1 tsp vegetable oil
½ lb lean ground beef
1 onion, chopped
1 sweet red or green pepper, cut in thin strips
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp ground coriander
Pinch crushed red pepper flakes
½ cup each shredded lettuce, tomato salsa, low-fat yogurt, low-fat shredded cheese
¼ tsp ground cumin
¼ cup chopped fresh coriander

Method

1.	Stack tortillas and wrap in foil; heat in 325 degrees F (160 degrees C) oven for 5 to 10 minutes or until warmed through.
2.	Meanwhile, in large nonstick skillet, heat oil over high heat; cook beef and onion, breaking up meat with spoon, for 1 minute.
3.	Add red pepper, garlic, ground coriander, cumin and red pepper flakes; cook for 5 minutes or until beef is no longer pink.
4.	Spoon mixture evenly onto centre of each tortilla; top with lettuce, salsa, yogurt, cheese and coriander. Roll up.

Nutrition information per serving:
570 calories; 31 g protein; 23 g fat; 9 g saturated fat; 57 mg cholesterol; 62 g carbohydrate; 3 g dietary fibre; 784 mg sodium; 684 mg potassium

Source: Reprinted from Anne Lindsay's Light Kitchen, Anne Lindsay and Associates, 1994

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