diabetic friendly tacos

Name: diabetic friendly tacos
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 3 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1/4 package(s) pinto beans, dried; 1/2 pound(s) lean hamburger; 2 can(s) small cans mild enchilada sause; 1/4 bottle(s) pace picante sause; 1 cup(s) brown rice, raw; 1 cup(s) mexican blend shredded cheese/low fat; 1/4 medium white onion; 1 tablespoon(s) cumin/divided; 1/2 tablespoon(s) garlic powder; 1/2 teaspoon(s) black pepper; 1 slice(s) romaine lettuce leaves

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Donna Cagle

Mesa, AZ

Updated on May 12, 2012

I eat this alot as it sates my desire for mexican food without going over board on carbs I have served it with chips or carb blanco flour torittias it is a personal like only to just plate it and eat without the chips I really hope you enjoy this

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prep time 1 Hr

cook time 3 Hr

method ---

yield 4 serving(s)

Ingredients

1/4 package pinto beans, dried
1/2 pound lean hamburger
2 cans small cans mild enchilada sause
1/4 bottle pace picante sause
1 cup brown rice, raw
1 cup mexican blend shredded cheese/low fat
1/4 medium white onion
1 tablespoon cumin/divided
1/2 tablespoon garlic powder
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 slice romaine lettuce leaves

How To Make diabetic friendly tacos

Step 1

cook pinto beans without salt til very tender mash with potatoe masher if not thick enough add some cornstarch, keep warm

Step 2

cook brown rice without salt use Pace Picante sause instead of water (watch it may stick), keep warm
Step 3

brown hamburger with cumin,garlic pepper when done drain very well, add to clean skillet and reheat
Step 4

on plate put some romaine lettuce on top put 1 spoon full of beans and rice, then add hamburger meat top with cheese
Step 5

eat and enjoy (you can use canned refried beans but they have loads of salt) I came up with 8 carbs sodium 360 sugar 3mgs
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