2 servings of
about 2-1/3 cups each 406 calories per serving
with bean cooking
liquid 390 calories per serving with water
Regular ground
beef
1/3 pound
Onion, chopped
2 tablespoons
Flour
1 teaspoon
Dried kidney
beans, cooked,
unsalted, drained*
1 cup
Tomato puree
1/3 cup
Bean cooking
liquid or water
2 tablespoons
Chili powder
1 teaspoon
Oregano leaves
1/4 teaspoon
Salt
1/8 teaspoon
Garlic powder
1/8 teaspoon
Lettuce, torn
in bite-size pieces 2 cups
Tomato, cut
in chunks
1 small(about 4 ounces)
Green pepper,
coarsely chopped
1/4 cup
Cornmeal chips,
crumbled 8
1. Cook beef and onion until beef is well browned. Drain.
Stir in flour
2. Stir in beans, tomato puree, bean liquid or water, and
seasonings.
3. Cook over low heat until thickened--about 10 minutes.
4. Mix lettuce, tomato chunks, and green pepper.
5. To serve, place half of lettuce mixture ( about 1 - 1/2
cups) on each plate. Mound half of beef mixture (about
3/4 cup) in center of lettuce mixture. Sprinkle
crumbled cornmeal chips over beef mixture. Serve
immediately.
*NOTE: 1 cup canned kidney beans, drained, may be used in
place of cooked dried kidney beans; then omit salt and use
water instead of bean liquid in step 2. About 365 calories
per serving.