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Buffalo-Style Beef Tacos
25 to 30 minutes
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Ingredients: |
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pound ground beef (95% lean) |
| 1/4 |
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cup cayenne pepper sauce for Buffalo wings |
| 8 |
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taco shells |
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cup thinly sliced lettuce |
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cup reduced fat or regular prepared blue cheese dressing |
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cup shredded carrot |
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cup chopped celery |
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tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro |
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Carrot and celery sticks or cilantro sprigs (optional) |
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Instructions: |
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Brown ground beef in large nonstick skillet over medium heat 8 to 10 minutes or until beef is not pink, breaking up into small crumbles. Pour off drippings, if necessary. Stir in pepper sauce. Cook and stir 1 minute or until heated through. |
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Meanwhile heat taco shells according to package directions. |
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Evenly spoon beef mixture into taco shells. Add lettuce; drizzle with dressing. Top evenly with carrot, celery and cilantro. Garnish with carrot and celery sticks or cilantro sprigs, if desired. |
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| Makes 4 servings |
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| | | | | Nutrition information per serving, using 95% lean ground beef: 297 calories; 12 g fat (4 g saturated fat; 3 g monounsaturated fat); 76 mg cholesterol; 689 mg sodium; 19 g carbohydrate; 1.7 g fiber; 27 g protein; 6.4 mg niacin; 0.4 mg vitamin B6; 2.3 mcg vitamin B12; 2.9 mg iron; 18.0 mcg selenium; 6.1 mg zinc. |
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