Fix Fast Tex-Mex Beef

Cucumber Ranch Salad with Warm Tortillas
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Ingredients

  • 8 oz lean ground beef
  • ½ (15-oz.) can no-salt-added black beans, drained and rinsed
  • ⅓ cup picante sauce
  • 2 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp ketchup

Instructions

  1. Heat  a nonstick skillet over medium-high heat; brown beef. Stir in remaining ingredients; cook 1 to 2 minutes or until heated through.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • 2 cups baby spinach
  • 2 cups chopped cucumber
  • 2 green onions, chopped
  • 3 Tbsp light Ranch dressing
  • ¼ tsp salt-free steak grilling blend seasoning
  • 4 (6-inch) corn tortillas

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Arrange spinach on 2 salad plates. Toss together cucumber, onion and dressing, and top spinach with equal amounts of the cucumber mixture; sprinkle with steak seasoning.
  2. Wrap tortillas in a damp paper towel. Microwave on HIGH 30 seconds to 1 minute or until warm.
  3. Serve salad and tortillas alongside beef.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 2 2
Calories
240
190
430
Fat (g) 8 5 13
Sat. Fat (g) 4 1 5
Protein (g) 27 5 32
Carb (g) 13 34 47
Fiber (g) 4 5 9
Sodium (mg) 450 340 790

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